Detail View: Papyri Collection: Fragment on the Second Punic War
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Reference number:
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Greek P 491
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL17120010
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Image Title:
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Fragment on the Second Punic War
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.
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Subject:
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History, Ancient
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Subject:
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Classical literature
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 3 491
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Description:
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Fragment on the Second Punic War. Consists of part of three columns, written along the fibres in a large, clear, but not calligraphic hand. The subject of columns two and three is negotiations between Rome and Carthage carried on during the war. Dated to 2nd century BCE.
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Creation site:
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Egypt
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Date created:
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2nd century BCE
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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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170 mm
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Item width:
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305 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Notes:
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Under glass with Greek P 492
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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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grc0491r
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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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2017-12-05
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Date: issued:
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2018-02
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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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