Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment
Date: obverse 233-235 CE, reverse mid 3rd century CE
Dimensions:
maximum: 10 13/16 × 22 13/16 in. (27.5 × 57.9 cm)
Medium: India ink on papyrus
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Manuscripts
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1915.38
DescriptionThis papyrus, written in Greek on both sides, contains on the obverse (1016) six columns of the extant poem (introduction) of Plato's Phaedrus and on the reverse (1044) a taxing list.
Composed of four joined sheets with three collemata, each sheet is composed of smaller pieces measuring about 27 cm heigh and 20 cm wide.
Composed of four joined sheets with three collemata, each sheet is composed of smaller pieces measuring about 27 cm heigh and 20 cm wide.
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