Archiv für Papyrusforschung
Volume 72, Issue 1
Titelei
August 5, 2026
Page range: I-II
INHALT DES ERSTEN HALBJAHRESHEFTES
August 5, 2026
Page range: III-IV
· AUFSÄTZE
Summoning Patroclus’ Ghost: P.Oxy. XLII 3001 Revisited
August 5, 2026
Nathaniel S. Agnew
Page range: 1-10
Abstract: Fragments 2 and 3 of P.Oxy. 3001 join to form one fragment containing twelve hexameter line-ends, six of which are taken verbatim or slightly adapted from the Homeric epics in line with the mechanical nature of cento composition. This additional context per-mits a re-evaluation of the cento’s contents.
Keywords: Cento, Oxyrhynchus,
P. Alex. inv. 344 (Hérodote, II, 113.2–3 ; 114.2) : Édition et reconstruction bibliologique
August 5, 2026
Marie Christians
Page range: 11-23
Abstract
This article presents an edition of P. Alex. inv. 344, a second-century papyrus fragment containing remnants of Herodotus, II, 113.2-3 and 114.2. First identified as such by O. Bouquiaux-Simon in 1991, this fragment from the Graeco-Roman Museum (Alexandria) has since remained unpublished. An analysis of its layout, palaeography and content demonstrates that P. Alex. inv. 344 belonged to the same roll as P.Ryl. I 55 (or, at the very least, to the same editorial project).
Keywords: Herodotus; papyrus roll; Graeco-Roman Museum (Alexandria); John Rylands University Library (Manchester)
Due note a Men. Asp. 450–454
August 5, 2026
Federico Favi, Andrea Pellettieri
Page range: 24-30
Abstract
This paper proposes two textual emendations to Menander, Aspis 450 and 453. At line 450, the transmitted reading τοις should be corrected to πῶς. At line 453, fresh arguments are adduced in support of π]υκνόν.
Keywords: Menander; Aspis; physicians in comedy
Les prescriptions médicales du P.Hib. II 192
August 5, 2026
Francesco Serratì
Page range: 31-56
Abstract
This paper offers a new critical edition of the two medical prescriptions from P.Hib. II 192 →, dated by the first editors between 270 and 250 BC. After placing the papyrus, extracted from a cartonnage, in its archaeological and historical context, we offer a paleographic examination of P.Hib. II 192, as well as an analysis of the contents and structure of the two prescriptions, highlighting their formal and pharmacological similarities. This study identifies the first prescription as a dermatological remedy for the treatment of wounds caused by venomous animal bites, while the second, explicitly devoted to the preparation of pessaries, is part of the gynecological tradition.
Keywords: medicine; cartonnage; antidote; pessary; dermatology
A New Hellenistic Glossary in the Bodleian Library (MS Gr. class. g. 72 [P])
August 5, 2026
Lucio Del Corso
Page range: 57-72
Abstract
Edition of a Ptolemaic papyrus fragment kept in the Bodleian Library, Oxford (inv. MS Gr. class. g. 72 [P]), coming from a cartonnage found at Hibeh, and purchased from B.P. Grenfell in 1896. It contains (parts of) a glossary, to be assigned to the second half of the 3rd c. BC on paleographic grounds. Beyond its antiquity, it is peculiar both for the text it contains and for its physical and graphic characteristics: it is the only extant glossary which also discusses some words used by Aristophanes, and it is written in red inks, across the fibers on both sides.
Keywords: Ptolemaic papyri; glossary; ancient lexicography; Aristophanes
Two Greek Papyri at Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden, Wales (P.Hib. I 130 descr. and P.Oxy. VI 968 descr.)
August 5, 2026
Riccardo Vecchiato
Page range: 73-101
Abstract
Two descripta, P.Hib. I 130 and P.Oxy. VI 968, which were transferred in 1909 by the Egypt Exploration Fund to St Deiniol’s Library (now Gladstone’s) in Hawarden, Wales, are fully published here for the first time. The first text belongs to the small archive of Ptolemaios, probably a phylakites active in the mid-third century BCE, and involved, among other things, in the collection of taxes on state-controlled pastureland. The second text is a will from Oxyrhynchos, likely dating to the early second century CE, drawn up by a woman named Didyme. She had probably recently entered a second marriage, making it necessary to regulate the division of her estate between her son from the first marriage and any hypothetical children from the second union.
Keywords: Land administration (Ptolemaic Egypt); wills (Roman Egypt); descripta; Egypt Exploration Society
An Unrecognised Bilingual Ostracon Archive from Augustan Thebes and the Rate of the Annual Pasture Tax in Graeco-Roman Egypt
August 5, 2026
Gert Baetens, Lisa Vanoppré
Page range: 102-120
Abstract
This article investigates the rate of the ennomion or annual pasture tax in Graeco- Roman Egypt, starting from an unrecognised bilingual ostracon archive with several Demotic pasture tax receipts, which suggest that the rate for the tax in Augustan Thebes was 8 obols per sheep. A review of the remaining available evidence shows that this rate may also have applied in other places and periods.
Keywords: animal husbandry; Graeco-Roman Egypt; pasture; receipts; taxation
Domanda oracolare da Soknopaiou Nesos (P. Berol. 16145)
August 5, 2026
Elena Di Giorgio, Francesco Fadda Cao, Filippo Plebani
Page range: 121-133
Abstract
This paper provides a full edition of P. Berol. 16145, an oracle question regarding nose-related health issues, which was transcribed in the excavation diary, but is still in need of a proper evaluation. An up-to-date list of all the oracle questions found in Soknopaiou Nesos is also included. A palaeographical analysis shows that the papyrus is written by the same scribe as SB XVIII 14046.
Keywords: oracle; sickness; nose; Soknopaios; temple; Soknopaiou Nesos.
A New Fragment of the “Theban Tax Roll” with a Horoscope on the Back
August 5, 2026
Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Page range: 134-147
Abstract
New readings and interpretations of a document (II) and deluxe horoscope (I, III) on the front and back of P. Paris N 2342 bis (P.Paris 19 bis). The document belongs to the “Theban tax roll,” most of which is in the British Library (P.Lond. I 109A [SB XIV 11704] + 119), and the horoscope contains excerpts from an astrological treatise on interpretation of the celestial positions, in addition to the usual data.
Keywords: Astrology; horoscope; Thebes; taxation; palm-groves
Two Byzantine Letters
August 5, 2026
Nikolaos Gonis
Page range: 148-154
Abstract
Editions of two fragmentary letters of the sixth and seventh centuries.
Keywords: bishop; church; consul; soldier
Reedition of Two Byzantine Papyri from the Aurelius Pachymios Archive in the Louvre Collection (P.Paris 20 & 21)
August 5, 2026
Carl-Loris Raschel
Page range: 155-176
Abstract
This article provides an annotated re-publication of two legal papyri from the Aurelius Pachymios archive (Byzantine period), both of which are held in the collection of the Louvre. Together, they provide valuable insights into legal matters and material reality.
Keywords: dialysis; deed of sale; legal papyri; Aurelius Pachymios
Aritmetica, filologia e prosopografia: la redazione di P.Oxy. XVIII 2195 e l’“evanescente” Strategios III
August 5, 2026
Giuseppina Azzarello
Page range: 177-208
Abstract
This article offers new readings and interpretations of P.Oxy. XVIII 2195, an account which belongs to the dossier of the Apiones and dates to 576/7. It focuses on how the account was drafted and shows that some problematic passages, also including alleged errors of calculation, can be interpreted as transcription errors of the scribe: he copied the entries and the grand totals out of a preceding draft based on single receipts, as shown by numerous misreadings and variations of the graphic style. In one case, this new perspective leads to a reconsideration of the role of the famous „evanescent” Fl. Strategios III, son of Apion III, within the management of the domus gloriosa before his father’s death.
Keywords: Apiones; bookkeeping; donation; payment; receipt
Four Coptic Ostraca at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
August 5, 2026
Muhammady Fathy
Page range: 209-218
Abstract
Four Coptic ostraca from Western Thebes, first described by W.E. Crum, are published here in full and are stored in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The first ostracon contains three magic squares. The second bears a hymn in Greek on the recto, and a Coptic greeting formula on the verso. The third contains Psalm 21:24b-30. The fourth includes a letter opening, greeting, and ending formulas.
Keywords: magic; hymn; letter formulae; psalm; exercise; Thebes
REFERATE
Greek Literary and Semi-Literary Texts Published in the Years 2020–25 (Part 3)
August 5, 2026
Giuseppe Ucciardello
Page range: 219-228
This third instalment follows Parts 1–2 published in APF 71 (2025) and covers Greek poetry (authors not yet scrutinized [1.4.3–1.5] and some un-attributed hexameters [2.1]) edited in the years under review. Abbreviations follow the Checklist of Editions of Greek, Latin, Demotic, and Coptic Papyri, Ostraca, and Tablets. The pieces are listed alphabetical-ly and by litera
Urkundenreferat 2023
August 5, 2026
Thomas Kruse
Page range: 229-276
