Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 19
Encyclopedia
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 19 is a fragment of the first book of the Histories
of Herodotus
(chapter 76), written in Greek
. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus
. The fragment is dated to the second or third century. It is housed in Princeton University Library
( Curator of Manuscripts). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.
The manuscript was written on papyrus
in a scroll. The fragment is 125 by 80 mm and contains 16 lines of text. The text is written in small square uncial script.
Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories of Herodotus is considered one of the seminal works of history in Western literature. Written from the 450s to the 420s BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that...
of Herodotus
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
(chapter 76), written in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus is a city in Upper Egypt, located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo, in the governorate of Al Minya. It is also an archaeological site, considered one of the most important ever discovered...
. The fragment is dated to the second or third century. It is housed in Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library is the main library system of Princeton University. With holdings of more than 7 million books, 6 million microforms, and 37,000 linear feet of manuscripts, it is headquartered in the Harvey S...
( Curator of Manuscripts). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.
The manuscript was written on papyrus
Papyrus
Papyrus is a thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt....
in a scroll. The fragment is 125 by 80 mm and contains 16 lines of text. The text is written in small square uncial script.