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MS. Gr. th. f. 16 (P)

Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)

Contents

Fragment on Death.

Fragment of a work, possibly a homily, by an unidentified author dealing with the subject of death focussing on an aenigma.

Language(s): Greek
Edition: Konstantine Panegyres, Through the Narrow Gate of Heaven: Christian Fragments from the Bodleian Library, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 69 (2023), 318-330 https://doi.org/10.1515/apf-2023-0018

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: papyrus
Extent: Fragment of a papyrus codex with 15 lines preserved on one side and 16 on the other side.
Dimensions: 94 × 74 mm.

Hand(s)

Uncial hand of the 4th/5th century.

History

Origin: 5th century ; Egyptian, Luxor (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequest of A. H. Sayce, 1933.

Record Sources

Description based on the entry (by E. Lobel) in the Bodleian Library handlist, updated from referenced edition.
Konstantine Panegyres, Through the Narrow Gate of Heaven: Christian Fragments from the Bodleian Library, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 69 (2023), 318-330 https://doi.org/10.1515/apf-2023-0018

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-04-16: Updated from referenced edition.