Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 227 (P. Oxy. 227 or P. Oxy. II 227) is a fragment of the Oeconomicus of Xenophon, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. Dated to the first century, the manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. Currently, it is housed in the British Library (Department of Manuscripts, 785) in London. [1]
The document was written by an unknown copyist. It contains the text of the Oeconomicus (VIII,17 – IX,2) of Xenophon. The measurements of the fragment are 260 mm by 120 mm. The text is written in a round uncial hand resembling that of the British Library Papyrus CCLXXI, which contains the third book of the Odyssey . Textually, it is corrupt in some places, although it also sometimes preserves good readings. A few corrections were made by a second hand, mostly the insertion of the iota adscript. [2]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899. [2]
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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