Introduction to the Yale Papyrus Collection

Close up image of a piece of papyrus

There are three places to search the Yale Papyrus Collection

Archives at Yale

This database includes every item in the Yale Papyrus Collection and includes images when items are digitized.

Papyri.info

To search for descriptions of every item in the Yale Papyrus Collection in context with those from other collections, please visit Papyri.info. The following is a direct link to all of Yale’s records: http://papyri.info/search?COLLECTION=yale

Yale University Library Digital Collections

Digitized material from the Yale Papyrus Collection is available in Yale Library’s Digital Collections. As additional material is digitized, it will be added to Digital Collections. If an item has been digitized, an image or a link to an image will also appear in Archives at Yale along with the description.

High-resolution images are available on request. Please write to beinecke.library@yale.edu and include the full “P.CtYBR inv.” call number. Beinecke has an open-access policy regarding publication and image use.

Descriptions will be updated periodically to reflect recent publications.

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