Ancient Egyptian papyrus from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 100 – 199

A fragment of Homer’s Iliad on papyrus. End of six lines of text on left and beginnings of nine lines of text on right. A few letters from the ends of chapter xiii, pages 372-377 on the left and the beginnings of chapter xiii, pages 405-413 on the right with stops, breathings and accents. Written in round upright uncials.

Ancient Egyptian papyrus from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 100 – 199

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1906.204.1
  • Material: papyrus
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: AD 100 - 199
  • Object name: papyrus
  • Dimensions: Length (in frame): 151mm , Width (in frame): 100mm , Depth (in frame): 4mm
  • Published references: Grenfell & Hunt Oxyrhynchus Papyri IV p 250 no 770
  • Site: Oxyrhynchus
  • Latitude: 28.531
  • Longitude: 30.647