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Papyrus 2750
- Record Id:
- 040-003881397
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121528958.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147471208.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2750
- Title:
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Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond. VII 2048, TM 1610)
- Scope & Content:
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A (P.Lond. VII 2048, TM 1610): Fragment of a business letter from Petobastis, possibly Zenon’s pigeon-keeper, regarding wine.
B-D: Fragments of documents, of which little remains; unpublished.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003881397 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 2750 : Miscellaneous Texts (P.Lond. VII 2048, TM 1610) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2336]/040-003881397
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Four papyrus fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
A: Upper left corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 3 lines; the back is blank.
B: Small fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on both sides; the front bears traces of writing along the fibres; the back preserves parts of a few lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the front.
C: Medium-brown papyrus fragment, written on both sides; the front bears parts of 4 lines written along the fibres; the back preserves 2 lines written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the front.
D: Small fragment from a medium-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres; the front bears parts of 3 lines. The back is blank.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147471208.0x000001 (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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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Fragments of varying size: A: 52 x 6 mm; B: 33 x 17 mm; C: 55 x 68 mm; D: 30 x 106 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 215 x 160 mm.
Script: A: Upright, medium-sized uncial hand; B-D: Various cursive hands.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Arsinoite nome (?); Egypt.
Provenance: Philadelpheia, meris of Herakleides, Arsinoite nome, 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 2048
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1926-1930 (London: British Museum, 1959), p. 262.
A
Theodore C. Skeat, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, VII. The Zenon Archive (London: British Museum, 1974), p. 195, no. 2048.
Pieter W. Pestman, A guide to the Zenon Archive (P.L.Bat. 21) (Leiden: Brill, 1981), passim.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)