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Papyrus 2101
- Record Id:
- 040-003666267
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100103284173.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467242.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2101
- Title:
- Fragments from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633; P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633): Fragmentary letter to Zenon of uncertain content owing to mutilation; another fragment of the same letter is Papyrus 2336.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636): Small fragment of uncertain content, preserving few letters.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003666267 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2101 : Fragments from the Zenon Archive (P.Lond. VII 2072, TM 1633; P.Lond. VII 2075, TM 1636) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1670]/040-003666267
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Lower right-hand corner of a papyrus sheet of light colour, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 3 lines, with an additional line added at the top. Right and lower margins survive.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium brown, broken off on all sides; written on one side, the back being blank. There are few letters from four lines running against the fibres. No margin is preserved.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467242.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- 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: A: 67 x 92 mm; B: 36 x 29 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 170 x 130 mm.
Script: A: Neat, medium-sized uncial. B: Large, carefully formed uncial.
- 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:
- P.Lond. VII 2072
P.Lond. VII 2075 - 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.
A
T. C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), p. 219, no. 2072.
B
T. C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum 1974), p. 222, no. 2075.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)