OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

–

Size:

5.3 x 3.3 cm.

Lines:

7

Publication side:

Verso

Palaeographic description:

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State of preservation:

A small papyrus fragment of medium brown colour, broken on all sides.

Content

Date:

4th/5th century A.D.

Origin:

Unknown place, province of Egypt

Language:

–

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

–

Title / Type of text:

Prescription for ophthalmic remedies

Content:

Prescription for a dry powder for ophthalmic use.

Subjects:

Pescripttion Recipe Medicine Eye diseases

Named people:

–

Named places:

–

English translation:

A dry powder [for ophthalmic use/ against ophthalmia ?]. 1 dr. of calamine; [x dr(s).] of rock-alum; [x dr(s).] of burnt copper; 1 dr. of heather; 1 dr. of spikenard; [x] dr. 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, 7, picture: Plate VIII

Further Literature

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