Some 250 known manuscripts of Plato survive.[1] The following is a partial list of manuscripts of Plato's dialogues:

Medieval minuscules

  • Codex Oxoniensis Clarkianus 39 — 895 AD; first six tetralogies, designated B.[2]
  • Codex Parisinus graecus 1807 — circa 900 AD; last two tetralogies and the apocrypha, designated A
  • Codex Venetus Marcianus graecus IV, 1, designated T[3]
  • Codex Vindobonensis 54, supplementum phil. Gr. 7, designated W[4]

Papyri

NameDateContentInstitution
Papyrus 2993 300 BC-200 BCSophist 223-224Digitised Manuscripts, British Library
P.Oxy.XXXIII 2662 100 BC-100Meno 92E-93BPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
Papyrus 3051 0-200Politicus 257B, 261D-262CDigitised Manuscripts, British Library
Papyrus 187 0-250Laches 181a8-182a4Digitised Manuscripts, British Library
Papyrus 2048 100-300PhaedrusDigitised Manuscripts, British Library
P.Oxy.LII 3667 200-300Alcibiades II 142 B-143 CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XV 1808 100-200Republic viiiPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3678 200-300Philebus18 E-19 APapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5087 200-300Laches 180 E, 182 B-CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3682 100-200Theaetetus 209 A-CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5078 200-400Alcibiades I 105 C-DPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5086 200-300Laches 179 C-D, 180 A-BPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XXXIII 2663 100-200Cratylus 405CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3677 100-200Phaedrus 267 CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XV 1809 100-200PhaedoPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3676 100-200Phaedo 107 D-110 APapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5079 150-200Alcibiades I 109 A-B, 109 BPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XLIV 3157 100-200Republic xPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3668 100-200Epistle 2. 310 E-311 APapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5090 100-200Politicus 270 D-EPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3672 200-300Laws 6. 751 A-CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3681 100-300Theaetetus 198 D-EPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3666 100-200Alcibiades I 113 B and 132 A-BPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5088 100-200Meno 72 E, 73 A-BPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5089 100-200Politicus 257 B-C, 257 D-258 APapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XLVII 3326 100-200Republic 8. 545C-546APapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XLIX 3509 200-300Republic i 330 a2 - b4Papyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5084 100-200Crito 43 B, 45 B-E, 45 E-46 A, 46 C-DPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3671 150-200Laches 179 B-CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3670 100-300Hippias Major 291 D-EPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XXXVI 2751 150-250Republic IIIPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3680 100-200Theaetetus 190 E-191 APapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XVII 2102 150-200PhaedrusPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.XV 1809 100-200PhaedoPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5091 100-300Politicus 299 E, 300 A-B, 300 CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5092 100-200Politicus 305 D-306 BPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3674 100-200Laws 9. 854 C-DPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3673 150-250Laws 6. 771 A-DPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3675 100-200Laws 9. 865 A-CPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3669 100-200Gorgias 491 B, 495 C-EPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5081 100-300Charmides 166C, 167APapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5085 200-300Euthedemus 286 D, 286 EPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LII 3679 200-300Republic 5. 472 E-473 DPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5082 200-300Charmides 172 C-D, 173 A-BPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford
P.Oxy.LXXVI 5083 200-350Cratylus 423 EPapyrology Rooms, Sackler Library, Oxford

Additional fragments with possibly outdated references

Versions

Tetralogies

The traditional division of the works of Plato into tetralogies was done by Thrasyllus of Mendes.[5] The list includes works of doubtful authenticity (in italic), as well as the Letters.

Notes

  1. ↑ JSTOR 40858970
  2. ↑ Complete photographic facsimile in Allen, T. W., Codex Oxoniensis Clarkianus 39 Phototypice editus, 2 vols. Leiden 1898–9. Digitized version available online.
  3. ↑ Available online on the library website.
  4. ↑ Available online
  5. ↑ "Thrasyllus and the division of the Platonic dialogues into tetralogies". Encyclopedia of Plato.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.