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Papyrus 2080
- Record Id:
- 040-003653463
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102895157.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467120.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2080
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2065, CPS 201, TM 1626)
- Scope & Content:
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Letter to Zenon with instructions on various business matters, including wool and slaves; the address is on the back. The name of the writer is lost.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003653463 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2080 : Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2065, CPS 201, TM 1626) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1620]/040-003653463
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Papyrus sheet, broken off on the sides, complete at the top and bottom; with minor surface damage in places; written on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines, lacking beginnings and ends with the exception of line 8, which is complete and written in the middle of the line. The upper margin is minimal; the lower margin is ample. An irregular sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. On the back, there is one line written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467120.0x000001 (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: 94 x 197 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 140 x 240 mm.
Script: Small, upright hand, with no ligatures; lines slightly uneven.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome?, Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2078-2102 from Maurice Nahman (b. 1868, d. 1948) in April 1919.
- Former External References:
- CPS 201
P.Lond. VII 2065 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1916-1920 (London: British Museum 1933), p. 373.
T. C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), pp. 213-214, no. 2065.
R. Scholl, Corpus der ptolemäischen Sklaventexte (Stuttgart: Steiner 1990), p. 793, no. 201.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill 1995), p. 150.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)