Johnson Papyrus

Date:
c.400
Reference:
MS.5753
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Description

Fragment of a leaf from an illustrated herbal, found by J de M Johnson in 1904 at Antinoë, Egypt, while working for the Egypt Exploration Fund.

Recto. Coloured drawing of the plant "symphitum" (συμφυτον) [Symphitum officinale], followed by the left hand section of eight lines of text, in an uncial hand.

Verso. Coloured drawing of the plant "flommos" (φλομμος) [identity uncertain], followed by the right hand section of ten lines of text, in an uncial hand.

Publication/Creation

c.400

Physical description

1 volume Papyrus fragment: 227 × 111 mm.

Acquisition note

Purchased from the Egypt Exploration Society, 1928.

Finding aids

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

Language note

Greek

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Accession number

  • Museum reg. no. 29111