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Title P. Grenf. 2 7
Work Epicurus, Opus incertum
Content Epicurus?; philosophy (letter)
Principal Edition P.Grenf. 2 7 a
Fragments London, British Library Pap 692
Support Material papyrus
Date III v. Chr.
More from the period between 300 BCE and 201 BCE
Origin Found: Ankyropolis (U, Egypt); written: Egypt
More from Found: Ankyropolis (U, Egypt); written: Egypt
Form and Layout papyrus roll (columns: 2, pagination: 0)
Genre prose; philosophy; letter
Culture literature
Religion classical
Print Illustrations CPF IV.2, pl.80
Availability
Origin
More from Found: Ankyropolis (U, Egypt); written: Egypt

DCLP Transcription [xml]

column 2
[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣] εὐλόγων ἀνδρῶν [καὶ ] εὐν[ό-]
ω̣ς εὐηκόῳ καὶ μὴ ψοφο̣[δ]ε̣εῖ νὴ Δ̣ί[α]
φοβουμένῳ κἂν τὸ λεγόμενον
[το]ῦτο σκιὰν ἴδῃ φαντασίας,
5πρὸς δὲ τούτοις μήπω διεφθαρ-
μένῳ τὴν διάνοιαν ὑπὸ σοφισ-
τικῆς κακίας, φανῆται ἂν τὰ μὲν
συνηγοροῦντα τῶν εἰρημένων
τοῖς περὶ τῆς ἡδονῆς λεγομένοις ἔχον-
10τά τι πραγματικὸν καὶ δικαιολο-
γικὸν καὶ ἐμβριθές, τὰ δ' ἐξ ἐναν-
τίας αὐτοῖς λεγόμενα γλίσχρα
καὶ μειρακιώδη καὶ κοῦφα [πα]ν-
τάπασιν. οὐ μὴν ἀλλ' οὐδὲν ἧ̣[ττον]
15ἡμε̣ῖ̣ς γε τὰ μὲν καθ' ἕκαστ[α νῦν]
ἀν  ̣[- ca.15 -]τω̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣]

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