Detail View: Papyri Collection: Epic Fragment
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Reference number:
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Greek P 487
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Side:
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verso
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Image Number:
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JRL1116768
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Image Title:
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Epic Fragment
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Subject:
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Classical literature
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 3 487
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Description:
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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.
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Date created:
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3rd-4th century CE
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Place covered:
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Greece, Ancient
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People covered:
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Odysseus (Greek mythology)
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc-EG
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Item height:
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156 mm
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Item width:
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94 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Bibliography:
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Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image sequence number:
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grc0487v
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date image captured:
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2011-01-18
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Papyri
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