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Papyrus 2338(A-B)
- Record Id:
- 040-003718534
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110424528.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147467674.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2338(A-B)
- Title:
- Documents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2082, TM 1643)
- Scope & Content:
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Left fragment (A) (P.Lond. VII 2082, TM 1643): Fragment of a document, perhaps a letter, of which only a few words survive.
Right fragment (B): With no writing; the address ‘to Zenon’ survives on the back.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003718534 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2338(A-B) : Documents from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2082, TM 1643) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1996]/040-003718534
- 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, housed in the same glass frame.
Left fragment (A): Medium-brown; broken off on the right; with the beginnings of 6 lines running across the fibres, upper, left and lower margins. The back is blank.
Right fragment (B): Light-brown; broken off on the left; blank on the front, end of a word running along the fibres on the back. Folding lines are still visible.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147467674.0x000001 (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: 92 x 65 mm; B: 93 x 100 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 140 x 235 mm.
Script: A: Rather rough, medium-sized chancery hand, with ligatures in places.
- 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 2082
- 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. 223, no. 2082.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)