DCLP

Introduction

Medical recipes. The fragment preserves the remains of 12 lines containing two prescriptions apparently against eye diseases, respectively in ll. 1-8 and 9-12. The second one is introduced by a two-line title indented of about three-four letters. According to a few parallels quoted from Paulus, Oribasius and Aëtius, however, the text seems to record antidotes to be taken internally for various ailments, especially of the stomach. The papyrus is assigned to the 3rd c. AD on paleographical grounds.

(This papyrus has been digitally edited by Francesca Corazza as part of the Project "DIGMEDTEXT - Online Humanities Scholarship: A Digital Medical Library based on Ancient Texts" (ERC-AdG-2013, Grant Agreement no. 339828) funded by the European Research Council at the University of Parma (Principal Investigator: Prof. Isabella Andorlini). The digital edition is mostly based on the previous editions (ed.pr. = C. Wessely, SPP XX 27; ed.alt. = H. Harrauer - P.J. Sijpesteijn, MPER NS XIII 4; ed.ter. = L.C. Youtie, SB XVI 13002).)

Apparatus

Notes

• 1.

  The supplement ἐξοπ[τημένου καὶ] is perhaps more likely than ἐξόπ[του καὶ].

• 9.

  The supplement ἡ πρὸς τοὺς, suggested according to the comparison with P. Oxy. VIII 1088, 38, is as much plausible as the alternative restoration χυλοῦ ἡ πρὸς found in Paul. VII 5, 16.