The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol. LXXXV
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol. LXXXV
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Description
This volume contains the first editions of 55 Greek literary and documentary papyri. The theological texts include fragments of Genesis and Luke, both assignable to the third century. Pride of place among the new literary texts is given to a retelling of Egyptian mythology, in which Isis writes to Arianis, appealing for his help in locating the body of Osiris. Two others are philosophical (Peripatetic and Stoic). Among the extant classical texts, large fragments of Plato's Laches offer readings of particular interest. A paraphrase of Justinian's Digest shows a professor explaining the relationship between written law and custom in a mixture of Greek and Graeco-Latin. The documents include a group of ten private letters and an elaborate first-person account of a failed attempt to buy camels for the state.
Table of Contents
Table of Papyri
List of Plates
Numbers and Plates
Note on the Method of Publication and Abbreviations
TEXTS
I. Theological Texts (5477–80)
II. New Literary Texts (5481–3)
III. Known Literary Texts (5484–94)
IV. Law (5495)
V. Documentary Texts
(a) Public Documents (5496–5514)
(b) Private Documents (5515–21)
(c) Private Letters (5522–31)
INDEXES
I. New Literary Texts (5481–3)
II. Paraphrase of the DIGEST (5495)
(a) Greek
(b) Latin and Graeco-Latin
(c) Translations
III. Rulers
IV. Consuls
V. Indictions and Eras
(a) Indictions
(b) Eras
VI. Months
VII. Dates
VIII. Personal Names
IX. Geographical
X. Religion
XI. Official and Military Terms and Titles
XII. Professions, Trades, and Occupations
XIII. Measures
(a) Weights and Measures
(b) Money
XIV. Taxes
XV. General Index of Words
(a) Greek
(b) Latin
XVI. Corrections to Published Papyri
Product details
| Published | 15 Dec 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 180 |
| ISBN | 9780856982477 |
| Imprint | Egypt Exploration Society |
| Illustrations | 10 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Graeco-Roman Memoirs |
| Publisher | The Egypt Exploration Society |
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