⚠The manuscript is a fragment in extremely poor condition, characterized by severe dark staining, large lacunae (holes), and significant ink degradation. The majority of the text is illegible, even under magnification.

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The manuscript is a fragment in extremely poor condition, characterized by severe dark staining, large holes (lacunae), and significant ink degradation. The majority of the text is illegible, even under magnification. This page is part of a famous palimpsest—a manuscript where the original text was scraped away so the parchment could be reused—containing portions of Strabo's Geographica.

This page has been severely darkened and damaged, likely by the application of chemical reagents used by 19th-century scholars to reveal the lower text. Consequently, the majority of the Greek uncial script A script consisting entirely of large, rounded capital letters, common from the 4th to 8th centuries. or minuscule script A smaller, more cursive Greek script that became common in the 9th century. is illegible.

[Approximately 30 lines of fragmentary Greek script, largely illegible]

... this? original: "αυτη" (autē) ...
...
... and? original: "και" (kai) ...
... the? original: "τον" (ton) ...
... of the? original: "του" (tou) ...
... of the? original: "της" (tēs) ...
... in? original: "εν" (en) ...
...
... through? original: "δια" (dia) ...
... of the? original: "των" (tōn) ...
... upon? original: "επι" (epi) ...
... not? original: "ου" (ou) ...
... from? original: "απο" (apo) ...
... [ending]? original: "ται" (-tai) ...
... according to? original: "κατα" (kata) ...
... the? original: "το" (to) ...
... the? original: "την" (tēn) ...
... city? original: "πολι" (poli...), likely referring to a "polis" or city. ...
... and? original: "και" (kai) ...
... of the? original: "του" (tou) ...

[Approximately 30 lines of Greek text are visible as dark shadows against the stained parchment. The script is continuous without word division, typical of ancient manuscripts.] ?

...? of them? original: "αυτων" (autōn) ...?

...? and the? original: "και τ" (kai t...) ...?

...? to make? original: "ποιη" (poiē...), likely a form of the verb "poiein," meaning to do or to make. ...?