Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment (Letter from Didymus to his Father)
Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment (Letter from Didymus to his Father)
Place of OriginEgypt
Date3rd century
Dimensionsmaximum: 4 3/16 × 4 in. (10.6 × 10.2 cm)
MediumIndia ink on papyrus
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1915.39
Not on View
DescriptionThis papyrus, written in Greek, contains a letter from Didymus to his father.
Published ReferencesHunt, Arthur S., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri London, 1912, vol. IX, p. 261-262, no. 1218.
"The Oxyrhynchus Papyri," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, no. 31, March 1918, p.376.
late 2nd century CE
late 3rd century CE
late 3rd century CE
2nd or 3rd century
2nd century
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