Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 283

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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 283 (P. Oxy. 283 or P. Oxy. II 283) is a fragment of a Petition to a Strategus, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 8 August 45. Currently it is housed in the City Museum (H 3685) in Bristol. [1]

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The measurements of the fragment are 120 by 161 mm. The document is mutilated. [2]

The document was written by Sarapion and was addressed to the strategus Tiberius Claudius Pasion. [1] [2]

This papyrus was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 P. Oxy. 283 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. 1 2 3 Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 273–275.

PD-icon.svg  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.