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 . |
| 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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