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Title Medical codex
Author unknown
Summary Recipe against malignant ulcers, the grey plaster of Heras and the plaster called "Telamonios".
Citations Youtie LC, ZPE 67, 83-91, 1987, Pl IIa Youtie LC, PMich XVII, 758, 36-44, 1996, Pl Va
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 21
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 9.3 x 13.5 cm.
Condition Broken on all sides. Furthermore a large piece was torn off in the bottom left corner of this page, although the large margin means that only very little text has been lost. On the right side approximately 10 letters have been lost.
Lines 1-15
Recto/Verso Source of description: E; Recto
Hands For a general description of the palaeography of this text, see electronic version of P. Mich. 21 a-m. Very large left margin on this page of the codex, at least 3.5 cm. Some unusual features on this page. In l. 4 before pros a curving line joins the paragraphos to mark the end of one recipe and the beginning of another. No space was left by the scribe between ll. 4 and 5, but l. 5 was indented to further mark the beginning of a new recipe. In l. 9 another recipe began, with a space left between lines 8 and 9, and with line 9 indented by 2.5 cm. Before the first word in line 9 are two elaborated paragraphoi, which further mark the beginning of a new recipe.
Origin unknown
More from unknown
Date IVth century A.D.
More from the period between 300 CE and 399 CE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto
Note (related) -
Subjects -; Literary; medicine; Papyrus
Associated Names Heras
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

"Pound the dry ingredients and add the melted ingredients to make a medication. It is good for all malignant ulcers.;The grey plaster of Heras: 2 lbs. of litharge, . . . lbs. of pine resin, . . . lbs. of copper flakes, . . . lbs. frankincense, 2 lbs. of wax, . . . lbs. of oil.;The yellow plaster called "Telamonios": 6 lbs. each of litharge, white lead, pine resin, and unslaked lime, 6 lbs. of oil, 6 (?) lbs. of wax, . . . oz. of scraped iron rust. The plaster is effective for bloody wounds and for injuries caused by wild beasts."