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Papyrus 2384(A-C)
- Record Id:
- 040-003717657
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110226161.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467795.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2384(A-C)
- Title:
- Account and List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1978, TM 1541, P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402)
- Scope & Content:
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A (P.Lond. VII 1978, TM 1541): Fragmentary account of expenses on allotments from Dracon, one of Zenon’s agents, to Zenon. Papyrus 2392(A) preserves the right-hand side of the account and the full endorsement on the back. Dated 26 December 253 BC.
B: Joint to Papyrus 2315.
C (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402): Fragment of a list from the archive of Zenon, concerned with dyed clothing. There are some obliterated traces of writing on the back. The papyrus belongs to Papyrus 2383(B).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003717657 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2384(A-C) : Account and List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1978, TM 1541, P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1983]/040-003717657
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Two fragments, originally three, that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Medium-brown, broken off at bottom and right, joining Papyrus 2392(A) on the right; with portions of two columns on the front, running along the fibres; of the first, 5 lines survive, the last being fragmentary; of the second, the beginnings of 2 lines remain, which continue in Papyrus 2392. On the back, there is one washed out line.
B: The fragment has been removed and joint to Papyrus 2315.
C: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, another portion of which is Papyrus 2383(B); with surface damage; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 6 lines 12 written across the fibres; only a few traces survive of the first 2 lines. The left margin is extant. On the back, there are some traces of writing, apparently washed out.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467795.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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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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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 63 x 109 mm; C: 55 x 50 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 180 x 160 mm.
Script: A: Neat, medium-sized upright uncial hand; C: Small uncial hand, with a tendency to become more cursive.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. The 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 1978
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. 73, no. 1978.
B
See Papyrus 2315.
C
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)