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Papyrus 2693

Record Id:

040-003780496

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002104451

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100115124506.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100147471176.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Papyrus 2693

Title:

Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1591, 1613, 1686-8, 2395)

Scope & Content:

Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon.

Fragment at the bottom right (A) (P.Lond. VII 2173, TM 2395): Accounts written on both sides.

Upper left fragment (B) (P.Lond. VII 2051, TM 1613): Portion of a letter from Strombus to Zenon, of which little remains.

Lower left fragment (C) (P.Lond. VII 2125, TM 1686): Fragment of a document of uncertain content, perhaps a letter; possibly later than the Zenon archive and dating from the 2^nd century BC.

Second fragment from the top in the centre (D) (P.Lond. VII 2126, TM 1687): Portion of a letter, of which little remains.

Top right fragment (E) (P.Lond. VII 2029, TM 1591): Portion of a memorandum from Demetrius, apparently to Zenon, concerning sheep.

Second papyrus from top on the left (F) (P.Lond. VII 2127, TM 1688): Portion of a letter, of which little remains.

Upper fragment in the centre (G): Portion of an account, with figures. Unpublished.

Three scraps at the bottom.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002104451
040-003780496

Is part of:

Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri

Papyrus 2693 : Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1591, 1613, 1686-8, 2395)

Hierarchy:

032-002104451[2182]/040-003780496

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

Ten papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Fragment at the bottom right (A): Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides. On the front, there are the central portions of 11 lines running along the fibres. On the back, there are 12 lines running across the fibres.

Upper left fragment (B): Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and left, broken off on all sides; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres. Upper and left margins survive.

Lower left fragment (C): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right and at the foot, and broken off on all other sides; writing runs on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are the ends of 3 lines running along the fibres. The right margin is minimal, the left is ample.

Second fragment from the top in the centre (D): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the top and right, and broken off on the other sides. The writing runs on one side; the back is blank. There survive portions of 6 lines written across the fibres.

Top right fragment (E): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, badly damaged; the writing runs on one side along the fibres; the ends of six lines survive. The back is blank.

Second papyrus from top on the left (F): Dark-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and broken off on all other sides; written on one side. The front bears the beginnings of 7 lines running along the fibres. The back is blank.

Upper fragment in the centre (G): Papyrus fragment, darkened at the top, broken off on all sides. The front bears portions of 6 lines written along the fibres. The back is blank.

The three scraps at the bottom bear a few letters.

Digitised Content:

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Languages:

Greek, Ancient

Scripts:

Greek

Start Date:

-0299

End Date:

-0100

Date Range:

3rd century BC-2nd century BC

Era:

BCE

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Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Papyrus.

Dimensions: A: 103 x 83 mm; B: 52 x 52 mm; C: 59 x 60 mm; D: 58 x 50 mm; E: 108 x 43 mm; F: 61 x 45 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 245 x 280 mm;

Script: A: Small, semi-cursive hand; different hand on the back, medium-sized uncial. B: Neat, upright, semi-uncial hand. C: Small, neat uncial. D: Small cursive hand. E: Medium-sized uncial hand. F: Rather sprawling uncial hand.G: Large, upright hand.

Custodial History:

Origin: Arsinoite nome (?), Egypt.

Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, Egypt. All fragments were purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2652-2721 from Dr. A. N. Kondilios in July 1925. Part of a joint purchase with the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

Former External References:

P.Lond. VII 2029
P.Lond. VII 2051
P.Lond. VII 2125
P.Lond. VII 2126
P.Lond. VII 2127
P.Lond. VII 2173

Publications:

Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1921-1925 (London: British Museum 1950), p. 370.

Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), passim.

Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), pp. 261-62, no. 2173.

Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 198, no. 2051.

Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 229, no. 2125.

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).

Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 229, no. 2126.

Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), pp. 178-79, no. 2029.

Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 229, no. 2127.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Related Material:

The papyri belong to the ‘Archive of Zenon, son of Agreophon’ (TM Arch ID 256).