This is the 'production' environment
Universitetet i Oslo
UB-baser erfarer for tiden problemer med Single Sign-On. Kontakt ub-drift@ub.uio.no ved spørsmål eller behov for lokal innlogging.

P.Oslo inv. 1654r

Background and Physical Properties

Material:
Papyrus
Connections:
Size:
5.3 x 3.3 cm.
Lines:
6
Publication side:
Recto
Palaeographic description:
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:
Greek
Genre:
Documentary
Author:
Title / Type of text:
Prescription for ophthalmic remedies
Content:
Prescription for an eye-salve
Subjects:
Prescription Medicine Recipe Eye diseases
Named people:
Named places:
English translation:
An eye-salve effecting relief within a single day. 4 drs. of [x]; 4 drs. of [x]; [x] drs. of burnt copper; 9 drs. of gum arabic (?); 2 drs. of starch (?).
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


Record last modified 2021-02-09 23:53:26