P.Mich.inv. 3786 / Recto

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P.Mich.inv. 3786

Record Details

Inventory Number: P.Mich.inv. 3786
Processing Number: 2112
Section/Side: Recto
Image Side: Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side: Recto; Verso is unpublished
Material: Pap
Size: 15.6 x 10.7 cm
Items: 1
Mounted: No
Negative: No
Conservation Status: A vertical piece of a very dark, smooth papyrus.
Palaeographic Description: The preserved left margin is 5 mm. Letter-height averages slightly less than 3 mm. The hand id small, neat, upright and slightly rounded uncial. There are some cursive characteristics, and some ornamental serifs appear on the verticals. The text is heavily accented and contains numerous stops, breathing marks etc.
Status: published
Library: Ann Arbor

Date: (late) IInd / (early) IIIrd century A.D.
Origin: Unknown
Provenance: Unknown
Acquisition: purchased by Prof. Boak in 1925 (report submitted by H.I. Bell, dated May 2, 1925); described as coming from Behneseh (Oxyrhynchus)
Language: Greek
Genre: Literary; Epic
Author: Homer
Type of Text/Title of Work: Homeric papyrus (Odyssey 10.527-556)
Content: Homer, Odyssey 10.527-556
Subject Headings: Homer.--IOdyssey.--10.
Papyri.info Link: https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3420

Information on Publications

Publications: Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections

Homeric Papyri in the Michigan Collection (Diss.) Priest NE 1975 175-180, no 35 Priest NE, Homeric Papyri in the Michigan Collection (Diss.), 175-180, no 35, 1975

Information on Publications--Further Republications

Further Republications: Traianos Gagos, Nikos Litinas, Nancy E. Priest, BASP 41, 2004, 7072

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography: Allen - Sutton p189; LDAB 1814; MP[3]1092.3

Cataloging

Cataloger: NL
Year Begin: 150
Year End: 250

Technical Details

Collection: Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)
Image Size: 4322 x 4678
File Size: 3 MB
Record: 2112
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2112/3786r.tif

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Portfolios

In public portfolios: Homeric Papyri (128)

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Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:2112

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Full citation: "P.Mich.inv. 3786; Recto." In the digital collection Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2112/3786r.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2025.

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
Homeric Papyri in the Michigan Collection (Diss.)	Priest NE	1975	175-180, no 35	Priest NE, Homeric Papyri in the Michigan Collection (Diss.), 175-180, no 35, 1975