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Document Details : Title: An Enteuxis from the Zenon Archive from a Female Plaintiff Author(s): SCHWENDNER, G. , SIJPESTEIJN, P.J. Journal: Ancient Society Volume: 25 Date: 1994 Pages: 141-149 DOI: 10.2143/AS.25.0.2005845 Abstract : Both the left and right margins of this text, an enteuxisfrom the Zenon archive, are preserved — the left margin on a Heidelberg papyrus (now P. Zen. Pestm. 19; the papyrus was reported missing in 1976 by R. Seider), the right on a papyrus from the University of Michigan Papyrus Collection, here published for the first time. Approximately 32 letters appear to have been lost between the two fragments at their most mutilated points. The writing is a typical mid-third century hand. The text is written against the fibers, as was usual for enteuxeis. An interlinear line seems to have been added between 12 and 13, to judge by the abnormally small amount of space between the writing of these lines, the interlinear spacing being otherwise uniformly generous. This suggests that our text was not the original text, deposited with the strategos, but a copy (additions and corrections usually being taken in such petitions as possible evidence that the text is a draft or a copy). The Michigan papyrus is 22 cm wide by 14 cm high. The top margin is 2.3–2.5 cm. There are three obvious horizontal folds, about 3.5–3.7 cm apart. There is only one clear vertical fold 9 cm from the right margin, and possibly another 5.5 cm from the same. No kollesisis visible. The back is blank. |
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