Late Antique Historiography

Patria of an Egyptian city

Title(s):
  • Patria of an Egyptian city
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Period covered:
Creation-?
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Partial
Genre:
  • Secular history (patria)
Remarks:
The papyrus (Berlin, Staatliche Museen P. 9564) was found in Hermopolis and has a cosmogonical content. According to Gigli Piccardi (1990: 18-21), this theme is used to celebrate a city. The papyrus could provide a fragment of patria.
Edition - Translation:
  • E. Heitsch (1963) Die griechischen Dichterfragmente der römischen Kaiserzeit. Volume One. Göttingen: 164-165 (XLVI).
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