Volume / Number: 3 / 291
CLA | 291 |
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Shelfmarks |
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Script | Early Half-Uncial |
Date | III–IV (280 - 320) |
Origin and Provenance |
Written probably in Egypt. Bought in 1924 at Medinêt-el-Fayûm by Professor Capovilla, who presented it to the Società Italiana per la ricerca dei Papiri greci e latini in Egitto. |
CLA Vol. | 3 |
TM Number | TM 59043 |
Support | Papyrus |
Contents | Aesopica Graeco-Latina; Ps- Dositheus (fragm.). |
Script Commentary |
The Latin script is an early roundish half-uncial: A is still uncial; the hasta of uncial E is rather high; the bow of q is a longish oval; f, l, and r go far below the line; u is cup-shaped. Some experts do not hesitate to assign the Greek script to the third century. |
Notes |
☛Cavenaile, CPL 39. ☛DCLP. |
Last modified | 12 July 2021 |