COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 53
Side:
81-84 recto
Image Number:
JRL022656tr
Image Title:
Homer's Odyssey
Subject:
Classical literature
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
History, Ancient
Subject:
Mythology, Greek
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Homer
Source Title:
Odyssey
Section:
Volume 12-24, ?, 140-401
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. 1 53
Description:
Damaged remains of a codex, written on vellum, which once contained the entire 'Odyssey'.
Date created:
3rd-4th century CE
Time period covered:
750 - 1 BCE
Place covered:
Greece, Ancient
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc
Item height:
Leaf: c.168 mm
Item width:
Leaf: c. 130 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Vellum
Discovery site:
Egypt
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
Sub-Category:
Codex
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
grc0053-081r
Image technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Homer's Odyssey
