1. Papyrus 1733
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1733
- Title:
- Poem for the Bride on the Way to the Marital Chamber (Epithalamium) (P.Lond.Lit. 99, P.Lond. V 1819 descr., TM 59716, LDAB 820, MP32 351)
- Scope & Content:
- Left side of a poem for the bride on the way to the marital chamber (epithalamium) for Mathaeus, written in hexametres by Dioscorus of Aphrodito. The poem addresses the groom, Mathaeus, and congratulates him on his choice of a high-born and beautiful bride. Classicising in style with references t...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 565-573 (?)
- Extent:
- Papyrus roll complete only at the bottom and left side, written on the recto against the fibres and parallel to them on the back. 24 lines on the front, traces of 5 lines on the back. Folded from the bottom upwards. P.Cair.Masp. II 67180 and P.Cair.Masp II 67181 are fragments of the same papyrus completing it on the top and the right side. Mounted in glass frame.
