Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 292
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 292 (P. Oxy. 292 or P. Oxy. II 292) is a fragment of a Letter of Recommendation, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written about 25. Currently it is housed in the Cambridge University Library (Add. Ms. 4057) in Cambridge.[1]
Description
The measurements of the fragment are 200 by 147 mm.[2]
The document was written by Theon and was addressed to Tyrannus. It contains a Letter of Recommendation, with a reference to certain details of financial administration.[ 1][ 1]
The text is written in a fine, bold, semi-uncial hand, with an unusual tendency to separation of words. P.Oxy 291 is of the same handwriting,[3] but is rather more cursively written.[ 1]
This papyrus was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.[ 1]
See also
References
- ↑ P. Oxy. 292 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ↑ Grenfell, B. P.; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. p. 292.
- ↑ Grenfell, B. P.; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. p. 291.
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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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