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Title An opistographical fragment with texts on mythography and the human body
Principal Edition P.Mich. 18 762
study
  • - 70267. Wolfgang Luppe, "Göttliche Menschen-Erschaffung in einem Epos.," ArchPF, 47 (2001), pp. 262-263.
  • - 66782. Wolfgang Luppe, "Der mythologische Text P. Mich. Koenen 762.," ArchPF, 43 (1997), pp. 233-237.
Catalog(s) MP3 02446.010; MP3 02345.010
Fragments Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 6312
Support Material papyrus
Support Dimensions 7cm wide x 7cm high
Date 100 - 199
More from the period between 100 CE and 199 CE
Origin Fundort: Karanis (= Kom Aushim) (Arsinoites, Egypt) - 1932; Schreibort: Egypt
More from Fundort: Karanis (= Kom Aushim) (Arsinoites, Egypt) - 1932; Schreibort: Egypt
Form and Layout papyrus roll? (columns: 2, pagination: 0)
Genre prose; mythography
Culture literature
Religion classical
General Notes Accession number 32-C63G-F. The recto (text A) is MP3 02446.010; the verso (text B) is MP3 02345.010. The dimensions of a smaller, second fragment are 1.5 cm x 1 cm.
Images quod.lib.umich.edu/.../x-2806; quod.lib.umich.edu/.../x-2807; relicta.org/.../0247
Print Illustrations P.Mich. 18, pl.II
Availability © Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License .

Trismegistos: 63559 [source]

Publications P. Mich. 18 762 (1996)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 6312
Date AD 100 - 199
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, 00a - Karanis (Kom Aushim)[found]; Egypt[written]

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.2806 [xml]

Title Mythological Text
Author Unknown
Summary Fragment of philosophical reflections on the relations between myth and nature, mentioning myths used for natural phenomena: identification of Artemis as the moon(?), abduction of Kore by Plouton(?)
Citations Gronewald M, PMich XVIII, 762A, 1996, Pl. II -- A few letters of the 2 last lines of col. II of frg. 1 appear on a photograph taken immediately after the excavation. (PH). Luppe W, Archiv 43, 233-237, 1997
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 6312
Support/Dimensions 2 papyri ; 7 x 7 cm + 1.5 x 1 cm
Condition broken off at the top and on left and right sides
Lines Frg. 1, col. I: 6;;Frg. 1, col. II: 18;;Frg. 2: 2
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto ("A")
Hands medium sized, rounded capital
Origin Unknown place, province of Egypt
More from Unknown place, province of Egypt
Language Greek
Date IInd century A.D.
More from the period between 100 CE and 199 CE
Note (general) P.Mich. inv. 6312 recto has been published as P.Mich. inv. 6312A.
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto; Verso is P.Mich.Koenen 762B
Subjects -; Philosophy, ancient.; Myth.; Nature.; Artemis (Greek deity); Literary: Mythology; Papyrus
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DCLP transcription: 63559 [xml]

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column i
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1[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣
[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣  ̣
[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]δι
5[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]ε̣ς
[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]α̣ν
Traces 7 lines
14[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣ν
Traces 2 lines
16-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- column ii
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1πάσῃ φύ̣σ̣ει μῦ̣θ̣ο̣ν̣ προ  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
μαι τ[ῆ]ς μὲν φύσεως κ  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
δ’ οἰ̣κε̣ιοτέρου ταῖς πο  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩](*)
μ  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ κα  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ Ἄρ-]
5τεμιν νομίζοντες   ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩](*)
μύθῳ πεπιστεύκασι̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ αὐ-]
——
τόχθονάς φασι γενέ̣[σθαι ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
κ  ̣β  ̣  ̣  ̣ε  ̣  ̣  ̣ γυναικ[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ομεν ἄ̣ρρε̣ν̣ες ἐγε̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩](*)
10καὶ Πά̣ν̣δαρος δ̣υι̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
  ̣  ̣  ̣ρ  ̣  ̣ω πιστου  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩](*)
Πλούτων φθείρα[ς ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ἥρπα-]
σε Κόρην ἣν ἡμ[εῖς ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ν̣αι(*)δ  ̣ς(*) επιτατο[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩](*)
15ακομίζουσαι̣(*) [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ῥαιδίως̣ θ  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ωσαν  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣θη  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] fragment a
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]κ  ̣[.]
[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣εσι  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- v
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1ε̣  ̣δ̣ε  ̣  ̣[  ̣]  ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ὀφθαρμ̣οὺς̣(*)   ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ὦτά τε καὶ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
μῆ̣λ̣ά τε κ̣[αὶ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
5ῥῖνά τε κ[αὶ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
ὤμ̣ο̣υς Ἡφαι̣[στ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Apparatus


^ r.ii.3. or πόλ̣ε̣[σιν ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
^ r.ii.5. or ε̣ἶ̣[ναι ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
^ r.ii.9. or ἐγέ̣[νετο ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
^ r.ii.11. or ᾧ πιστούμ[εθα ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
^ r.ii.14. or [Δα]|ν̣αΐ(ϊ)δες : ν̣αϊδ papyrus
^ r.ii.14. or ἐπὶ τὰ τὸ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
^ r.ii.15. or ἃ κομίζουσαι̣, or [δι]|ακομίζουσαι̣
^ v.2. l. ὀφθαλμοὺς

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APIS Translation (English)

(Text too fragmentary to be translated).