Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 21 (P. Oxy. 21) is a fragment of the second book of the ''
Iliad'' (Β, 745-764), written in
Greek. It was discovered by
Grenfell and
Hunt in 1897 in
Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus (; grc-gre, Ὀξύρρυγχος, Oxýrrhynchos, sharp-nosed; ancient Egyptian ''Pr-Medjed''; cop, or , ''Pemdje''; ar, البهنسا, ''Al-Bahnasa'') is a city in Middle Egypt located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo ...
. The fragment is dated to the first or second century. It is housed in the
University of Chicago Oriental Institute. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.
[P. Oxy. 21]
at the Oxyrhynchus Online
The manuscript was written on
papyrus in the form of a roll. The measurements of the fragment are 200 by 147 mm. The fragment contains 20 lines of text. The text is written in a large round upright
uncial hand. There are
rough breathings and accents.
See also
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Oxyrhynchus Papyri
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 20
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 20 (P. Oxy. 20) consists of twelve fragments of the second book of the ''Iliad'' (Β, 730–828), written in Greek. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to the second century. It ...
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 22 Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 22 (P. Oxy. 22) contains fragments of the ''Oedipus Tyrannus'' by Sophocles, written in Greek. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to the fifth century. It is housed in the Britis ...
References
021
021 is:
* in Brazil, the telephone area code for the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities (Greater Rio de Janeiro)
* in China, the telephone area code for the city of Shanghai.
* in Indonesia, the area code for the city of Jakarta and su ...
1st-century manuscripts
2nd-century manuscripts
1897 archaeological discoveries
Manuscripts of the Iliad
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