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[Invitation to a Serapis dinner]

Description

Invitation to a Serapis dinner, probably written in Oxyrhynchus (now Bahnasa?).

Patched together near right hand margin, with a loss of 3-4 letters in each line. Reverse of the papyrus is also shown.

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Title
[Invitation to a Serapis dinner]
Alternate Title
[Greek papyri fragment]; [Greek papyrus fragment]
Date Created
[between 100 and 199 BCE?]
Description
Invitation to a Serapis dinner, probably written in Oxyrhynchus (now Bahnasa?).

Patched together near right hand margin, with a loss of 3-4 letters in each line. Reverse of the papyrus is also shown.
Extent
1 sheet : papyrus ; 44 x 87 mm
Subject
Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri); Serapis (Egyptian deity); Egypt--Antiquities
Genre
Papyrus
Type
Text
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Identifier
PA3300.A2 E39; PA3300_A2_E39_01
Collection
[Greek papyrus fragments]
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections.
Date Available
2015-06-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=7888052
DOI
10.14288/1.0109063
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca