Greek and Latin papyri Acquired at The British Museum Since 1956

Papyrus 3053. Drawing of a bear in the arena. Found at Oxyrhynchus among documents dating from the third century. Image: The British Museum

In a recent blog post, the folks at the Medieval Manuscripts blog provided a link to an Excel file containing a short register of papyri acquired since 1956. The details of newly-acquired papyri were historically added to the Catalogue of Additions, but the catalogue is no longer published.

View the list and read more about the British Library’s papyri acquisitions since 1956.

Greek and Latin papyri Acquired at The British Museum Since 1956

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