Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 152
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 152 (P. Oxy. 152 or P. Oxy. I 152) is a receipt, written in Greek and discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. The document was written on 1 March 618. Currently it is housed in the Egyptian Museum (10048) in Cairo.[1]
Description
The document is a receipt showing that Georgius, a secretary, had paid 10 and 5/8 carats to two men employed at the hippodrome on the side of the Blues (Βενέτων). [2] The measurements of the fragment are 84 by 345 mm.[3]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.[3]
See also
- Oxyrhynchus Papyri
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 151
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 153
- Chariot racing in the Byzantine era
References
- ↑ P. Oxy. 152 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ↑ The "Blues" were one of the two racing factions (the other being the "Greens" (Πρασίνων)) which prevailed in the major provincial towns as well as in Rome. Compare P. Oxy. I 145.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grenfell, B. P.; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 233–4.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
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