PHerc. 1667 (Vesuvius Challenge Scroll 4): photo

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

The unwrapped writing surface, about 1.4 m and some twenty-two columns of Greek, with the sealed roll and its cross-sections. Non-commercial licence, so linked, not copied.

Vesuvius Challenge, 1969. CC BY-NC 4.0

Copies 1

PhotoVesuvius Challenge · scrollprize.org · 2026-06-25 · CC BY-NC 4.0Primary source: First complete Herculaneum scroll read (announcement)2 steps from the original

Where it's published

Where it is kept

Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli, Palazzo Reale · Library

Sources 1

Complete virtual unwrapping and reading of a rolled Herculaneum papyrusSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). PHerc. 1667 (Vesuvius Challenge Scroll 4): photo [Copy CPY0D3686QC49D0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D3686QC49D0

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  title     = {PHerc. 1667 (Vesuvius Challenge Scroll 4): photo},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key CPY0D3686QC49D0},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D3686QC49D0}
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