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Anonymous Author of PHerc. 1667 Anonymous Philosophical Treatise (PHerc. 1667) in Greek
PHerc. 1667 is the surviving inner core of an anonymous philosophical roll. Angelotti et al. report the complete virtual unwrapping of its preserved surface and publish a transcription of the lower portions of columns 5-22; columns 1-4 preserve only traces. The title and author are lost. The text discusses natural impulses, completion, practical wisdom, crafts, appropriate actions, goods and happiness. Its vocabulary and the appearance of Aristocreon, Chrysippus' relative and pupil, support a probable Stoic context but do not establish an attribution. The papyrus is dated to the second century BCE, with a very late third-century date not excluded.
This corpus entry follows the column-level Greek transcription in G. Angelotti et al., Complete virtual unwrapping and reading of a rolled Herculaneum papyrus, arXiv:2606.29085v1 (2026), pp. 22-27. Brackets and underdots preserve the editors' uncertainty notation; lunate sigma alone is normalized to the corpus encoding.
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| col. 5 | ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τομ[ ̣ ]τ̣ί̣θ̣εσθαι ψ̣ευ̣ ̣[ ]σ̣ τὸ ὅμοιον ̣ ̣ [Lost margin; lines 1-2 are traces; source p. 22 |
| col. 6 | ὁ̣ρμὰς περι[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] α̣σ ̣ τομησυ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] θεσθαι τῶι ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]Lost margin; lines 1-5 are traces; source p. 22 |
| col. 7 | ̣ ̣ε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣εψ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] σ̣ει ̣ προσγ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣το φυσ̣ι̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] την ἀπροπ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣Lost margin; lines 1-6 are traces; source p. 23 |
| col. 8 | κ̣α̣ ̣ ̣η̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τιν δε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ν̣ο̣ς παρα ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ἀλλα ̣ ̣π ̣υ[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣Lost margin; lines 1-7 are traces; source p. 23 |
| col. 9 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ει ἐν̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] κ̣α̣θ᾿ ὅσον δ̣εξα ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣τος ἐ̣σ̣- τ̣ι̣ν̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ὑποκατα ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τος τον[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ το̣ν ἀνθ̣ρ[ωπ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ειν αὐτὴν ἢ σχεῖν̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ναι ὅτι δὲ κ̣α̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ο̣ι̣ς̣Lost margin; source p. 23 |
| col. 10 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] τ̣ε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣τ ̣ω ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ τ̣α̣ ετ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ σ̣υ̣νκρισ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ νη̣ σπο ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]τά- να̣ι̣ προσ̣ῆ̣κον ἐπὶ τὸ πᾶν ἔ̣τι̣ο̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]η̣ ρου ἔσ- ται δ̣έ̣ο̣ς καὶ ἐν ̣ ̣ ̣ωι τὸ μέγα καὶ̣ μ̣ακρὸνLost margin; source p. 23 |
| col. 11 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣α̣ι ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ε ̣ι θυ ̣ ̣ ̣α ̣α ̣ τ̣ο̣ν ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ε ̣στάτων τ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣τησιν καὶ τὴν ὁρ̣μ[ὴν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ατα̣ τ̣ουτ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣α̣ρ ̣ι ̣σ̣η̣ ̣ πρ̣ὸ̣ς [δ]ὲ τ̣ὰ̣ οὕτ̣ω̣ς ἕκασ- τα πο ̣ ̣ ̣ω̣ς ̣ πεφύκα- μεν καὶ πρὸς τὸ ταῦ- τα ποιεῖν ἃ φαίνειν̣Lost margin; source p. 24 |
| col. 12 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ε ̣τ ̣ο[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣]τ̣ου ̣ ̣ι ̣ε̣ ̣ ̣τ ̣α ̣ ̣ει [ ̣ ̣]ν̣ότατα δ᾿ ἀνθρώ̣- [πο]ι̣ς̣ καὶ θηρσίν, τάδε [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣κ̣να ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣( ̣)αιτας ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣( ̣)] πολὺ δὲ μάλιστα τὰ̣ κοινότατα ἕκαστα ταῦτα συνίστησιν ̣ηφ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣αι γὰρ ἀναγ-Lost margin; source p. 24 |
| col. 13 | φυσικὴν ὑπ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ διὸ καὶ οὐ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ κατὰ τὴν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ταύτην τα ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣α εὑρεθήσετ̣[αι] καὶ οἱ βίοι προάξ̣ου̣[σιν] οὐθέν, ἡμῶν οὔτ̣ε τῆς ἡδονῆς οὔτε τοῦ πό- νου προσδεομένω̣ν. ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τ ̣( ̣)Lost margin; source p. 24 |
| col. 14 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣τ ̣α̣τα τ̣αυτ̣ ̣[ ̣]ε ̣ ̣σ ̣ καὶ ἐλ- λεῖπον οὕτως̣ βούλ̣ο̣- μα̣ι̣ λ̣έγειν α ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ π ̣ ̣ ̣τ ̣ο ̣π̣α̣ ̣ ̣ τέλεον ἐλλείπ̣ειν̣[ ̣]αριστ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ καὶ ὡσαυτ[ ̣ ̣ ̣]ελ̣ε̣ῖν ἐπὶ τῶν δεξίων μέ- ρων πρὸς τὰ ἀριστερά. γίνεται δ᾿ ὁ πλεονασ- μὸς κατὰ τὴν ὁρμὴνLost margin; source p. 25 |
| col. 15 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣]λου̣ κα[ ̣ ̣] υο̣ν̣τ̣ος καὶ τῶν π̣αραπ̣λ̣ησίων πάν- των. καθ᾿ οἷον γὰρ εἶδος α̣ἱ ὁρμαὶ πεφύκασιν γίνεσθαι, κ̣α̣τὰ τοῦ- τό ἐστι̣ν τὸ ἀνελλι- πὲς ὥστε μηθὲν ἐπι- ζητεῖν ἔτι, ἀλλὰ ἀ- ναπ̣ε̣π̣ληρῶσθαι κα- τὰ πᾶν ὡς ἂν καταLost margin; source p. 25 |
| col. 16 | γονε̣ν, δ̣ι̣[ὰ τὴν φρό]νη- σ̣ι̣ν̣ ἐ̣γ̣γίζουσ̣ι̣ τῆς συντελείας. ἀ[π]ὸ̣ τού- των δὲ μεταβα̣ί- ν̣ουσα ἐπὶ τον̣ον τὰ μὲν καθ᾿ αὑτὴν ἐν ἡμῖν συντετέλε- κεν πάντα οὐ δ̣υ̣να- μένη σ̣υμπληρώ{ι}- σαι τὴν φύσ̣ιν, πα- ρέδωκε δὲ ὑπὸ πρα-Lost margin; source p. 25 |
| col. 17 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣οι ζητήσ̣ο̣- μέν τι, ἀλλ᾿ οὐχ ἕξο- μεν ἐὰν τρόπον τι- νὰ ἑαυτῶν ἀπ̣οστῶ̣- μεν καὶ τῆς φύσεως ἡμῶν, ἔτι τε ὃν τρό- πον ἂν ῥηθείησαν αἱ λοιπαὶ τέχναι κατά τι μὲν τέλειαι εἶναι, κατά τι δὲ ἐνλείπειν, τῆς φρονήσεως δι-Lost margin; source p. 26 |
| col. 18 | περὶ ἐ-] κείνην τ̣ὴ̣[ν φ]ρόνη- σιν οὖσαν, καὶ περὶ αὐ- τὴν εἶναι. τοῦτον δὲ περὶ τὰς βαναύσους ὄντα τέχν̣α̣ς̣ ἀ̣πολε- λεῖφθαι πολὺ τοῦ τοι- ούτου καὶ ὥσπερ χω- λὸν τὸ τεχνικὸν ἔ- χειν καὶ ἐνλελειμ- μένον τοιοῦτό τι μοι δοκεῖ, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶνLost margin; source p. 26 |
| col. 19 | [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣] ̣δ ̣εῖσθαι μη[δ]ε- μίας. ἐκπονηθέν̣- των μέν̣τοι̣ ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ζητήσεως ἢ τῆς μαθήσεω̣ς̣, κα- τ᾿ οὐθὲν ἔτ̣ι λειφθησό- μεθα αὐτῶν ὁμοίως τέλεα τὰ καθήκον- τ᾿ αὐτοῖς ποιοῦντες καὶ τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχον- τες αὐ̣τοῖς φρόνησινLost margin; source p. 26 |
| col. 20 | ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ευ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ν τὸ συντυγ- χάνειν. τοιούτων δὲ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ὄν- των ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἐναντίων τῶν κακῶν οὔτε ἀγαθόν τι ἔσται – οὐ καλὸν δέ – οὔτε κα- κὸν – οὐκ αἰσχρόν – οὔ- τε τὸ εὐδαιμονεῖνSource p. 27 |
| col. 21 | ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ φ]ρο- νοῦν̣τες μέγα καὶ σεμνυνόμενοι καὶ ν̣οι ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣α̣ιτε ἀπὸ τοῦ οὔτε̣ ̣ ̣ἐπαι- νεῖν τ ̣ν ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ μ̣ένου οἷον κατὰ τὰ̣ς ̣ ὑμνήσεις ευτ̣ονι ̣ ̣Lost margin; lines 4-5 are traces and line 9 has only traces; source p. 27 |
| col. 22 | ν̣ων ε̣ἰ̣σέτι συνα̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣( ̣) Ἀριστοκ̣ρέω̣ν τὰ̣ς ̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣( ̣) τ̣οῖς ἐ̣χομένοις̣ ̣ ̣Lost margin; source p. 27 |