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Codex Laurentianus 32.9 (Manuscript M)
Location: Biblioteca Mediceo-Laurenziana, Florence.
Date: c. 1000–1050 AD.
Context: This is the most authoritative source for all seven surviving plays. It is a luxurious parchment codex that preserves the oldest traditions of the text.
Manuscript Nn.3.17.1
Location: Cambridge University Library (originally from Mount Athos).
Date: Early 14th century (c. 1325).
Context: A primary example of a Byzantine-era schoolbook containing the Triad (Prometheus, Seven Against Thebes, Persians).
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