Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment with Literary Composition Treatise
Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment with Literary Composition Treatise
Place of OriginEgypt
Date3rd century CE
Dimensionsmaximum as preserved in modern mount: 12 13/16 × 4 9/16 in. (32.5 × 11.6 cm)
MediumIndia ink on papyrus
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1915.46
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, 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): Pt. 4, vol. 2, 2002, pp. viii, xv, xxii, xxv, xxviii, xxxiv, xxxv, xxxviii, fig. 153.
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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