OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

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Size:

frg. A: 3.9 x 1.7 cm.frg. B: 1.3 x 1.1 cm.

Lines:

4 + 2

Publication side:

Recto, the Verso is blank

Palaeographic description:

The hand is neat and easily legible, though inelegant. The letters, medium to small and of inconstant inclination, have been penned at a good pace with a medium thick pen.

State of preservation:

Two papyrus fragments of medium brown colour, written by the same hand. Frg. A preserves part of the upper margin and remains of 4 lines of text, frg. B preserves minimal remains of two lines of text and part of the lower margin.

Content

Date:

IIIrd century A.D.

Origin:

Unknown place, province of Egypt

Language:

Greek

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

–

Title / Type of text:

Medical prescription?

Content:

Probably a recipe,most likey a medical prescription.

Subjects:

Recipe Prescription Medicine

Named people:

–

Named places:

–

English translation:

'[Put/ burn/ cook vel sim.] in a (small) pot, using wine, of roses [...] a lump/ the white part 4 drs., 4 drs. of saffron; [...] 4 drs. [of x].'

Provenance:

Unknown place, province of Egypt

Acquisition:

Donated by the widow of A. Fonahn in 1940. Originally part of prof. Jens Lieblein's collection.

Acquisition year:

–

Editions

• Maravela-Solbakk A, Greek medical papyri II, 2009, 6

Further Literature

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