COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 41
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL023185tr
Image Title:
Acrostic
Alternative Image Title:
Miscellaneous Minor Fragments
Subject:
Acrostics
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. 1 41
Description:
A fragment from the end of an acrostic, the lines of which represent the alphabet in consecutive order. The sentences have a moral tendency and were probably put together for educational purposes.
Date created:
6th century CE
Time period covered:
500 - 1000 CE
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc
Item height:
85 mm
Item width:
95 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
Notes:
Under glass with Greek Papyri 39 - 40; 42.
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:
grc0041r
Image technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, January 2006
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Acrostic
