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Papyrus 2319(A-B)
- Record Id:
- 040-003718530
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110422020.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467557.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2319(A-B)
- Title:
- Letters from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1970, TM 1533; P.Lond. VII 2068, TM 1629)
- Scope & Content:
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Left fragment (A) (P.Lond. VII 1970, TM 1533): Fragment of a letter, of which little remains. Dated between 25 November and 24 December (Phaophi) 255 BC.
Right fragment (B) (P.Lond. VII 2068, TM 1629): Fragment of a letter presumably addressed to Zenon (the name of the recipient is partly lost), apparently concerned with a transfer of grain. The name of the sender is not preserved.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003718530 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2319(A-B) : Letters from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 1970, TM 1533; P.Lond. VII 2068, TM 1629) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1993]/040-003718530
- 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, written on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
Left fragment (A): Portions of 4 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; with ample lower margin.
Right fragment (B): Portions of 4 lines running across the fibres, with lines 1-3 lacking beginnings and ends; with lower margin. Horizontal folds still visible.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467557.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- 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: 104 x 56 mm; B: 85 x 97; housed in a glass frame measuring 155 x 245 mm.
Script: A: Largish, rather sprawling hand; B: Medium-sized hand, mainly uncial, with ligatures in places; smaller in the last line.
- 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 2305-2434 from Dr Kondilios in July 1921.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 1970
P.Lond. VII 2068 - 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. 60, no. 1970.
B
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 217, no. 2068.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)