Comedy

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

mediaCollectionId

ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

Collection

true

Reference number:

Greek P 16

reference_number

Greek P 16

Reference number

false

Side:

recto

folio

recto

Side

false

Obverse:

Greek P 236

obverse

Greek P 236

Obverse

false

Image Number:

JRL1308632

image_number

JRL1308632

Image Number

false

Image Title:

Comedy

image_title

Comedy

Image Title

false

Trismegistos Number:

61514

metadata_schema

Trismegistos Number

false

Subject:

Classical literature

subject

Classical literature

Subject

false

Citation reference:

P. Ryl. Gr. 1 16

citation_reference

P. Ryl. Gr. 1 16

Citation reference

false

Description:

A strip of papyrus containing iambic lines most probably from a comedy. Neither the play or author can be determined. The manuscript was unusually sumptuous both in its scale and calligraphy. The verso contains a letter to Heroninus.

description

A strip of papyrus containing iambic lines most probably from a comedy. Neither the play or author can be determined. The manuscript was unusually sumptuous both in its scale and calligraphy. The verso contains a letter to Heroninus.

Description

false

Date created:

2nd century CE

date_created

2nd century CE

Date created

false

Language:

Greek

language

Greek

Language

false

Language code:

grc-EG

language_code

grc-EG

Language code

false

Item height:

264 mm

item_height

264 mm

Item height

false

Item width:

85 mm

item_width

85 mm

Item width

false

Technique used:

Handwriting

technique_used

Handwriting

Technique used

false

Support material:

Papyrus

support_material

Papyrus

Support material

false

Discovery site:

Egypt: Theadelpheia (mod. Batn el-Harit)

discovery_site

Egypt: Theadelpheia (mod. Batn el-Harit)

Discovery site

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

Comedy