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. Currently the items are not requestable through this database. See Yale Papyrus Collection: Search and Request for more information about requesting material.

Papyri.info

To search for descriptions of every item in the Yale Papyrus Collection, 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. The Yale Papyrus Collection is currently represented in two Yale digital library systems, Digital Collections and FindIt (Yale Library’s legacy digital collections repository). In time, all collections will be made available in the Digital Collections system. 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 call number. Beinecke has an open-access policy regarding publication and image use.

Descriptions will be updated annually to reflect recent publications.

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