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Papyrus 2370(A-G)
- Record Id:
- 040-003797849
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119262621.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470842.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2370(A-G)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1667, 1668, 1669, 2408)
- Scope & Content:
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Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon.
A (P.Lond. VII 2186, TM 2408): Fragment of a list with reference to pigs and the months of Hyperberetaios and Thoth.
B: Fragment of a document, whose date partly survives (Year 4, possibly 244-243 BC); a fragmentary account survives on the back. Both texts are unpublished.
C (P.Lond. VII 2106, TM 1667): Fragment of a letter; details are lost.
D (P.Lond. VII 2107, TM 1668): Fragment from the conclusion of a letter; details are lost.
E (P.Lond. VII 2108, TM 1669): Fragment of a letter with a request to send something, but details are lost.
F, G: Fragments of unpublished documents, of which little remains.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003797849 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2370(A-G) : Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1667, 1668, 1669, 2408) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2277]/040-003797849
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Seven papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 7 lines, with only a few traces of lines 1 and 7. The back is blank.
B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines running across the fibres; the back contains portions of one column running along the fibres.
C: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, apparently complete at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 5 lines, with only a small trace of line 1. The lower margin measures 30 mm. The back is blank.
D: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete at the bottom, worm-eaten on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, with only a small trace of line 1. The lower margin measures 50 mm. The back is blank.
E: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the ends of 4 lines; the right margin is irregular. The back is blank.
F: Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top and on the sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears one fragmentary line, and the lower margin survives. Folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.
G: Small fragment of a light-brown papyrus, mostly blank; only the beginning of one line written across the fibres survives on the front, with upper and left margins. The back is blank.
- Digitised Content:
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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: 72 x 51 mm; B: 81 x 58 mm; C: 77 x 34 mm; D: 124 x 30 mm; E: 52 x 48 mm; F: 46 x 41 mm; G: 27 x 24 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 180 x 255 mm.
Script: A: Medium-sized semi-uncial; B: Large, upright cursive hand. C: Neat, medium-sized upright hand; D: Large cursive hand. E: Well-formed, upright hand of chancery type. F: Large, upright hand. G: Too little remains.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: 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:
- P.Lond. VII 2106
P.Lond. VII 2107
P.Lond. VII 2108
P.Lond. VII 2186 - 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, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 269, no. 2186.
C
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 226, no. 2106.
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).
D
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 226, no. 2107.
E
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 227, no. 2108.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)