More Papyri under the hammer at Sotheby's

Sotheby's: From the Schøyen Collection

(thanks to Malcolm Choat for the link.)

LOT 1
 
HOMER,ﾠ ILIAD,ﾠ INﾠ GREEK,ﾠ EPICﾠ VERSEﾠ INﾠ DACTYLICﾠ HEXAMETERS,ﾠ MANUSCRIPTﾠ ONﾠ PAPYRUSﾠ [EGYPT,ﾠ FIRSTﾠ CENTURYﾠ BC.ﾠ TOﾠ FIRSTﾠ CENTURYﾠ AD.]

sixﾠ fragmentsﾠ (ofﾠ aﾠ papyrusﾠ scroll),ﾠ theﾠ largestﾠ three:ﾠ 95mm.ﾠ byﾠ 105mm.,ﾠ 30mm.ﾠ byﾠ 120mm.ﾠ andﾠ 58mm.ﾠ byﾠ 60mm.,ﾠ withﾠ partsﾠ ofﾠ twoﾠ columnsﾠ withﾠ upﾠ toﾠ 23ﾠ lines,ﾠ inﾠ aﾠ smallﾠ uprightﾠ Greekﾠ literaryﾠ majuscule,ﾠ fromﾠ bookﾠ 16:ﾠ 2-15,ﾠ 32-37,ﾠ 40-43,ﾠ 47-61,ﾠ 75-91ﾠ (theﾠ songﾠ ofﾠ Patroklos,ﾠ theﾠ companionﾠ ofﾠ Achilles),ﾠ someﾠ rubbingﾠ inﾠ placesﾠ andﾠ discolourationﾠ toﾠ edgeﾠ ofﾠ oneﾠ fragment,ﾠ elseﾠ goodﾠ condition,ﾠ mountedﾠ inﾠ perspexﾠ byﾠ Fackelmannﾠ (seeﾠ below),ﾠ inﾠ aﾠ quarterﾠ moroccoﾠ fittedﾠ caseﾠ gilt.

LOT 2
 
THEﾠ ADLERﾠ PAPYRI,ﾠ ANﾠ ARCHIVEﾠ OFﾠ DOCUMENTSﾠ INﾠ GREEKﾠ ANDﾠ DEMOTIC,ﾠ ONﾠ PAPYRUSﾠ [EGYPTﾠ (GEBELEIN),ﾠ 134-89ﾠ BC.]

fifty-threeﾠ singleﾠ sheetﾠ documents,ﾠ theﾠ largestﾠ 560mm.ﾠ byﾠ 210mm.,ﾠ comprisingﾠ (a)ﾠ twenty-threeﾠ inﾠ Greekﾠ diplomaticﾠ cursiveﾠ handsﾠ (7ﾠ complete,ﾠ 15ﾠ nearﾠ completeﾠ andﾠ 1ﾠ fragment),ﾠ 5ﾠ withﾠ remainsﾠ ofﾠ clayﾠ sealsﾠ (2ﾠ partlyﾠ detached);ﾠ (b)ﾠ thirtyﾠ inﾠ Demoticﾠ inﾠ Ptolemaicﾠ diplomaticﾠ cursiveﾠ handsﾠ (1ﾠ complete,ﾠ 13ﾠ nearﾠ completeﾠ andﾠ 16ﾠ fragments);ﾠ overallﾠ inﾠ excellentﾠ condition,ﾠ eachﾠ documentﾠ unrolledﾠ andﾠ mountedﾠ byﾠ theﾠ Britishﾠ Museumﾠ conservatorﾠ forﾠ E.N.ﾠ Adler,ﾠ nowﾠ setﾠ individuallyﾠ withinﾠ glassﾠ inﾠ brownﾠ cloth-coveredﾠ slipcases,ﾠ theﾠ wholeﾠ withinﾠ 12ﾠ brownﾠ cloth-coveredﾠ boxes.


LOT 3
 
THEﾠ 'WYMANﾠ FRAGMENT',ﾠ BIBLE,ﾠ PAUL'Sﾠ EPISTLEﾠ TOﾠ THEﾠ ROMANS,ﾠ INﾠ GREEKﾠ UNCIALS,ﾠ MANUSCRIPTﾠ ONﾠ VELLUMﾠ [EGYPTﾠ (PROBABLYﾠ REGIONﾠ OFﾠ FUSTÂT),ﾠ LATEﾠ THIRDﾠ CENTURY]

Aﾠ fragment,ﾠ 85mm.ﾠ byﾠ 111mm.,ﾠ partﾠ ofﾠ 14ﾠ linesﾠ present,ﾠ inﾠ aﾠ smallﾠ lateﾠ classicalﾠ Greekﾠ uncialﾠ withoutﾠ wordﾠ division,ﾠ upperﾠ marginﾠ aboutﾠ 16mm.ﾠ highﾠ andﾠ lateralﾠ marginﾠ aboutﾠ 22mm.ﾠ wide,ﾠ veryﾠ defective,ﾠ onlyﾠ aboutﾠ 3ﾠ linesﾠ substantiallyﾠ intactﾠ andﾠ othersﾠ withﾠ largeﾠ centralﾠ lacunaﾠ andﾠ otherﾠ lossesﾠ ofﾠ text,ﾠ versoﾠ veryﾠ fadedﾠ andﾠ difficultﾠ toﾠ read,ﾠ dampstainedﾠ andﾠ surfaceﾠ cockled,ﾠ betweenﾠ glass,ﾠ inﾠ aﾠ fittedﾠ redﾠ moroccoﾠ caseﾠ gilt.


LOT 5
 
THEﾠ MARTYRDOMﾠ OFﾠ SAINTﾠ CHAMOUL,ﾠ INﾠ THEﾠ SAHIDICﾠ DIALECTﾠ OFﾠ COPTIC,ﾠ CODEXﾠ ONﾠ PAPYRUSﾠ [UPPERﾠ EGYPT,ﾠ SIXTHﾠ ORﾠ SEVENTHﾠ CENTURY]

2ﾠ largeﾠ pieces,ﾠ fromﾠ differentﾠ leavesﾠ butﾠ placedﾠ adjacentlyﾠ toﾠ formﾠ aﾠ leaf,ﾠ upﾠ toﾠ 190mm.ﾠ byﾠ 200mm.,ﾠ upﾠ toﾠ 18ﾠ lines,ﾠ writtenﾠ inﾠ aﾠ fineﾠ largeﾠ uprightﾠ well-spacedﾠ Copticﾠ uncial,ﾠ someﾠ abbreviationsﾠ forﾠ nominaﾠ sacra,ﾠ edgesﾠ defectiveﾠ onﾠ twoﾠ sides,ﾠ someﾠ cracksﾠ discreetlyﾠ repaired,ﾠ betweenﾠ perspex.


LOT 14
 
GOSPELS,ﾠ INﾠ LATINﾠ UNCIALS,ﾠ MANUSCRIPTﾠ ONﾠ VELLUMﾠ [ITALY,ﾠ SIXTHﾠ CENTURY]

2ﾠ verticalﾠ strips,ﾠ eachﾠ fromﾠ aﾠ fullﾠ columnﾠ height,ﾠ 304mm.ﾠ byﾠ 63mm.ﾠ andﾠ 310ﾠ byﾠ 65mm.,ﾠ left-handﾠ edgesﾠ croppedﾠ andﾠ crenellatedﾠ withﾠ 7ﾠ rectanglesﾠ removedﾠ toﾠ fitﾠ aroundﾠ theﾠ 7ﾠ sewing-stationsﾠ ofﾠ aﾠ binding,ﾠ 26ﾠ well-spacedﾠ linesﾠ ofﾠ aﾠ "regularﾠ statelyﾠ uncial"ﾠ (Lowe),ﾠ theﾠ bowﾠ ofﾠ 'A'ﾠ attenuatedﾠ andﾠ pointed,ﾠ upperﾠ bowﾠ ofﾠ 'B'ﾠ formingﾠ aﾠ smallﾠ triangle,ﾠ theﾠ hastaﾠ ofﾠ 'E'ﾠ high,ﾠ noﾠ wordﾠ division,ﾠ laidﾠ outﾠ 'perﾠ colaﾠ etﾠ commata',ﾠ someﾠ rubbingﾠ andﾠ creasing,ﾠ minorﾠ stains,ﾠ otherﾠ wear,ﾠ betweenﾠ perspex,ﾠ inﾠ aﾠ quarterﾠ redﾠ moroccoﾠ fittedﾠ caseﾠ giltﾠ [byﾠ Nelloﾠ Nanni,ﾠ Newﾠ York],ﾠ includingﾠ theﾠ printedﾠ bookﾠ inﾠ whichﾠ theﾠ piecesﾠ wereﾠ found.