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Papyrus 2390(A-D)
- Record Id:
- 040-003780578
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100115284280.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470920.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2390(A-D)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents (TM 1684, 2392, 2396, 112689)
- Scope & Content:
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A (P.Lond. VII 2170, TM 2392): Fragment of an account from the archive of Zenon concerning beer, mentioning a brewer and beer-taxes.
B (P.Lond. VII 2123, TM 1684): Document of uncertain nature from the archive of Zenon, with mention of the Arsinoite nome; dating between 259-229 BC.
C (P.Lond. VII 2174, TM 2396): Account from the archive of Zenon concerning thirteen calves, recording for each of them a sums of money, perhaps their prices. The address to Zenon is on the back.
D (TM 112689): Portions of an account, possibly from the second century BC. Unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003780578 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2390(A-D) : Miscellaneous Documents (TM 1684, 2392, 2396, 112689) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2190]/040-003780578
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Light-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left, broken off on the other sides; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 6 lines written across the fibres.
B: Light-brown papyrus sheet, apparently complete, but shredded; the writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 6 lines written along the fibres.
C: Medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the bottom, complete on the other sides; written on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines from the top of a column, written along the fibres; upper and side margins are extant and minimal. On the back, there is one word running along the fibres.
D: Medium-to dark-brown papyrus fragment, apparently broken off on all sides; the writing runs on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are portions of 2 columns written along the fibres. A sheet-join runs vertically down the centre.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470920.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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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
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 110 x 85 mm; B: 120 x 48 mm; C: 90 x 108 mm; D: 144 x 55 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 295 x 220 mm;
Script: A: Medium-sized, upright hand of chancery type; line 5 is in a smaller and more cursive hand; B: Small cursive hand; C: Large, straggling hand. D: Small and neat semi-cursive 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.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. VII 2123
P.Lond. VII 2170
P.Lond. VII 2174 - 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), p. 259, no. 2170.
Willy Clarysse, New Editions, Addenda and Corrigenda to the Texts of the Zenon Archive, p. 7 (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. 228-29, no. 2123.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten, XII (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2017), p. 128.
C
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Volume VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 262, no. 2174.
D
Prosopographia Ptolemaica, vol. 8 (Leuven: Bibliotheca Univ. Lovanii, 1975) p. 95, no. 1290 a descr.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)