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Papyrus 2307
- Record Id:
- 040-003541492
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101366924.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467472.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2307
- Title:
- Letter (P.Lond. VII 2056, TM 1618)
- Scope & Content:
- Philinus asks Zenon to give some sweet wine to Posidonius, and to send other goods; a visit of the king is mentioned. The address is on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003541492 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2307 : Letter (P.Lond. VII 2056, TM 1618) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1543]/040-003541492
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Light-brown papyrus sheet, somewhat damaged at the top and bottom and along the vertical folds (front); written on both sides along the fibres, the back bearing one word. On the front, there are 15 lines, complete; all margins survive (upper 35 mm; lower 45 mm); three vertical folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467472.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0243
- End Date:
- -0242
- Date Range:
- 243-242BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 207 x 91 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 255 x 140 mm.
Script: Thin, upright cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Philadelpheia (?), meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2305-2434 from Dr Kondilios in July 1921.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2056
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1921-1925 (London: British Museum 1950), p. 364.
T. C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), pp. 205-207, no. 2056.
P. W. Pestman, A Guide to the Zenon Archive (Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava 21) (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1981), p. 17, and passim.
D. Hennig, ‘Protinus aërii mellis caelestia dona exsequar – Honig im Zenon-Archiv’, in J.-F. Eckholdt, W. Orth (eds.), Geschehen und Gedächtnis: die hellenistische Welt und ihre Wirkung; Festschrift für Wolfgang Orth zum 65. Geburtstag (Berlin-Münster: Lit 2009), pp. 115-134 (p. 129).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)