A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Gr. class. d. 35 (P)

Summary Catalogue no.: 31935

Trismegistos no.: 989418

Trismegistos no.: 989419

Physical Description

Two fragments, framed together, the one on the left (b) written along the fibres, the one on the right (a) written transversa charta.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Excavated at Gurob in the Fayûm (Summary Catalogue VI, p. xviii)

Given by Jesse Haworth in 1895 (ibid.).

MS. Gr. class. d. 35 (P)/(a)

Contents

Letter, probably a report on a dispute, by Alexander to Diphanes.

Left-hand side of a papyrus sheet with 6 lines preserved, with two lines added at the bottom by the addressee.

Konstantine Panegyres, "A Letter and a Petition: Two Ptolemaic Fragments" Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete, 69/2 (2023), pp. 341-352: 342-346.https://doi.org/10.1515/apf-2023-0020
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: sheet
Support: papyrus
Extent: Left-hand side of a papyrus sheet
Dimensions (fragment): 71 × 86 mm.

Hand(s)

Medium-sized clear semi-cursive.

History

Origin: 3rd century BC ; Egyptian

MS. Gr. class. d. 35 (P)/(b)

Contents

Petition from a woman to an official to deal with her accuser.
Konstantine Panegyres, "A Letter and a Petition: Two Ptolemaic Fragments" Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete, 69/2 (2023), pp. 341-352: 346-352 https://doi.org/10.1515/apf-2023-0020
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: sheet
Support: papyrus
Extent: Lower half of a papyrus sheet with 10 truncated lines and the farewell preserved.
Dimensions (fragment): 100 × 120 mm.

Hand(s)

Good sized, fairly clear semi-cursive.

History

Origin: later 3rd century BC ; Egyptian

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description based on the published edition. Previously described in the Summary Catalogue.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-02-26: Revised with reference to published edition.