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Papyrus 2371(A-M)
- Record Id:
- 040-003797851
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119265688.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470847.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2371(A-M)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1519, 1670, 1671, 1672)
- Scope & Content:
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Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon.
B (P.Lond. VII 1956, TM 1519): Fragment of a document, possibly a letter, of which the date survives (November/December 256 BC). The back contains traces of writing.
E (P.Lond. VII 2109, TM 1670): Fragment of a document, apparently a letter; details are lost.
F (P.Lond. VII 2110, TM 1671): Fragment of a document, apparently a letter; details are lost.
H (P.Lond. VII 2111, TM 1672): Fragment of a letter, with reference to a certain Nestus; details are lost.
A, C-D, G, I-M: Small fragments from various documents, unpublished. G bears writing on both sides.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003797851 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2371(A-M) : Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1519, 1670, 1671, 1672) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2278]/040-003797851
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Twelve papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Lower left portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, with a hole in the centre; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines, and traces of another line at the top survive. Lower and left margins remain. The back is blank.
B: Light-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 3 lines running across the fibres; the back contains traces of writing running along the fibres.
C: Lower portion of a light-to-medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 3 lines; the lower margin survives. The back is blank.
D: Upper portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the ends of 2 lines; the upper margin survives and folding lines are still visible. The back is blank, only displaying a black spot, possibly a trace of ink.
E: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, possibly complete at the top, broken off on all other sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 7 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. The back is blank.
F: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. The back is blank.
G: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides and with surface damage; written on both sides. On one side, there are traces of 3 lines written across the fibres, on the other, there remain portions of 4 lines written along the fibres.
H: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears portions of 4 lines, lacking beginnings and ends. The back is blank.
I: Small fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides, containing a few letters from one line running along the fibres on the front. The back is blank.
K: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, apparently blank, or possibly with traces of obliterated writing.
L: Small fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides, containing one letter of 4 lines running along the fibres on the front. The back is blank.
M: Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the bottom and on the sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front preserves part of a word and ample upper margin. 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: 56 x 60 mm; B: 47 x 65 mm; C: 54 x 59 mm; D: 64 x 62 mm; E: 76 x 26 mm; F: 50 x 40 mm; G: 57 x 50 mm; H: 33 x 40 mm; I: 18 x 20 mm; K: 50 x 30 mm; L: 37 x 17 mm; M: 31 x 20 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 230 x 255 mm.
Script: A: Small cursive hand; B: Large uncial hand; C: Medium-sized, upright hand; D: Upright chancery hand; smaller in line 2; E: Neat, upright uncial hand; lines 6-7 are in a small cursive hand. F: Medium-sized chancery hand; G: Rapid cursive hand and neat and large hand; H: Medium-sized, untidy uncial; I: Small, upright hand without ligatures; K: blank; L-M: 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 1956
P.Lond. VII 2109
P.Lond. VII 2111 - 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.
B
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 47, no. 1956.
E
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 227, no. 2109.
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, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 227, no. 2110.
H
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 227, no. 2111.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)