"De nouvelles archives : Anastasia, propriétaire à Oxyrhynchus (II). Le P. Giss. Univ. Bibl. inv. 33", J. Van Haelst, "Chronique d'Égypte", t. 34, no 68, 1959 : [recenzja]

SURVEY OF LITERATURE ₁₈₉

Zaki A 1 y, Title of a lost Play of Menander from Oxyrhynchus (Études de Papyrologie t. 8 (1957) pp. 163-167 pl. 1.

The author gives here a facsimile of a small scrap of papyrus containing the title of a lost play of Menander: Εμπιμπραμένη and expresses opinion that this book-label furnishes a new evidence of the good literary taste shown by the Greek and Hellenised in-habitants of Oxyrhynchus and of the popularity of Menander in Egypt. [C.K.]

Cl. G o r t e m a n , Un fragment du Περί εύσεβείας de Théophraste dans le P. Perie II 49 e? (Chronique d'Egypte, t. (33) No. 65 (1958) pp. 79—101).

This is a réédition of P. Petrie II 49e recto. The author at-tributes this fragmest to ΙΙερί εύσεβείας of Theophrastus or to a philosophical trend originating from Pythagorean philosophy. [C.K.] R. 0. Fink, Hunťs Pridianum: British Museum Papyrus 2851 (The Journal of Roman Studies t. 48 (1958) pp. 102 — 116 plate XVII).

In his revised edition of this very important and much quoted text the author makes available the numerous improvements in the reading and interpretation resulting from a new study of the original. [C.K.]

W. P e r e m a n s - E . V a n ' t D a c k , Notes sur quelques Prêtres Eponymes d'Égypte Ptolemaïque (Historia 8 (1959) Heft 2 pp.

163-173).

In this prosopographical study the authors show that the certain priests-eponyms of the Ptolemaic Egypt had been the officials-eponyms, strategi, epistrategi or high officials of Egypt, politicians, courtiers or the officials of the external possessions of the Ptolemaic Egypt. [C.K.]

J. V a n H a e l s t , De nouvelles archives: Anastasia, propriétaire à Oxyrhynchus (II). Le P. Giss. Univ. Bibl. inv. 33 (Chronique d'Egypte t. 34 No. 68 (1959) pp. 292-299).

In the second part of his essay (cf. Chronique ďÉgypte t. 33 no 66 (1958) 237—242 and p. 188 of Survey) the author publishes

190 С· KUNDEREWICZ — H . KUPISZEWSKI — A. ŚWIDEREK

t h e P . Giss U n i v . Bibl. inv. 33 ( O x y r h y n c h u s ; J a n u a r y 2,A.D.590). T h e t r a n s c r i p t i o n is p r e c e d e d b y a p h o t o g r a p h of t h i s d o c u m e n t a n d followed b y a F r e n c h t r a n s l a t i o n a n d a c o m m e n t a r y . T h e published p a p y r u s is a lease of a c e r t a i n n o n - r u r a l τόπος owned b y A n a s t a s i a . T h e f o r m of t h e c o n t r a c t is a n e w e x a m p l e of t h e r e l a x a t i o n of t h e rigour of t h e law in t h e B y z a n t i n e t i m e s [C.K.]

J e a n B i n g e n , Sur le texte du Dyscolos de Menandre (Chronique d'Egypte t . 34 N o . 68 (1959) p p . 3 0 0 - 3 0 4 ) .

T h e a u t h o r offers some i m p r o v e m e n t s in t h e r e a d i n g of lines 4 3 - 4 6 , 48, 125, 1 4 0 - 1 4 6 , 1 6 2 - 1 6 4 , 223, 235, 3 0 3 - 3 0 4 , 348, 387, 406, 4 6 4 - 4 6 5 , 568, 5 9 7 - 6 0 0 , 6 4 6 - 6 4 7 , 817, 8 3 3 - 8 4 0 a n d of t h e f i r s t lines of t h e hypothesis of Dyscolos of M e n a n d e r [C.K.]

H e r b e r t C. Υ o u t i e, Notes on Papyri and Ostraca. Transactions of the American Philological Association 89 (1958) p. 374—407. W i t h his u s u a l skill a n d sure experience Professor Y o u t i e gives here t h e n o t e s a n d e m m e n d a t i o n s of t h e following p a p y r i (some of t h e m h a v e p r a c t i c a l l y been reedited h e r e ) : P . F u a d 75, P . S t r a s b . 143 = SB 8258, P . Michael. 15, P . Michael. 33, W i l c k e n O s t r . 1306, Ostr. Mich. 1.299, P S I 1404, P S I 1407, P S I 1419, P . M o r t e n 23, P . R y l . 653, P . R y l . 654, P . O x y 2340 a n d 2341, P . O x y 2351, P . H a m b . 182. [A.Ś.]

Pénélope P h o t i a d è s , Le type du Misanthrope dans la littérature grecque (Chronique ďÉgypte t . 34 No. 68 (1959) p p . 305—326). This is an analysis of t h e personages of T i m o n a n d Cnemon as well as t h e l a t e r d i s t o r t e d or m o d i f i e d p o r t r a i t s of these t w o p r o t o t y p e s . [C.K.]

F . d e Y i s s с h e r, Le jardin de Mousa. Une fondation funéraire gréco-romaine d'Egypte (Revue Intern, des Droits de Г Antiquité

t . V I (1959) p p . 1 7 9 - 2 0 7 ) .

T h e inscription no. I n v . 26528 f r o m t h e collection of t h e Musée G r é c o - R o m a i n in A l e x a n d r i a , published b y P . M. F r a s e r a n d B. N i c h o l a s (The Journal of Roman Studies (1958) p p . 117 — 129) is here re-edited a n d p r o v i d e d w i t h an a m p l e c o m m e n t a r y