Introduction
Medical recipes. Fragment (20 x 24 cm) of a papyrus roll containing on the verso three columns of writing (on the recto, a demotic text of astrological content). Top and bottom margins of ca. 2 cm and ca. 1 cm, respectively, have survived (col. II appears to be shorter and the lower margin survives to a length of 5.5. cm). The receptarium lists eye salves and mouthwashes: their individuality is specified in the headings, which are normally highlighted through a slanting stroke inserted in the left margin (see col. II, ll. 5, 9; col. III, ll. 1, 6). Among the ophthalmic remedies, particular attention must be focused on the so-called Artemonium remedy (Τὸ Ἀρτεμώνιον: col. II, ll. 9ff), which is also attested apud Gal. Comp.med.sec.loc. 4.7 (12, 780.7-11 K). The hand is cursive and the copier sometimes writes less than satisfactory; the script shows similarities to documentary hands of the late 1st cent. BC.
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[ -ca.?- ]
[ -ca.?- ] ̣(*)
[ -ca.?- ]τα(*)
[ -ca.?- ἀγ]γ̣εῖον(*)
5[ -ca.?- ]υ πυροῦ(*)
[ -ca.?- ]ξῶδες
[ -ca.?- ]ην πυξίδα(*)
[ -ca.?- γε]γ̣ραμμένα(*)
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ ἀνδρικός(*)
10[ -ca.?- ] ̣ο̣[ ̣]ς(*) πρὸς
[ -ca.?- ] vac. ?
[ -ca.?- ]ε̣\α̣ς̣/(*) (δραχμὴ) α (τριώβολον)
[ -ca.?- ]ειου(*) (δραχμαὶ) ̣δ(*)
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ηστις̣
15[ -ca.?- ]οιδ ̣
[ -ca.?- ] ̣(*)
[ -ca.?- ]ρ̣ίζες
[ -ca.?- ]ν γλυκεῖαν(*)
[ -ca.?- ]αγοντας(*) (τριώβολον)
20[ -ca.?- ] ἄλλη· χαριν̣ ̣ ̣
[ -ca.?- ](*)[ -ca.?- (δραχμαὶ)] β μάν<ν>ης λιβάνου (δραχμαὶ) δ
[ -ca.?- ] ̣ου(*) (δραχμαὶ) β
[ -ca.?- κ]ηροῦ (δραχμαὶ) η ἐλαίου (κοτύλη) δ
[ -ca.?- ](*) ξηρὰ τὴν κηρωτήν. column ii
1a ἡ ψωρ⟦ω̣⟧ι̣κή(*)
ἄλ\λ/η· πρὸς τὰ λευκώμα[τ]α̣·
ἀφροῦ νίτρου (ὀβολὸς) ζμύρνη̣ς̣ (δραχμὴ) α
ἐβένου (διώβολον) μετὰ μέ[λι]τος
Ἀττικοῦ εἰς πυξίδα χρ[ῶι].
4aοπουγεκα̣ι̣α̣φ̣ε̣ς̣(*)
5// ἄλλο· πρὸς ῥεῦμα καδμ̣ή̣[ας](*) [(δραχμαί)] δ̣
ψιμιθίου (δραχμαὶ) β ὀπίου (δραχμὴ) α[ -ca.?- ]
κόμ<μ>εος(*) (δραχμαὶ) β μεθ’ ὕδατος ἀ̣ν̣[ά-]
π̣λ̣ασον χρῶι.
/ τὸ Ἀρτεμώνιον πρὸς τὰ λεπ̣τ̣ὰ
10ῥεύματα καὶ ψωρώδεις
καὶ ἄνθρακο̣ς(*) καὶ ἕλκ̣η̣
ἀκάθαρτα καὶ ̣υ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣(*)
ἄνευ λήμης ἐσχα[ -ca.?- ]δε(*)·
ψιμι(θίου) (δραχμὴ) α χαλκ(οῦ) κε(καυμένου) (δραχμὴ) α
15ζμύρ(νης) (τριώβολον) κρόκου (τριώβολον) φλοιοῦ (τριώβολον)
ὀπίου (διώβολον) κηκίδος (τριώβολον)
πεπέρεος(*) (ὀβολὸς) (ἡμιωβέλιον)
ἰοῦ (τριώβολον) κόμ<μ>εος (τριώβολον)
μετ’ ο̣ἴ̣νου Χ<ε>ίου ⟦ ̣⟧ ἤ Λ̣ε̣σ̣β̣ί̣ο̣υ̣. column iii
/ τὸ θερμόμαγμα· κρό̣[κου -ca.?- ]
ζμύρνης (τριώβολον) πεπέρε̣[ος -ca.?- ]
χαλκοῦ κε(καυμένου) (δραχμὴ) α ὀπίου [ -ca.?- ]
ὀμφακ{ε}ίου (τριώβολον) μετ’ ο̣ἴ[νου]
5εὐώδους(*) ἀνάπλασον [χρῶι.]
/ ἄλλη· τὸ ἐκ τῆς Φιλαδ ̣[ -ca.?- ](*)
καδμε<ί>ας πεπλυμέ[νης -ca.?- ]
ἀκακίας (δραχμὴ) α (τριώβολον) ζμύ̣[ρνης -ca.?- ]
ὀπίου (ὀβολὸς) (ἡμιωβέλιον) νάρδ̣ου [ -ca.?- ]
10κόμ<μ>εο̣ς(*) (δραχμαὶ) β μεθ’ ὕ̣τ̣α̣[τος](*)
χρῶι. ἄλλη· π̣ρ̣ὸ̣ς ἄ̣φ̣[θας·]
ἐ⟦ν⟧ὰν(*) μὲν ᾖ λευκὴ [ῥόδα]
ξηρὰ τρίψας ̣σ̣ο̣ν(*) ̣[ -ca.?- ](*)
καὶ πτερῶι καταχρίει̣[ν -ca.?- ]
15φ̣α̣κ̣ωι(*) ̣αδ ἐ̣σ̣τι(*) ει ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ](*)
ἐκλείπειν τὸ φάρμακ[ον ἐαν]
ἄφθα μέλαινα [ᾖ] ̣[ -ca.?- ](*)
γιγάρτου καὶ ἀννήτ̣[ου](*) [(τριώβολον)]
ἆραι, τρίψας ἐμ(*) μέλι[τι διά-]
20κλυζε χλιερῶι. ἄλλ[η·]
χαλκοῦ κε(καυμένου) (δραχμαὶ) ̣β̣(*) μάννη<ς> λιβά[νου (δραχμ- )]
ῥητίνης κεκαυ(μένης) (δραχμαὶ) β̣ ̣[ -ca.?- ]
κηροῦ (δραχμαὶ) η ἐλαίου κο(τύλη) δ [ -ca.?- ]
λεάνας ξηρὰ τὴν κηρω[τὴν].
Apparatus
^ i.2. or [ -ca.?- ]ν̣
^ i.3. or [ -ca.?- πρὸς] τὰ
^ i.4. or [ -ca.?- ἔμβαλλε (or ἕψε) εἰς ἀγ]γ̣εῖον
^ i.5. or [ -ca.?- μετὰ το]ῦ̣ πυροῦ, or [ -ca.?- μετὰ τοῦ καθαρο]ῦ̣ (or [ἀγρίο]υ̣)(*) πυροῦ
^ i.6-7. or [ -ca.?- ἕως πάχος ἰ]ξῶδες (or [μυ]ξῶδες or [ὀ]ξῶδες)(*) | [γένηται -ca.?- εἰς τ]ὴν (or [εἰς τὴν αὐτ]ὴν or [εἰς τὴν χαλκ]ὴν)(*) πυξίδα
^ i.8. or [ -ca.?- κατὰ τὰ] (or [ -ca.?- πρὸς τὰ])(*)[προγε]γ̣ραμμένα (or [άναγε]γ̣ραμμένα)(*)
^ i.9. or [ -ca.?- ἔστι δὲ καὶ] ἀνδρικός
^ i.10. or [ -ca.?- ]μ̣ο̣[ι]ς, or [ -ca.?- μέ]ν̣ο̣[ι]ς
^ i.12. or [ -ca.?- καδμ]ε̣<ί>α̣ς̣, or [ -ca.?- ]ε̣ο̣ς̣ (or [ -ca.?- κό<μ>μ]ε̣ο̣ς̣ (l. [ -ca.?- κόμμ]εως))(*)
^ i.13. or [ -ca.?- ὀμφακ]είου (or [ -ca.?- λ]είου or [ -ca.?- γλυκ]είου)(*)
^ i.13. or ⟦ε⟧δ
^ i.14-16. or [ -ca.?- χρῷ] ν̣ῆστις̣ |[ἐν οἴνῳ -ca.?- ]οἱ δὲ̣ (or [ -ca.?- ἔνι]οι δὲ̣)(*)|[ἐν ὕδατι ψυχρ]ῷ̣
^ i.17-18. or [ -ca.?- διὰ] (or [ -ca.?- μετὰ])(*) [γλυκυ(ρ)]ρ̣ίζης |[ἐπίβαλλε ῥόα]ν γλυκεῖαν
^ i.19. or [ -ca.?- προσ]άγοντας, or [ -ca.?- ἀν]άγοντας
^ i.20-21. or Xαρίτ̣ω̣ν̣|[ -ca.?- ], or χαριν̣ α̣ὐ̣|[τῆς] (or ἄ̣ν̣|[θους] or π̣[ο]ι̣|[εῖ])(*)
^ i.22. or [ -ca.?- κρό]κ̣ου
^ i.24. or [ λεάνας]
^ ii.1a. l. ψωρική
^ ii.4a. or ὅπου γε καὶ ἄφε̣ς̣
^ ii.5. l. καδμ<ε>ί[ας]
^ ii.7. l. κόμμεως
^ ii.11. l. ἄνθρακα̣ς
^ ii.12. or λ̣υ̣π̣η̣[ρά]ς̣
^ ii.13. or ἐσχα[ρ⟦ω⟧δε⟧ας (or ἐσχα[ρω]δ⟦ε⟧η)(*)
^ ii.17. l. πεπέρεως
^ iii.5. corr. ex ευωδ⟦ε⟧
^ iii.6. or Φιλαδε̣[λφ- -ca.?- ]
^ iii.10. l. κόμμεως
^ iii.10. l. μεθ’ ὕδατος
^ iii.12. or ἐὰν μένῃ
^ iii.13. or ὅ̣σ̣ο̣ν, or σ̣τ̣ο̣ν, or {σ}τ̣ὸ̣ν, or σ̣ε̣ο̣ν
^ iii.13. or [ἴσον], or [(τριώβολον)]
^ iii.14-15. or [ἐν ὄμ]|φακ{ω}ι, or [ἐν] (or [σὺν])(*) | φακῷ
^ iii.15. or τ̣άδ’ ἔ̣σ̣τι, or γὰ<ρ> δ’ ἐ̣σ̣τι
^ iii.15. or εἰω̣θ̣ὸ̣ς̣
^ iii.17. or [γί]ν̣[ηται -ca.?- ]
^ iii.18. l. ἀννήσ[ου]
^ iii.19. l. ἐν
^ iii.21. or ⟦β⟧β̣
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Notes
- col. i, l.4.
[ἔμβαλλε (or ἕψε) εἰς ἀγ]γεῖον: see e.g. Alex.Trall. 2, 257.12-3 Puschm.; Gal. Comp.med.sec.loc. 4.7 (12, 738.15 Κ). The term [ἀγ]γεῖον (’vessel’) is often accompanied by adjectives such as καινόν, καθαρόν, κασσιτέρινον, κεραμεοῦν, ὀστράκικον etc. (see Andorlini 1995 [= PSI Congr. XXI, 3v], 16).
- 6-7.
[ἕως πάχος ἰ]ξῶδες [γένηται]: see Aet. 8.56 (CMG 8.2, 495.18 Oliv.). [μυ]ξῶδες: see Gal. Comp.med.sec.loc. 10.3 (13, 357.7-8 K) [ὀ]ξῶδες: see Gal. Simpl. medicament. temp. 3.15 (11, 580.9-10 K). [εἰς τ]ὴν πυξίδα: see col. II, l. 4. For [χαλκ]ήν πυξίδα, see e.g. Dsc. Mat. 3.11.2 (2, 19.8-9) and Gal. Comp.med.sec.loc. 4.7 (12, 736.7 K).
- 8.
[κατὰ τὰ -γε]γ̣ραμμένα: see Gal. Comp.med.sec.loc. 2.14 (13, 529.5 K). [πρὸς τὰ προγε]γ̣ραμμένα: see Gal. Comp.med.sec.loc. 4.13 (13, 748.7-8 K).
- 9.
[ἔστι δὲ καὶ] ἀνδρικός: see Aet. 7.101 (CMG 8.2, 353.17 Oliv.).
- 14-6.
[...].ηστις̣: the last sigma is written in a smaller format. [χρῷ] ν̣ῆστις̣ [ἐν οἴνῳ κτλ.] οἱ δέ̣ [ἐν ὕδατι ψυχρ]ῷ̣: see P.Ryl 3.351.24, P.Oxy. 8.1088.44, PSI 10.1180.69-70. A form of νήστης cannot be excluded (see BKT 3, 30-1.2.2 and Andorlini 1995, 17).
- 17-8.
[διὰ (or μετὰ) γλυκυ(ρ)]ρ̣ίζης [ἐπίβαλλε ῥόα]ν γλυκεῖαν: see P.Ant. 3.126.8-9.
- 20.
The adjective χαρίεν is sometimes employed to designate remedies that bring benefits to patients, see P.Hibeh. 2.191.6 and P.Lond.Lit. 170.14.
- 24.
[λεάνας] ξηρὰ κτλ.: the same sequence occurs in col. III, ll. 23-4.
- col. ii, l. 1a.
The heading has been added at a later and in a smaller format.
- 4a.
This line is written in a smaller format and seems to refer to the preceding recipe; maybe, a correction to the final instructions contained at ll. 3-4 (μετὰ μέ[λι]τος Ἀττικοῦ εἰς πυξίδα χρ[ῶι]); see Andorlini 1995, 19).
- 12.
λ̣υ̣π̣η̣[ράς]: see Gal. Comp.med.sec.loc. 4.6 (13, 713.10-1 K). Also possible some form of πυκνός, πυώδης vel sim., see Andorlini 1995, 21.
- 13.
ἐσχα[ρ〚ω〛]〚δε〛\ας/: probably, a form of ἐσχάρα or ἐσχαρώδης (see Gal. Introd.s.medic. 16 [14, 777.9 K] and Andorlini 1995, 21).
- col. iii, ll. 12-3.
An accidental ink spot at line beginning is relatively clear above apha. A nu was firstly written over what appears to have been an epsilon and then cancelled. Scanty vestiges are visible in the blank space left between the lines.
- 14-5.
[ἐν] (or [σὺν]) φακῷ: see Phil. Ven. 5, 5.2-3.
- 18.
αραι: most probably, a form of the verb ἀίρω (see Andorlini 1995, 25); also possible a word ending.
- 21.
〚β〛β̣: the copier rubbed away the first beta because he must have felt that it was hardly readable.