| Perikeiromene | |
|---|---|
 A papyrus fragment of the Perikeiromene 976–1008 (P. Oxy. 211 II 211, 1st or 2nd century CE). | |
| Original title | Περικειρομένη |
| Written by | Menander |
| Original language | Ancient Greek |
| Genre | New Comedy |
Perikeiromene (Greek: Περικειρομένη), translated as The Girl with her Hair Cut Short, is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander (342/41 – 292/91 BC) that is only partially preserved on papyrus. Of an estimated total of between 1030 and 1091 lines, about 450 lines (between 40 and 45%) survive.[1] Most acts lack their beginning and end, except that the transition between act I and II is still extant. The play may have been first performed in 314/13 BC or not much later.[2]