Abstract

These five fragments from the Papyrus Collection of the University Library of Leipzig are part of a papyrus roll that contains the oldest world chronicle, written by an unknown author. The roll dates from the first quarter of the second century AD. It includes a new list of Pharaohs independent of Manetho, new Babylonian kings and events of Greek history and mythology (e.g the foundation of Thebes).

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