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Papyrus 2328
- Record Id:
- 040-003653503
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102967609.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467606.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2328
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2043, TM 1605)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter to Zenon from Nikon, the overseer of Apollonius’ property in the Memphite nome, mentioning garden land and dry land; with address on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003653503 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2328 : Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2043, TM 1605) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1630]/040-003653503
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Two fragments of a long and narrow papyrus sheet which do not join, medium-brown, broken off at the bottom and complete at the top and on the sides; there is minor surface damage along the folds. Writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines written along the fibres, the upper fragment bearing 6 lines, and the lower 10 lines; some lines were lost in between. The upper margin is ample; the right margin is minimal. On the back, there is one word written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467606.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0257
- End Date:
- -0257
- Date Range:
- about 257 BC (?)
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Upper fragment: 113 x 80 mm; Lower fragment: 131 x 80; housed in a glass frame measuring 300 x 135 mm.
Script: Carefully formed upright hand of the chancery type.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Memphite 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. The lower fragment was purchased in 1926.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2043
- Publications:
- 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. 191-192, no. 2043.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)