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Papyrus 2347(A-C)
- Record Id:
- 040-003720602
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110776287.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470765.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2347(A-C)
- Title:
- Letters from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2085-6, 2063; TM 1646-7, 1625)
- Scope & Content:
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A (P.Lond. VII 2085, TM 1646): Portion of a letter, of which little remains; the names of the correspondents are lost.
B (P.Lond. VII 2086, TM 1647): Portion of a letter, of which little remains; the names of the correspondents are lost; with reference to Iope (in Palestina). Possibly dated to 260-258 BC.
C (P.Lond. VII 2063, TM 1625): Fragmentary letter of Pais, with reference to shipbuilders and wages, and mentioning Spandates and Sostratus.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003720602 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2347(A-C) : Letters from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2085-6, 2063; TM 1646-7, 1625) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2018]/040-003720602
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Four fragments, two of which belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on all other sides; with writing on one side, the back is blank; on the front, there are the beginnings of 6 lines and a small trace of the seventh line, written along the fibres; the left margin survives.
B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete at the bottom, broken off on all other sides and damaged by insect-holes throughout; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there are portions of 9 lines written along the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; the lower margin survives and measures 40 mm.
C: Two fragments that do not join from a light-brown papyrus of poor quality; complete at the top and outer sides; written on one side across the fibres, the back is blank; on the front there are portions of 10 lines, but the central portion is lost. Margins survive.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470765.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0263
- End Date:
- -0229
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Era:
- BCE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 55 x 47 mm; B: 126 x 82 mm; C: fragment 1: 122 x 60 mm; fragment 2: 102 x 72 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 355 x 240 mm.
Script: A: Rather crude, mainly uncial hand; B: Medium-sized uncial hand; angular form of sigma; C: Crude, irregular, medium-sized uncial hand.
- 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 A. N. Kondilios in July 1921. The lower left fragment was purchased in 1926, as part of a joint purchase with the University of Michigan and Columbia University.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2063
P.Lond. VII 2085
P.Lond. VII 2086 - 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. 2085.
B
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 223, no. 2086.
Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), p. 177.
Xavier Durand, Des Grecs en Palestine au IIIe siècle avant Jésus-Christ: le dossier syrien des archives de Zénon de Caunos, 261-252 (Paris: Gabalda, 1997), p. 259, no. 55.
Willy Clarysse, New Editions, Addenda and Corrigenda to the Texts of the Zenon Archive, p. 6 (http://www.trismegistos.org/arch/add_corr_zenon.pdf).
C
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 212, no. 2063.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VIII (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1992), p. 196.
Willy Clarysse, New Editions, Addenda and Corrigenda to the Texts of the Zenon Archive, p. 6 (http://www.trismegistos.org/arch/add_corr_zenon.pdf).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)