APIS Translation (English)
(Text too fragmentary to be translated; see also transcription of the melodies in modern staff notation, in the edition, p. 192-195.)
Title | A fragment of tragedy with musical notation |
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Principal Edition | 86519. Rebecca Ann Sears, "A Michigan Musical Papyrus Revisited.," BASP, 52 (2015), pp. 143-179. |
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Reference Edition | 9699. Richard Kannicht and Bruno Snell, Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta (TrGF). Vol. 2. Fragmenta Adespota. Testimonia volumini 1 addenda. Indices ad volumina 1 et 2., (Göttingen 1981). 682 |
Previous Edition | 45643. O.M. Pearl and R.P. Winnington-Ingram, "A Michigan Papyrus with Musical Notation.," JEA, 51 (1965), pp. 179-195. |
Catalog(s) | MP3 02442.000 |
Fragments | Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 2958 Ro |
Support Material | papyrus |
Support Dimensions | 18cm wide x 30.3cm high |
Date | 100 - 199 |
Origin | Fundort: Karanis (= Kom Aushim) (Arsinoites, Egypt) - 1924; Schreibort: Egypt |
Form and Layout | papyrus roll (columns: 1, pagination: 0) |
Genre | poetry; tragedy; music |
Culture | literature; science |
Religion | classical |
General Notes | Accession number 24-5006E2-A. |
Images | quod.lib.umich.edu/.../x-1711 |
Print Illustrations | JEA 51, pl.XIX; BASP 52 (2015), p. 179; T. Wilfong (ed.), Karanis revealed (2014), p. 166 |
Availability | © Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License . |
Publications | Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists (BASP) 52 (2015), p. 143-179 (2015) = Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (JEA) 51 (1965), p. 179-195 (1965) = Tragicorum Graecorum fragmenta (TrGF) 2 682 (1981) = West, Ancient Greek music p. 281 no. 32-33 descr. (1992) = Pöhlmann / West, Documents of ancient Greek music p. 140-147 no. 42-43 (2001) = Gammacurta, Papyrologica scaenica (Hellenica 20) 19 Ro (p. 195-203) (2006) |
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Inv. no. | Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 2958 Ro |
Reuse Type | blank side reused by: 131630 |
Date | AD 125 - 175 |
Language | Greek |
Provenance | Egypt, 00a - Karanis (Kom Aushim)[found]; Egypt[written] |
Title | Uncertain Text or Texts with Musical Notation |
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Author | Unknown |
Summary | One or two fragmentary texts, the first of which (lines 1-35) being perhaps part of a drama, with musical notation |
Citations | Pearl OM - Winnington-Ingram RP, JEA 51, 179-195, 1965, Pl. XIX Poehlmann E, Denkmaeler altgriechischer Musik, 39-40, 1970 |
Inv. Id | P.Mich.inv. 2958 |
Support/Dimensions | 4 papyri ; 18 x 30.3 cm |
Condition | broken off at the left side; much damaged |
Lines | 51 |
Recto/Verso | Source of description: Recto |
Hands | highly skilled and almost calligraphic hand |
Origin | Unknown place, province of Egypt |
Language | Greek |
Date | IInd century A.D. |
Note (general) | Location: Ann Arbor |
Note (general) | Pub. status: Recto; Verso: fragmentary account |
Subjects | -; Music, Greek and Roman.; Greek drama--Egypt.; Musical notation--Egypt.; Literary; Musical; Papyrus |
Images | Recto thumbnail |
Images | Recto medium |
Images | Recto large |
Images | Verso thumbnail |
Images | Verso medium |
Images | Verso large |
License | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
(Text too fragmentary to be translated; see also transcription of the melodies in modern staff notation, in the edition, p. 192-195.)
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