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Five fragments of  magic papyrus

Five fragments of magic papyrus
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Sobhy

where to find


Storeroom

Five fragments of magic papyrus

Category:
Written documents, manuscripts, papyri
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period, Roman Period (31 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Upper Egypt, Minya, Bahnasa (Oxyrhynchus)
Material(s):
Organic material, fiber (from plants/animals), papyrus
Length:
17 cm;
Width:
15 cm
where to find:
Storeroom



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Alan Mugridge, Copying Early Christian Texts: A Study of Scribal Practice, Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (WUNT) 362 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2016): 347.
  • Hans Dieter Betz, ed., The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: Including the Demotic Spells (Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1986): 296.
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