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Papyrus 2743
- Record Id:
- 040-003534647
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101136587.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147468342.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2743
- Title:
- Fragment of a Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2128, TM 1689)
- Scope & Content:
- Conclusion of a letter from the archive of Zenon.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003534647 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2743 : Fragment of a Letter from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2128, TM 1689) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1508]/040-003534647
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, light-brown, broken off at the top, but complete at the sides and bottom; the front bears 4 lines along the fibres, the first of which is very fragmentary. Left and lower margins are extant, the right margin is minimal. On the back there are traces of one line written across the fibres, very faded. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147468342.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0263
- End Date:
- -0229
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 43 x 135 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 100 x 185 mm.
Script: Neat, medium-sized uncial hand.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2741-2783 from Dr A. N. Kondilios in December 1926. Part of a joint purchase with the University of Michigan and Columbia University.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2128
- Publications:
-
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1926-1930 (London: British Museum 1959), p. 262.
T. C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), p. 229, no. 2128.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)