Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment with Literary Composition Treatise
Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment with Literary Composition Treatise
Place of OriginEgypt
Date3rd century CE
Dimensionsoverall maximum as preserved in modern mount: 11 1/2 × 5 15/16 in. (29.2 × 15.1 cm)
overall approximate width of entire original document: 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
overall approximate width of entire original document: 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
MediumIndia ink on papyrus
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1915.45
Not on View
DescriptionThis papyrus, written in Greek on both sides, is a treatise on literary composition.
Published ReferencesHunt, Arthur S., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, London, 1910, vol. VII, pp. 82-103, pl. IV (Frs. 1 - 3), no. 1012.
Corpus dei papiri filosofici greci e latini, Florence, 1989, vol.I, pp. 152 - 157, 244; vol. II, pp. 162, 214 - 219.
Corpus Dei Papiri Filosofici Greci E Latini (cpf): Part 4, vol.2., 2002, pp. viii, xv, xix, xxii, xxviii, xxxiv, xxxv, xxxviii, fig. 152.
late 2nd century CE
obverse 233-235 CE, reverse mid 3rd century CE
late 2nd century CE
late 3rd century CE
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