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Papyrus 2356(A-E)
- Record Id:
- 040-003802168
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100119522709.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470785.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2356(A-E)
- Title:
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Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1513, 1583, 1602, 1620)
- Scope & Content:
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Miscellaneous texts from the archive of Zenon.
A (P.Lond. VII 2040, TM 1602): Beginning of a letter from Menon to Criton; details are lost.
B (P.Lond. VII 1950, TM 1513): Physical description of Thorax, Cilician, aged 18, for unknown purposes; dated 29 May 257 BC. The back bears the endorsement. Triplicate of Papyrus 2352(B) (P.Lond. VII 1949), and P.Cair. Zen. I 59070.
C: Conclusion of a letter, of which only the last line survives. Unpublished.
D (P.Lond. VII 2058, TM 1620): Fragment of a letter by Philiscus, chief financial official of the Arsinoite nome; details are lost. Possibly dated 254-251 BC. The docket is on the back.
E (P.Lond. VII 2021, TM 1583): Fragment of a letter of a certain Agroitas; details are lost.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003802168 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2356(A-E) : Miscellaneous Documents from the Archive of Zenon (TM 1513, 1583, 1602, 1620) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2288]/040-003802168
- 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: Upper fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on the right and at the bottom, imperfect on the left; written on one side. The front bears the beginnings of 2 lines written across the fibres. The back has ink smudges.
B: Light-brown papyrus slip, complete, with damage along the left edge and in the middle; written on both sides. The front bears portions 3 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there is a word written along the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front.
C: Lower right portion of a light-brown papyrus sheet; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 1 lines; the lower margin is ample; folding lines are still visible. The back is blank.
D: Left-hand portion of a light-brown papyrus, written on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. On the back, there are the ends of 2 lines written along the fibres.
E: Left-hand fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side. On the front there are the beginnings of 4 lines written across the fibres; upper, lower and left margins are extant. Folding lines are still visible. 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:
- BCE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 38 x 69 mm; B: 36 x 102 mm; C: 41 x 76 mm; D: 78 x 65 mm; E: 68 x 44 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 175 x 280 mm.
Script: A: Neat, medium-sized uncial hand. B: Small, semi-cursive hand. C: Medium-sized cursive hand. D: Medium-sized, upright uncial hand. E: Medium-sized, neat uncial hand.
- 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 1950
P.Lond. VII 2021
P.Lond. VII 2040
P.Lond. VII 2058 - 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. 38, no. 2140.
B
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 188, no. 1950.
Reinhold Scholl, Corpus der ptolemäischen Sklaventexte (Stuttgart: Steiner, 1990), no. 63.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten IX (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995), p. 149.
D
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 208, no. 2058.
E
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 173, no. 2021.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)