Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 18 (P. Oxy. 18) is a fragment of the first book of theHistories ofHerodotus (chapters 105-106), written inGreek. It was discovered byGrenfell andHunt in 1897 inOxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to the third century AD.[1] It is housed in theBritish Library (Department of Manuscripts). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.[2]
The manuscript was written onpapyrus in the form of a roll. The measurements of the fragment are 182 by 87 mm. The fragment contains 13 lines of text. The text is written in a good-sized round formaluncial hand. The style of writing resemblesgreat biblical codices. It has deep margins. The fragment supports the manuscript tradition though there are a few variations in the form of words representing differences in dialect.[3]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1898).Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.