P.Mich.inv. 5604 / Verso

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 5604
Processing Number
2517
Section/Side
B; Verso
Image Side
Verso

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Verso; Recto is P.Mich. VII, 456
Connections
+ P.Yale 1158 verso
Material
Pap
Size
5 x 13 cm (+ P.Yale inv. 1158: 3.5 x 13 cm)
Items
1
Lines
15
Mounted
Yes
Negative
Yes
Conservation Status
Broken off at the left, right, and bottom
Status
published
Library
Ann Arbor

Contents

Date
IIIrd century A.D.
Origin
Unknown
Provenance
Unknown
Acquisition
Brought to the British Museum by Nahman on July 17, 1930; purchased by the University in 1931.
Language
Latin (l. 1-3)
Greek
Genre
Literary
Author
(Aesopus)
Type of Text/Title of Work
Aesopic Fable
Content
A new version of a popular Aesop fable about the wisdom and foresight of the swallow; the three first lines could be the epimythium or moral of a Latin translation of either this fable or a preceding one
Subject Headings
Aesopus
Fable
Literature
Translation
(Latin) [- - -] when they were taken [- - -] how much harm [- - -] they don't comply (with her demands?).
(Greek) [When the] flax was sown, a swallow, [being clever, urged] the other birds to destroy [altogether] what would destroy them, by collecting [the seed]; but they failed to understand the advice of the swallow. Not long after, when the flax had been twisted into nets, the swallow transferred herself to the houses of man and built her nest just under his roof; and when the other birds were pressed tight (in the nets), they perceived [- - -]

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich VII Sanders HA 1947 457 Pl. XVb Sanders HA, PMich VII, 457, 1947, Pl. XVb -- BL IV, 54 (bibliography) BL IV, 54 (bibliography)
JRS 47 Roberts CH 1957 124-125 Roberts CH, JRS 47, 124-125, 1957

Information on Publications--Further Republications

Further Republications
Rep_Editor - Parassoglou GM; Rep_Ser. - StudPap 13; Rep_Year - 1974; Rep_Pg_No - 33-37 (with pl.)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
Pack[2] 2917; E.A. Lowe, CLA. Supplement (Oxford, 1971) No. 1780 (with pl.)

Availability/System Requirements

Institution
sr

Cataloging

Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
200
Year End
299

Technical Details

Image Size
3480 x 4608
File Size
2 MB
Record
2517
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2517/5604bv_a.tif

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