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Papyrus 2368(A-E)
- Record Id:
- 040-003798050
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119500315.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470831.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2368(A-E)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 2403, 2406)
- Scope & Content:
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Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon.
A (P.Lond. VII 2181, TM 2403): Beginning of a list of items, such as walnuts and honey, and their quantities. The back bears traces of ink, possibly figures.
B: Fragment of a document, possibly an account; unpublished.
C (P.Lond. VII 2184, TM 2406): List mentioning the 23rd of the month Choiak, with names of individuals in the dative, including a reference to the Jews.
D: Fragment of a document, of which very little survives.
E: Blank.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003798050 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2368(A-E) : Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 2403, 2406) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2287]/040-003798050
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Four papyrus fragments of varying size that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.
A: Upper right portion of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 8 lines written along the fibres; upper and side margins are extant. The back contains traces of 2 lines running across the fibres.
B: Fragment of a light-brown papyrus; written on both sides. The front bears portions of a few lines from one column, written along the fibres; on the back, there are traces of ink.
C: Light-brown papyrus fragment, complete on the right, broken off on the other sides, with surface damage; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 8 lines; lower and left margins are extant. The back is blank except for a few ink smudges.
D: Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off on all sides; only a few letters of 1 line, running along the fibres survive, and a small trace of another line at the top.
Lower right fragment (E): Small fragment, with surface damage, apparently blank.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470831.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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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: 93 x 58; B: 83 x 30 mm; C: 52 x 51 mm; D: 34 x 35 mm; Housed in a glass frame measuring 180 x 255 mm.
Script: A: Crude uncial hand; B: Upright hand; little remains. C: Medium-sized sloping cursive. D: Large hand, 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 2181
P.Lond. VII 2184 - 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. 267, no. 2181.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten, XI (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2002), p. 123.
C
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 268, no. 2184.
Corpus Papyrorum Judaicarum, 4 (De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2020), no. 588.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)