COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Greek P 57
Side:
recto
Obverse:
Greek P 240
Image Number:
JRL1502105
Image Title:
Demosthenes, 'De Corona'.
Subject:
Classical literature
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Demosthenes
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. 1 57
Description:
Parts of two columns of a roll inscribed with the 'De Corona'. Written in sloping uncials of the common oval type. A mark of elision is inserted twice, apparently by the original scribe. On the verso has been used for a short letter from Heron to Heroninus.
Date created:
2nd century CE
Language:
Greek
Language code:
grc-EG
Item height:
127 mm
Item width:
108 mm
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
Discovery site:
Egypt: Theadelpheia (mod. Batn el-Harit)
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:
grc0057r
Image technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2012-01-05
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Demosthenes, 'De Corona'.
