P.Mich.inv. 4922 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 4922
Processing Number
2344
Section/Side
Verso
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto + Verso
Material
pap
Size
fr. a: 8 x 13 cm; fr. B: 4.30 x 10.7 cm
Items
2
Lines
Fr. A, back 7 lines
Fr. B, back, 6 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
An intriguing light brown papyrus survives in two fragments of fair size which once belonged to the same roll. The text written first is Xenophon. Both fragments are mutilated on all sides, except the bottom, where there is a substantial margin of 3 cm (fr. A) and 4 cm (fr. B). Fr. A preserves the lower segment of two columns of text; the intercolumnar space measures roughly between 2 and 2,5 cm, depending on the lengthof the lines in column I. Fr. B contains only one column. The missing portion between cols I and II of fragment A is approximately 16 lines, calculated on an average of 14 letters per line. This means that the original columns must have consisted of about 34 lines. If we assume that the top margin was more or less equal to the bottom one, then the height of the original roll must have measued around 2-26 cm. Between the two fragments about 24 columns are lost. It is just possible to detect a kollesis on the back of fragment B, at a distance of ca. 1.3 cm off the left edge, running across the back, where the fibres are now slightly disjointed. Note also the regular cut of the papyrus on the right hand side of the front which could simply indicate the end of this particular kollema. Two more smaller fragments (coming from the same papyrus) which contain only some traces of ink are preserved and mounted to the same inv. no
Palaeographic Description
The handwriting of Xenophon's text runs parallel to the fibres on both fragments, which is sufficient proof that it was written in a roll form. The writing of the Christian text, however, prsents a variety of angles and, apparently, it formed neither a roll nor a codex. In fr. A the second script runs parallel to the fibres on both sides, but on the front it does so in an order opposite to Xenophon;s text. On fragment B this script runs across both the fibres and the Xenophon text on the front, and the fibres of the back, but at a 180 degress angle to the back of fragment A. It would be unjustified to label it as an palimpsest, for there is no indication of any attempt to wash away either of the texts.
Xenophon: The hand is elegant and practised. Formal round;medium, upright and rounded letters, written with care and almost entirely bilinear. Serifs, loops in some of them. There are a few critical signs (paragraphos, diple obelismene), punctuation.
Christian text: Sloping majuscule. It shows a tendency to informality. The text is written rather hastily and the letters are bold, medium capitals. Ligatures are infrequent. Diaeresis over some initial letters.
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
IVth/Vth century A.D.
Origin
Unknown
Provenance
Unknown
Acquisition
1926/1927; Acquired by Bell
Language
Greek
Genre
Literary; christian
Author
Unknown Christian text
Type of Text/Title of Work
Xenophon and a christian text
Content
The papyrus contains two texts: portions of Xenophon's Cyropaedia (II 1.10-11; II 1.11-12; II 2.19-20) and an unknown Christian text. The Xenophon text records a hitherto unknown reading at Cyr. II 1.1, although this may not be what Xenophon wrote.The article contains a list of all the published Xenophon papyri (appendix, p.187-189). The Christian text is either a commentary on Exodus or a homily

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
ZPE 93 Dillery JD-Gagos T 1992 171-190 Pl VI 1a,b Dillery JD-Gagos T, ZPE 93, 171-190, 1992, Pl VI 1a,b

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
LDAB 5816; LDAB 4172; MP[3] 1549.01

Cataloging

Cataloger
NL
Year Begin
300
Year End
499

Technical Details

Image Size
5268 x 4929
File Size
3 MB
Record
2344
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2344/4922r.tif

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