Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2547: Hippocratic Oath
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Title
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2547: Hippocratic Oath
Subject
Ancient medical texts, Hippocratic Oath, Greek papyrology, medical ethics
Description
A fragmentary papyrus manuscript containing a version of the Hippocratic Oath, discovered in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. The text provides insight into early medical ethics and the transmission of Greek medical knowledge.
Creator
Unknown Ancient Greek Scribe (Original Sribe), Egypt Exploration Society (EES) / University of Oxford – Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project (Digital Copy)
Source
Oxyrhynchus Papyri Collection
Publisher
University of Oxford's Sustainable Digital Scholarship Platform (Lead for the digitization of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Collection owned by the Egypt Exploration Society [EES])
Date
3rd century AD
Rights
Egypt Exploration Society
Relation
Oxyrhynchus Papyri Collection
Format
Image (JPEG:448 × 928 )
Language
Ancient Greek
Type
Text / Manuscript
Identifier
acc. 315992
Coverage
Circa 400 BCE, Ancient Greece
Citation
Unknown Ancient Greek Scribe (Original Sribe), Egypt Exploration Society (EES) / University of Oxford – Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project (Digital Copy), “Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2547: Hippocratic Oath,” Omeka, accessed February 5, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/297.