Mythological Fragment

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

mediaCollectionId

ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

Collection

true

Reference number:

Greek P 22

reference_number

Greek P 22

Reference number

false

Side:

verso

folio

verso

Side

false

Image Number:

JRL0700897dc

image_number

JRL0700897dc

Image Number

false

Image Title:

Mythological Fragment

image_title

Mythological Fragment

Image Title

false

Trismegistos Number:

63125

metadata_schema

Trismegistos Number

false

Subject:

History, Ancient

subject

History, Ancient

Subject

false

Subject:

Classical literature

subject

Classical literature

Subject

false

Subject:

Mythology

subject

Mythology

Subject

false

Citation reference:

P. Ryl. Gr. 1 22

citation_reference

P. Ryl. Gr. 1 22

Citation reference

false

Description:

The fragment gives a brief narrative of events at Troy subsequent to the death of Achilles. The events described are as follows: 1/ (lines 1-10) Expedition of Odysseus and Diomedes to the Trojan citadel in quest of the Palladium, where they kill Corybus, son of Mygdon; 2/ (lines 11-14) Voyage of Odysseus and Phoenix to Scyros to fetch Neoptolemus, who receives from Odysseus the arms of Achilles; 3/ Arrival of Eurypylus, son of Telephus, from Mysia. Written in large uncials.

description

The fragment gives a brief narrative of events at Troy subsequent to the death of Achilles. The events described are as follows: 1/ (lines 1-10) Expedition of Odysseus and Diomedes to the Trojan citadel in quest of the Palladium, where they kill Corybus, son of Mygdon; 2/ (lines 11-14) Voyage of Odysseus and Phoenix to Scyros to fetch Neoptolemus, who receives from Odysseus the arms of Achilles; 3/ Arrival of Eurypylus, son of Telephus, from Mysia. Written in large uncials.

Description

false

Date created:

1st century BCE

date_created

1st century BCE

Date created

false

Language:

Greek

language

Greek

Language

false

Language code:

grc-EG

language_code

grc-EG

Language code

false

Item height:

192 mm

item_height

192 mm

Item height

false

Item width:

74 mm

item_width

74 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: Oxyrynchos (mod. Bahnasa)

discovery_site

Egypt: Oxyrynchos (mod. Bahnasa)

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

Mythological Fragment