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Papyrus 2353(A-F)
- Record Id:
- 040-003725074
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100112189911.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470770.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2353(A-F)
- Title:
- Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1512, 1524, 1550, 1622, 1649-1650)
- Scope & Content:
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Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon.
A (P.Lond. VII 1961, C.Ptol.Sklav. II 159, TM 1524): Fragment of a private letter to Zenon from Ctesias, brother of Hierocles, Zenon’s friend in Alexandria, concerned with slaves. A papyrus now in Cairo (fr. 1961) preserves the right-hand portion of the sheet, but the central part is missing. With docket on the back, upside down in relation to the front. Received (and hence written before) between 23 June and 22 July 256 BC.
B (P.Lond. VII 1949, C.Ptol.Sklav. I 62, TM 1512): Physical description of Thorax, Cilician, aged 18, for unknown purposes; dated 29 May 257 BC. The back bears traces of writing. Triplicate of P.Lond. VII 1950 and P.Cair. Zen. I 59070.
C (P.Lond. VII 2088, TM 1649): Fragment of a document, of which little remains.
D (P.Lond. VII 2060, TM 1622): Fragment of a business letter from Psenemous, perhaps the local official at Ammonias; the name of the recipient is not preserved.
E (P.Lond. VII 2089, TM 1650): Two fragments, possibly further portions of Papyrus 2765 (P.Lond. VII 2136), a business letter.
F (P.Lond. VII 1988, TM 1550): Fragment of an account of expenses for the month of Athyr, possibly dated 25 December 252 BC. On the back, there are remains of an account, unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003725074 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2353(A-F) : Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1512, 1524, 1550, 1622, 1649-1650) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2065]/040-003725074
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Six papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, the right-hand portion of which is preserved in a papyrus now in Cairo, inventoried as fr. 1961. Complete at the top and bottom; with writing on both sides; on the front, there are the beginnings of four lines written across the fibres; upper, left and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.
B: Light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but imperfect along the left edge and damaged along the folding lines; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines written across the fibres; margins are minimal. A sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. On the back, there are some traces of writing running along the fibres.
C: Fragment of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and broken off on all other sides; writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the central portions of three lines running across the fibres. The upper margin is extant.
D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and left, and broken off at the bottom and on the right; displaying surface damage. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. On the front, there survive the beginnings of seven lines, running along the fibres; upper and left margins are extant.
E: Two non-contiguous fragments, possibly from the same papyrus sheet and perhaps belonging to Papyrus 2765; medium-brown; broken off on all sides, and written along the fibres on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are remains of five lines on the left fragment, and of three lines on the right fragment. A vertical sheet-join is visible on the left fragment.
F: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, with darker patch; complete at the top and right, and broken off on the other sides; with writing on both sides. On the front, there survive the ends of six lines written along the fibres; traces of a seventh line are visible at the bottom. On the back, there are remains of one column running across the fibres.
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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: 83 x 44 mm; B: 42 x 90 mm; C: 35 x 50 mm; D: 79 x 56 mm; E: fr. 1: 48 x 60; fr. 2: 35 x 50 mm; F: 76 x 87 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 205 x 270 mm.
Script: A: Recto: Medium-sized, squarish hand, with some literary traits. Verso: Small cursive hand. B: Cursive hand of small size, larger in places. C: Medium-sized, rather shaky uncial hand. High point in line 2. D: Small, upright uncial hand. E: Rapid, sloping hand, with cursive traits. Same hand as Papyrus 2765 (P.Lond. VII 2136). F: Small semi-cursive hand.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Alexandria (?), Egypt; B-C, E-F: Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt. D: Ammonias, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, (?) Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. All fragments were purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2305-2434 from Dr A. N. Kondilios in July 1921.
- Former External References:
- C.Ptol.Sklav. I 62
C.Ptol.Sklav. II 159
P.Lond. VII 1949
P.Lond. VII 1961
P.Lond. VII 1988
P.Lond. VII 2060
P.Lond. VII 2088
P.Lond. VII 2089 - 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.
Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), passim.
A
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), pp. 51-2, no. 1961.
Reinhold Scholl, Corpus der ptolemäischen Sklaventexte II (Stuttgart: Steiner, 1990), no. 159.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995), p. 149.
Willy Clarysse, New Editions, Addenda and Corrigenda to the Texts of the Zenon Archive, p. 3 (http://www.trismegistos.org/arch/add_corr_zenon.pdf).
B
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), pp. 37-8, no. 1949.
Reinhold Scholl, Corpus der ptolemäischen Sklaventexte I (Stuttgart: Steiner, 1990), no. 62.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995), p. 149.
Bruce E. Nielsen, ‘A Catalog of Duplicate Papyri', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 129 (2000), 187-214 (p. 212).
Willy Clarysse, New Editions, Addenda and Corrigenda to the Texts of the Zenon Archive, p. 3 (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. 224, no. 2088.
D
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 209, no. 2060.
Willy Clarysse, New Editions, Addenda and Corrigenda to the Texts of the Zenon Archive, p. 5 (http://www.trismegistos.org/arch/add_corr_zenon.pdf).
E
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 224, no. 2089.
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).
F
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 86, no. 1988.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)