Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 257
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 257 (P. Oxy. 257 or P. Oxy. II 257) is a fragment of a census return, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to the year 94-95. The owner of the fragment and the place of its current housing is unknown.[1]
Description
The document was written by an unknown author to the officials.[ 1] The measurements of the fragment are 150 by 68 mm. The text is written in an uncial hand.[2]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ P. Oxy. 257 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grenfell, B. P.; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 216–217.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1899). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
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