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Papyrus 2383(A-B)
- Record Id:
- 040-003717656
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110226073.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467789.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2383(A-B)
- Title:
- Account (P.Lond. VII 2166, TM 2388) and List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper fragment (A) (P.Lond. VII 2166, TM 2388): Account of expenses from the late third or early second century BC, arranged by day (from 13 to 17 of an unknown month) mentioning ship-builders, price of wood, diggers, and transport charges.
Lower fragment (B) (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402): List from the archive of Zenon, concerned with dyed clothing. Papyrus 2384(C) preserves another small portion of the list.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003717656 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2383(A-B) : Account (P.Lond. VII 2166, TM 2388) and List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1982]/040-003717656
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Two fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper fragment(A): Medium-brown, broken off at the top, right and bottom, complete on the left; 9 lines on the front, written along the fibres and lacking the ends; only some traces survive of the first line; the left margin is extant. Folding lines are still visible. A strip of papyrus was glued onto the back; traces of one line running across the fibres and effaced survive.
Lower fragment (B): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet with a darker patch on the back, another portion of which is Papyrus 2384(C); complete at the top and left, and broken off on the other sides; with holes and some surface damage, especially at the bottom; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines from the top of a column, written across the fibres and lacking the ends; only a few traces survive of the last 2 lines. Upper and left margins are extant. Papyrus 2384(C) preserves portions of 6 other lines.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467789.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0299
- End Date:
- -0200
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 88 x 83 mm; B: 128 x 85 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 290 x 130 mm.
Script: A: Medium-sized upright and thin hand, with ligatures; B: Small uncial hand, somewhat irregular in size, with a tendency to become more cursive.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Egypt. B: Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt.
Provenance: A: Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt. B: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. Both papyri were purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2305-2434 from Dr A. N. Kondilios in July 1921.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2166
P.Lond. VII 2180 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1921-1925 (London: British Museum, 1950), p. 364.
A
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 257, no. 2166.
Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), p. 73.
B
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), pp. 266-267, no. 2180.
Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), p. 50, and passim.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)