Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment with Passage from a Greek Novel
Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment with Passage from a Greek Novel
Place of OriginEgypt
Date2nd century
Dimensionsmaximum: 5 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (14 × 6 cm)
MediumIndia ink on papyrus
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1915.41
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DescriptionThis papyrus, written in Greek, contains a novel (unknown except for this document), and is an unidentified prose fragment.
Published ReferencesGrenfell, Bernard P. and Arthur S. Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, London 1908, vol. VI, pp. 174-176, no. 869.
late 3rd century CE
late 2nd century CE
late 2nd century CE
late 3rd century CE
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