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Papyrus 2387(A-E)
- Record Id:
- 040-003797853
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119271193.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470909.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2387(A-E)
- Title:
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Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1549, 1683, 1714, 1716, 2405)
- Scope & Content:
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Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon.
A
Recto (P.Lond. VII 2154, TM 1714): Portion of an account of wheat.
Verso (P.Lond. VII 2183, TM 2405): Portion of a document, apparently an account, arranged by date.
B (P.Lond. VII 2156, TM 1716): Fragment of a document of uncertain nature, with reference to the state granary, Memphis and various individuals.
C (P.Lond. VII 1987, TM 1549): Fragment of a document, possibly a letter, the date of which survives (February-march 251 BC).
D: A few traces from a document, unpublished. Upside down in the frame.
E (P.Lond. VII 2122, TM 1683): Fragment of a letter with mention of a boat.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003797853 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2387(A-E) : Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1549, 1683, 1714, 1716, 2405) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2280]/040-003797853
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Five papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on both sides. The front bears portions of 2 columns written along the fibres. The back contains the left-hand side of a column written across the fibres after ample blank space.
B: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears portions of 6 lines. The back is blank.
C: Light-to-medium-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the left and at the bottom, broken off on the other sides; with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front contains the beginnings of 8 lines, the first 4 of which are in poor condition; left and lower margins survive. The back is blank.
D: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres. Traces of 2 lines remain. The back is blank.
E: Light- to medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front contains portions of 5 lines, of the first and last only traces survive; lines 2 and 4 were apparently interlineations, with line 2 having been partly cancelled. The back is blank.
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- -0263
- End Date:
- -0229
- Date Range:
- 263-229 BC
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 134 x 87 mm; B: 44 x 40 mm; C: 133 x 115 mm; D: 27 x 45 mm; E: 25 x 47 mm. Housed in a glass frame measuring 180 x 305 mm.
Script: A: Small semi-cursive hand on the front, and medium-sized uncial on the back; B: Small semi-uncial; C: Semi-cursive hand; smaller and more cursive hand in blacker ink in the last line; D: Little remains. E: Large chancery hand; upright uncial hand for additions between the lines.
- 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 1987
P.Lond. VII 2122
P.Lond. VII 2154
P.Lond. VII 2156
P.Lond. VII 2183 - 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
Recto
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), pp. 244-45, no. 2154.
Verso
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 268, no. 2183.
B
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 245, no. 2156.
C
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 86, no. 1987.
Willy Clarysse, New Editions, Addenda and Corrigenda to the Texts of the Zenon Archive, p. 4 (http://www.trismegistos.org/arch/add_corr_zenon.pdf).
E
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 228, no. 2122.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)