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Papyrus 2393
- Record Id:
- 040-003709065
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109372832.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467808.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2393
- Title:
- Letter to Apollonius (P.Lond. VII 2024, TM 1586)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragmentary letter to Apollonius; the name of the sender is lost; with address on the back and traces of another text, washed out, possibly a petition.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003709065 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2393 : Letter to Apollonius (P.Lond. VII 2024, TM 1586) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1946]/040-003709065
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Dark-brown papyrus sheet of poor quality; broken off on the right and left and with surface damage throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends. Upper margin and part of the lower margin survive. On the back, there is a word written along the fibres and traces of another text, washed out, written across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467808.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0225
- End Date:
- -0100
- Date Range:
- late 3rd century-2nd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 125 x 209 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 175 x 270 mm.
Script: Large, inelegant uncial hand.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: 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 2024
- 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), p. 175, no. 2024.
Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), p. 73.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)