Oxyrhynchus Papyri collection
Scope and Contents
18 documents, part of a collection distributed round multiple institutions globally.
Dates
- Creation: 1st - 6th centuries
Biographical / Historical
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a group of manuscripts discovered during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by papyrologists Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
Full Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
Multiple languages
Other Finding Aids
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are described in the 15 volumes of The Oxyrhynchus papyri vol. I-XV, edited with translations and notes by Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt, published in 1898. The papyri are numbered from 1 to 1828. The references in the present catalogue match the original numbering: for example, "P.Oxy.1609" is papyrus 1609. The catalogues are available online [vol. I - external link].
Custodial History
These were originally shelved at Dc.7.111 but had been relocated prior to 2 Mar 1934.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papyri were donated to the University by the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1914.
Source
- Title
- Oxyrhynchus Papyri collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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