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Papyrus 2759

Record Id:

040-003881389

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002104451

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100121527271.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100147471227.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Papyrus 2759

Title:

Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond. VII 2134, TM 1694)

Scope & Content:

B (P.Lond. VII 2134, TM 1694): Fragment of a letter, of which little remains.

A, C-D: Fragments of documents, of which little remains; all unpublished.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002104451
040-003881389

Is part of:

Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri

Papyrus 2759 : Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond. VII 2134, TM 1694)

Hierarchy:

032-002104451[2334]/040-003881389

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

A: Dark-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears parts of two columns; a sheet-join is visible; the back is blank.

B: Left portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears the beginnings of 12 lines; the back is blank.

C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, broken off on all sides; written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 9 lines, the back is blank.

D: Medium-to-dark-brown papyrus fragment, with surface damage, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears a few letters from one column, the back is blank.

Digitised Content:

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Languages:

Greek, Ancient

Scripts:

Greek

Start Date:

-0299

End Date:

-0100

Date Range:

3rd century BC-2nd century BC

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Papyrus.

Dimensions: Fragments of varying size: : 81 x 80 mm; B: 109 x 43 mm; C: 67 x 30 mm; D: 70 x 28 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 255 x 160 mm.

Script: Various cursive or semi-cursive hands.

Custodial History:

Origin: Egypt.

Provenance: Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 2741-2783 from Dr A. N. Kondilios in December 1926. Part of a joint purchase with the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

Former External References:

P.Lond. VII 2134

Publications:

Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1926-1930 (London: British Museum, 1959), p. 262.

Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 230, no. 2134.

Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), p. 73.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)