Introduction
Prescription for an eye-salve (P.Kell. 1.89). Papyrus scrap (9 x 11 cm) containing a list of ingredients and quantities. The substances are compatible with an eye-salve (cf. M.-H. Marganne, L'ophtalmologie dans l'Egypte gréco-romaine d'après les papyrus littéraires grecs , Leiden 1994; Ι. Andorlini, πολλὰ ἰατρῶν ἐστι συγγράμματα. Scritti sui papiri e la medicina antica , ed. N. Reggiani, Florence 1997, 37-44, 49-68; for Coptic documentation on eye-salves see Till 1951 , 14-19).
(This papyrus has been digitally edited by Nicola Reggiani as part of the Project "DIGMEDTEXT - Online Humanities Scholarship: A Digital Medical Library based on Ancient Texts" (ERC-AdG-2013, Grant Agreement no. 339828) funded by the European Research Council at the University of Parma (Principal Investigator: Prof. Isabella Andorlini). The digital edition is mostly based on the previous edition (K.A. Worp, P.Kell. I 89). Revised by Nicola Reggiani in the framework of the PRIN 2017 Project "Greek and Latin Literary Papyri from Graeco-Roman and Late Antique Fayum (4th BC – 7th AD): Texts, Contexts, Readers" funded by the Italian Ministry of Research (P.I. Prof. Lucio Del Corso, University of Cassino; Local Research Unit at the University of Parma, coordinator: Prof. Nicola Reggiani).)
DCLP transcription: 64439 [xml]
π̣ι̣π̣έ̣ρ̣εως vac. ? (ουγκία(?)) α̣
Traces vac. ? (ουγκία) α
ζμύρνης vac. ? (ουγκία) α
5καδμείας vac. ? (ουγκία) α̣
Editorial History; All History; (detailed)
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