COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 530
Side:
verso
Image Number:
JRL060770dc
Image Title:
Medical Aphorisms
Subject:
Medicine
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. 3 530
Description:
Fragments of a codex containing medical aphorisms on a variety of topics. The text is written continuously, one maxim being separated from the next by a short forked line. The fragments do not appear to touch and may not come from the same leaf. The papyrus is badly damaged.
Date created:
3rd century CE
Time period covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Place covered:
Egypt
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc-EG
Item height:
Fragment a: 130 mm
Item width:
Fragment a: 68 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
Interrelation fragments:
Greek Papyrus 530 [c]
Notes:
Acquired in 1917.
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:
grc0530v
Image technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date image captured:
2006-05-23
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Medical Aphorisms
