Lysias speech

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

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ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

Collection

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Reference number:

Greek P 489

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Greek P 489

Reference number

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Side:

recto

folio

recto

Side

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Image Number:

JRL17070866

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JRL17070866

Image Number

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Image Title:

Lysias speech

image_title

Lysias speech

Image Title

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Creator Role:

Author

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Author

Creator Role

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Creator:

Lysias (ca. 459-380 BCE)

creator

Lysias (ca. 459-380 BCE)

Creator

false

Description:

This fragment contains the inner half of a leaf from a papyrus codex, the other half of which is in the British Museum (P. Lond. Inv. 2852). Lysias was a gifted lawyer and orator in ancient Athens. He makes this speech in defence of a client, one "Eryximachus". Acquired in 1920.

description

This fragment contains the inner half of a leaf from a papyrus codex, the other half of which is in the British Museum (P. Lond. Inv. 2852). Lysias was a gifted lawyer and orator in ancient Athens. He makes this speech in defence of a client, one "Eryximachus". Acquired in 1920.

Description

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Date created:

3rd-4th century

date_created

3rd-4th century

Date created

false

Time period covered:

750 - 1 BCE

time_period_covered

750 - 1 BCE

Time period covered

false

Place covered:

Greece: Periféreia Protevoúsis: Athens

place_covered

Greece: Periféreia Protevoúsis: Athens

Place covered

false

People covered:

Eryximachus

people_covered

Eryximachus

People covered

false

Language:

Greek

language

Greek

Language

false

Language code:

grc

language_code

grc

Language code

false

Item height:

240 mm

item_height

240 mm

Item height

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Item width:

123 mm

item_width

123 mm

Item width

false

Technique used:

Handwriting

technique_used

Handwriting

Technique used

false

Support material:

Papyrus

support_material

Papyrus

Support material

false

Interrelation fragments:

P. Lond. Inv. 2852 (British Museum)

interrelation_fragments

P. Lond. Inv. 2852 (British Museum)

Interrelation fragments

false

Notes:

Under glass with Greek Papyrus 488

notes

Under glass with Greek Papyrus 488

Notes

false

Bibliography:

Arthur S. Hunt [et al], 'Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library Manchester', 4 vols (Manchester, 1911-52). H.J.M. Milne, 'A new speech of Lysias' in J.E.A., xv (1929), pp.75-7.

bibliography

Arthur S. Hunt [et al], 'Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library Manchester', 4 vols (Manchester, 1911-52). H.J.M. Milne, 'A new speech of Lysias' in J.E.A., xv (1929), pp.75-7.

Bibliography

false

Current repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Category:

Manuscripts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Lysias speech