Detail View: Papyri Collection: Anthology fragment
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Reference number:
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Greek P 488
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL022564tr
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Image Title:
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Anthology fragment
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Astrology
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Subject:
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Classical literature
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. 3 488
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Description:
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The fragment contains the final words of 38 lines, possibly from an anthology of poems in different metres. The content could be astrological. Acquired in 1917.
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Date created:
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2nd 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
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Item height:
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157 mm
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Item width:
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27 mm
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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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Notes:
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Under glass with Greek Papyrus 489.
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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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grc0488r
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Image technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, October 2005
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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