History of Papyrology


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My dear Smyly,
I went to the Bodleian
with Mahaffy today . Here are the
results
(1) II. XV1 (2) 13 πλινθολκιαν is right
'' XXVI (3) 8 I should read θρu[ο̣υ̣ ει̣ς̣[2
(4)3 5 θρυ[ω]ν is certainly
right ; τιμην less so, there is scarcely
room properly; but τιμην can be
had if you want it.
(5)4 6 τιμην καλαμ[.....
(6)5 5 τιμην καλα[μο]υ.


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xxix6 a 18 it is ρκϛ = ϲν, the
ϲ is clear.
xxix d 97 either κδ or κε can be read
I slightly prefer ε.
Similarly (b)8 8 it is impossible to
say whether it is α or λ
I xv 209 ουσαν wont do. It
could be read as ουθπω, the
interesting letter is as you say
more like a θ than any thingn else
Possibly he began to write ουθεν
and altered it to ουπω. ρε is
the end of the line.
Oxyrhynchus is never called any thing


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but ἡ Ὀζυρύγχων πόλις till
the 2nd cent when ἡ Ὀζυρυγχιτῶν
πόλις came in.
I know nothing of ανουχι.
I leave on Saturday & shall
hope to see your book on my
return in March. Our book
appeared yesterday . There are
some remarks on Revillout apropos10
of marriage, which may amuse
you.11
I have had a very pleasant visit
from J.P.M. We hope to come to come
to Dublin next summer, if we


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ever have any time. This
winter we are excavating again
in the Fayum12 & shall have another
shy at those d-d mummy
cases.

Au revoir
yours very sincerely
Bernard P. Grenfell.