Detail View: Papyri Collection: Peri palmon mantike
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Reference number:
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Greek P 28
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Side:
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2 recto
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Obverse:
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2 verso
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Image Number:
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JRL17052094
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Image Title:
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Peri palmon mantike
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Alternative Image Title:
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Περὶ παλμῶν μαντικὴ
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Translated Image Title:
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On Twitches
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Series title:
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New Classical Texts
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Divination
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 1 28
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Description:
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Part of a well-preserved quire of eight papyrus leaves, the string which bound them together still in place. The leaves are nearly square and very small. The script is a medium-sized upright uncial. The subject of the book is prognostications to be derived from involuntary movement of various parts of the body. That such movements portended certain events was a popular belief which finds expression in both Greek and Latin classical literature. Various members of the body are taken one after the other from the head down.
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Date created:
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4th century CE
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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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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75 mm (page)
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Item width:
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66 mm (page)
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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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Former repository:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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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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grc0028-2r
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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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2017-05-30
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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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