MS. Gr. class. d. 40 (P)
Summary Catalogue no.: 31940
Trismegistos no.: 987697
Trismegistos no.: 989102
Physical Description
Reused papyrus
Form: sheet
Support: papyrus
Extent: Left-hand side of a papyrus sheet with 9 lines damaged at their beginning. The address is on the back.
Dimensions (fragment): 209 × 157 mm.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Acquired from the Fayûm, Hermopolis and unspecified sources.
Purchased from Bernard P. Grenfell in November 1895.
MS. Gr. class. d. 40 (P) recto987697987698
Contents
recto
Letter concerning a sum of money. Ed. Sophie Kovarik and Michael Zellmann-Rohrer, 'The Lady, the Radish Oil, and the Bishop: Two Byzantine Letters from the Bodleian Library', Pylon 4 (2023), §§5-27. https://doi.org/10.48631/pylon.2023.4.101699
Language(s): Greek
Physical Description
Form: sheet
Support: papyrus
Hand(s)
Proficient, slightly right-leaning cursive of the 6th/7th century.
History
MS. Gr. class. d. 40 (P) verso
Contents
verso
The address of the letter on the recto. An account of wheat and money, possibly related to taxes, written on the sheet turned 90 degrees. Ed. Sophie Kovarik and Michael Zellmann-Rohrer, 'The Lady, the Radish Oil, and the Bishop: Two Byzantine Letters from the Bodleian Library', Pylon4 (2023), §§28-41. https://doi.org/10.48631/pylon.2023.4.101699
Language(s): Greek
Physical Description
Form: sheet
Support: papyrus
Hand(s)
Proficient cursive hand, the same as on recto, for the address. Cursive Byzantine hand, distinct from the one on the recto for the account.
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Summary description based on the edition by Kovarik and Zellman-Rohrer. Previously described in the Summary Catalogue.
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)
Bibliography
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-03: Revised with reference to published edition.