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Papyrus 2321
- Record Id:
- 040-003708304
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108940868.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467575.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2321
- Title:
- Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1968, TM 1531)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a letter to Zenon (the name of the recipient is lost) from Artemidorus, personal physician of Apollonius, finance minister, concerning some honey; with docket on the back. P.Cair.Zen. 59311 and 59555 may concern the same matter.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003708304 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2321 : Letter to Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1968, TM 1531) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1907]/040-003708304
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top, right and bottom; overall well preserved; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are the ends of 11 lines running across the fibres; upper, right and lower margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally. On the back, there are 3 lines written along the fibres, complete. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467575.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0255
- End Date:
- -0255
- Date Range:
- 2 August 255 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 251 x 76 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 300 x 130 mm.
Script: Recto: Fine, thin upright chancery hand of fair size; lines fairly spaced; Verso: Small cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Athribis (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2305-2434 from Dr A. N. Kondilios in July 1921.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 1968
- Publications:
-
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1921-1925 (London: British Museum, 1950), p. 364.
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), pp. 29-31, no. 1943.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)