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The Writing Tablets and Papyrus from Tomb II in Daphni1

In: Greek and Roman Musical Studies
Author:
Martin West All Souls College Oxford OX1 4AL U.K. martin.west@all-souls.ox.ac.uk

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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2013
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Abstract

The author describes the fragmentary writing tablets and papyrus remnants discovered in one of the Daphni tombs in 1981, dating from 430/420 bce. He offers transcriptions of the legible portions and assesses their possible literary significance.

L’autore descrive i frammenti di tavolette per la scrittura e i resti di papiro rinvenuti nel 1981 in una delle tombe di Daphni, risalenti al 430/420 a.C. Egli presenta le trascrizioni delle parti leggibili e accerta il loro possibile significato letterario.
Title:
The Writing Tablets and Papyrus from Tomb II in Daphni1
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/22129758-12341238
Language:
English
Pages:
73–92
Keywords:
earliest Greek papyrus; writing tablets; Daphni tombs
In:
Greek and Roman Musical Studies
In:
Volume 1: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2212-9758
Print ISSN:
2212-974X
Subjects:
Ancient History, Classical Studies, General, Art History

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