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A new reading in the subscriptio of Philodemus' first book On Rhetoric

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper offers a new reading in the subscriptio of P.Herc. 1427, which represents the midollo of the papyrus roll containing the first book of Philodemus’ On Rhetoric. By applying recent high-resolution digital microscopy, this study argues that the correct reading of the third line of the subscriptio is the genitive plural of the enigmatic term ὑπομνηματικόν. This confirms that P.Herc. 1427 is the very first ὑπομνηματικόν or ‘hypomnematic book’ in a series of subsequent ὑπομνηματικά of the same treatise.

Source: Aegyptus: Rivista italiana di egittologia e di papirologiat

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16893977

Authors: Eleni Avdoulou, Ranocchia, Graziano

Institution: University of Pisa

Language: English

Topic: Classical Studies and Philology

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: European Commission

Award: G1430179023