A new reading in the subscriptio of Philodemus’ first book On Rhetoric

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AEGYPTUS

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AEGYPTUS - 2025 - 1

Titolo

A new reading in the subscriptio of Philodemus’ first book On Rhetoric

Autori

Eleni Avdoulou, Graziano Ranocchia

Editore

Vita e Pensiero

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Online da

05-2025

Doi

10.26350/001217_000138

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0001-9046 (stampa) | 1827-7888 (digitale)

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This paper offers a new reading in the subscriptio of P.Herc. 1427, which represents the mi- dollo of the papyrus roll containing the first book of Philodemus’ On Rhetoric. By applying recent high-resolution digital microscopy, this study argues that the correct reading of the third line of the subscriptio is the genitive plural of the enigmatic term ὑπομνηματικόν. This confirms that P.Herc. 1427 is the very first ὑπομνηματικόν or ‘hypomnematic book’ in a series of subsequent ὑπομνηματικά of the same treatise.

keywords

Philodemus, On Rhetoric, P.Herc. 1427, end-titles, hypomnēmatikon

Biografia degli autori

Eleni Avdoulou, Università di Pisa. Email: eleni.avdoulou@fileli.unipi.it.
Graziano Ranocchia, Università di Pisa. Email: graziano.ranocchia@unipi.it.