A new reading in the subscriptio of Philodemus' first book On Rhetoric

<p>This paper offers a new reading in the <em>subscriptio </em>of <em>P.Herc</em>. 1427, which represents the <em>midollo </em>of the papyrus roll containing the first book of Philodemus’ <em>On Rhetoric</em>. By applying recent high-resolution digital microscopy, this study argues that the correct reading of the third line of the <em>subscriptio </em>is the genitive plural of the enigmatic term <span>ὑπομνηματικόν</span>. This confirms that <em>P.Herc</em>. 1427 is the very first <span>ὑπομνηματικόν </span>or ‘hypomnematic book’ in a series of subsequent <span>ὑπομνηματικά </span>of the same treatise.</p>