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Papyrus 1873(2)
- Record Id:
- 041-003797118
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100118244430.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121687494.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1873(2)
- Title:
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Portions from Iliad II 364-462
- Scope & Content:
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Portion of a roll containing Homer’s Iliad II 364-395, 398-430, 435-462, with stichometric annotation (delta = 400) and the letter pi (=poietes, poet).
On the back, a word is visible, perhaps the beginning of a verse.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105396
041-003797118 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1873 : Homer, Iliad II (P.Lond.Lit. 6, TM 60260, LDAB 1380, MP3 643), and Other Texts (TM 113039)
Papyrus 1873(2) : Portions from Iliad II 364-462 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[1216]/040-002105396[0002]/041-003797118
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
-
Fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus roll, abraded in places; written along the fibres on one side, with one word written across the fibres on the back. Portions of three columns are preserved on the front, alongside the upper margin. Housed in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0001
- End Date:
- 0087
- Date Range:
- 1-87
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Upper right fragment: 131 x 123 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 320 x 700 mm.
Script: Large, informal hand, rather irregular and shaky; all letters are separated; there are occasional serifs. No accents or breathings; stop used at the end of the line; stichometric signs at each hundred lines, when preserved; cursive hand for the marginal annotations, perhaps of the same scribe. At least two different hands at the end: very large and rather clumsy, upright mixed round hand; medium-sized cursive hand. These two hands are found on the back as well, in addition to two other cursive hands.
- Custodial History:
- See Papyrus 1873.
- Publications:
-
For the bibliography for this manuscript, see Papyrus 1873.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)