papyrus
Egypt
4th Century
Source: Ghigo, T., Dominguez, A.N. Reading the materiality of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri: non-invasive analyses to reveal scribal choices. Archaeol Anthropol Sci 15, 132 (2023).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Cyperus papyrus L.
Evidence
"The differences in the material composition highlighted suggest the papyrus used for these documents proceeded from different sources."
Remarks
The elemental composition of the papyrus support across the 23 samples was explored using PCA. Most samples formed a central cluster, but P.Oxy. 1831, 1869, and 3637 fell outside this range (p. 4). Higher intensities of potassium (K) in P.Oxy. 3637 might reflect specific environmental conditions of the plant source (p. 4). Copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) in P.Oxy. 1831 and 1869 are likely contaminants from manufacturing or storage (p. 4). Strontium (Sr) intensity in P.Oxy. 4629 was related to a manufacturing procedure that resulted in a thicker papyrus sheet (p. 4).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionSi, P, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sr
Analytical Techniques
principal component analysis (PCA)
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypePapyrus
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year350
Source Information
TitleReading the materiality of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri: non-invasive analyses to reveal scribal choices
AuthorGhigo, T., Dominguez, A.N. Reading the materiality of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri: non-invasive analyses to reveal scribal choices. Archaeol Anthropol Sci 15, 132
CollectionOxyrhynchus
Language
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