COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 492
Side:
verso
Image Number:
JRL17120013
Image Title:
Historical Fragment
Subject:
History, Ancient
Subject:
Classical literature
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. Gr. 3 492
Description:
Historical fragment. In spite of the considerable size of the fragment little of the text remains. It appears to have been an historical work dealing with the Persian Wars: the preliminaries of the campaign. The letters are of a square concise type, closely packed and unornamented.
Date created:
400 - 499 CE
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc-EG
Item height:
130 mm
Item width:
305 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support material:
Papyrus
Notes:
Under glass with Greek P 491
Bibliography:
Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
grc0492v
Image technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2017-12-05
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Papyri
Historical Fragment
