Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment (Letter from Helene to her Brother)
Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment (Letter from Helene to her Brother)
Place of OriginEgypt
Date3rd century
Dimensionsmaximum: 8 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (22.2 × 7 cm)
MediumIndia ink on papyrus
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1915.26
Not on View
DescriptionThis papyrus, written in Greek, contains a letter from Helene to her brother Petechon.
Published ReferencesHunt, Arthur S., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, London, 1910, vol. VII, pp. 221-222, no. 1067.
late 3rd century CE
late 2nd century CE
late 3rd century CE
2nd or 3rd century
2nd century
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