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Papyrus 2986-2987
- Record Id:
- 040-003780469
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100114876035.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471400.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2986-2987
- Title:
- Fragment of a Prose Text (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722) and Fragment of a Tragedy (P.Hib. II 222, TM 65720)
- Scope & Content:
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Papyrus fragments recovered from mummy cartonnage, with plaster and painted decoration on the back.
Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986) (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722): Fragment of a prose text concerning the story of the Danaids, possibly a mythological or historical work, or hypothesis of an unknown tragedy.
Other fragments (Papyrus 2987) (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722): Fragments bearing verses, apparently from an unknown tragedy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003780469 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2986-2987 : Fragment of a Prose Text (P.Hib. II 221, TM 65722) and Fragment of a Tragedy (P.Hib. II 222, TM 65720) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2176]/040-003780469
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Fragments extracted from mummy cartonnage, some of which belong together; the writing runs on the front, and the back bears traces of plaster and painted decoration; housed in the same glass frame.
Second fragment at the top (Papyrus 2986): Medium-brown fragment, broken off on all sides; the front bears portions of 10 lines running along the fibres, the first two lines only having a few traces; the back is partly covered with plaster.
Other fragments (Papyrus 2987): Possibly all from the same papyrus; the largest fragment at the top left bears portions of 6 lines, while the traces of ink below belong to another sheet superposed; the fragment in the centre has parts of 5 lines; the fragment at the top rightcarries portions of 8 lines. The outstanding scraps preserve only a few letters. The back of the fragments is partly covered with plaster and painted decoration.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471400.0x000001 (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: Papyrus 2986: 36 x 70 mm; Papyrus 2987, top left fragment: 30 x 125 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 220 x 165 mm.
Script: Papyrus 2986: Small and well-formed book-hand, upright and generally bilinear; separating all letters. Papyrus 2987: Regular, medium-sized and well-formed book-hand, upright and with contrast between narrow and large letterforms; serifs in a few places (see tau).
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Ankyropolis (El-Hibah), Egypt. From mummy cartonnage (Mummy A). Presented with a lot comprising Papyri 2943-3035 by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Society on 9 April 1960.
- Former External References:
- P.Hib. II 221
P.Hib. II 222 - Publications:
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Papyrus 2986
Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri, volume II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), p. 148, no. 221.
Richard Kannicht, Bruno Snell, Stefan Radt, Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta. 1-5 volumes. (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1971-2004). Vol. 2 (1981), p. 312, no. 730.
Lucio Del Corso, ‘Scritture 'formali' e scritture 'informali' nei "volumina" letterari da Al Hiba’, Aegyptus 84 (2004), 33-100 (pp. 37, 40).
Catalogue of Paraliterary Papyri (https://relicta.org/cpp/detail.php?CPP=0092; 23 February 2021), no. 92.
Papyrus 2987
Eric G. Turner, The Hibeh Papyri. Volume II (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1955), p. 148, no. 222.
Richard Kannicht, Bruno Snell, Stefan Radt, Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta. 1-5 volumes. (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1971-2004). Vol. 2 (1981), p. 189, no. 630.
Lucio Del Corso, ‘Scritture 'formali' e scritture 'informali' nei "volumina" letterari da Al Hiba’, Aegyptus 84 (2004), 33-100 (pp. 37, 46).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)