Epic Fragment

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

mediaCollectionId

ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

Collection

true

Reference number:

Greek P 487

reference_number

Greek P 487

Reference number

false

Side:

verso

folio

verso

Side

false

Image Number:

JRL1116768

image_number

JRL1116768

Image Number

false

Image Title:

Epic Fragment

image_title

Epic Fragment

Image Title

false

Subject:

Classical literature

subject

Classical literature

Subject

false

Citation reference:

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 487

citation_reference

P. Ryl. Gr. 3 487

Citation reference

false

Description:

This fragment has taken its subject matter directly from the 'Odyssey' although the vocabulary is not influenced by that of Homer. Also the story appears to be handled differently. The hand is rough and irregular.

description

This fragment has taken its subject matter directly from the 'Odyssey' although the vocabulary is not influenced by that of Homer. Also the story appears to be handled differently. The hand is rough and irregular.

Description

false

Date created:

3rd-4th century CE

date_created

3rd-4th century CE

Date created

false

Place covered:

Greece, Ancient

place_covered

Greece, Ancient

Place covered

false

People covered:

Odysseus (Greek mythology)

people_covered

Odysseus (Greek mythology)

People covered

false

Language:

Greek

language

Greek

Language

false

Language code:

grc-EG

language_code

grc-EG

Language code

false

Item height:

156 mm

item_height

156 mm

Item height

false

Item width:

94 mm

item_width

94 mm

Item width

false

Technique used:

Handwriting

technique_used

Handwriting

Technique used

false

Support material:

Papyrus

support_material

Papyrus

Support material

false

Bibliography:

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

bibliography

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

Bibliography

false

Current repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Category:

Manuscripts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Epic Fragment