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MS. Gr. class. e. 131 (P)

Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)

Trismegistos no.: 942887

Trismegistos no.: 942888

Contents

Two Private Letters

Two unrelated fragments framed together, the upper fragment (1) is from a letter from Julius Apollinaris to his father Heracles from the first xcentury AD, the lower fragment (2) is from a letter from Chaeremon to his father Heraclides from the 1st/2nd century AD.

Published with illustration by K. Panegyres, 'Two private letters on papyri in the Bodleian Library', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 217 (2021) 165–170
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Two fragments, framed together, the upper fragment (1), is from a letter from Julius Apollinaris to his father Heracles from the first xcentury AD, the lower fragment (2) is from a letter from Chaeremon to his father Heraclides from the 1st/2nd century AD.
Form: sheet
Support: papyrus

History

Origin: 1st-2nd century ; Egyptian

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by David George Hogarth probably in Luxor and given to the Bodleian Lbrary as part of a lot comprising items in MS. Gr. class. e. 130 (P)-MS Gr. class. d. 143 (P) by his son William D. Hogarth, 11 May 1935; no other information on provenance available.C.M. Sampson, “The David G. Hogarth Papyri,” Pylon 2 (2022)https://doi.org/10.48631/pylon.2022.2.92971.

"MS. Gr. class. e. 131 (P) - fragment 1

Contents

1.
The beginning of a letter from Julius Apollinarius to his father Heracles. The papyrus breaks off after the son mentions journeying by sail to Alexandria.

Upper part of a papyrus sheet with 4 lines preserved, written along the fibres. An upper margin survives to a height of 4.2 cm, and a left-hand margin to a width of 3.2 cm; the right-hand margin is mostly lost. The surviving part of the back of the papyrus is blank.

Konstantine Panegyres, "Two private letters on papyri in the Bodleian Library', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 217 (2021) 165–170: 165-167.
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: sheet
Support: papyrus
Extent: Upper part of a papyrus sheet.
Dimensions (fragment): 74 × 169 mm.

"MS. Gr. class. e. 131 (P) - fragment 2

Contents

2.
The beginning of a letter from Chaeremon to his father Heraclides asking him to write a letter about some matter to be specified in the lost part of the papyrus. In the generous right-hand margin, there is additional perpendicular text with some names.

Upper part of a papyrus sheet with 6 lines preserved, written along the fibres, with a further 4 written perpendicularly on the right side. A truncated address and sender is preserved on the back. A kollesis runs vertically down the middle of the papyrus.

Konstantine Panegyres, "Two private letters on papyri in the Bodleian Library', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 217 (2021) 165–170: 167-170. 165-167.
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: sheet
Support: papyrus
Extent: Upper part of a papyrus sheet.
Dimensions (fragment): 81 × 159 mm.

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description based on the edition by Panegyres. Previously described in the Summary Catalogue.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2024-03-05: Revised with reference to published edition.