Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 298 (P. Oxy. 298 or P. Oxy. II 298) is a fragment of a Letter of a Tax-Collector, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus along with the other Oxyrhynchus Papyri. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written in the first century. Currently it is housed in the library of the Princeton University (Curator of Manuscripts, AM 4403) in Princeton (New Jersey). [1]
The measurements of the fragment are 229 by 185 mm. [2]
The document was written by an unknown scribe. [1] [2] It was published by Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt in 1899. [1] [2]
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 212 consists of three fragments of a comedy of Aristophanes, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. It is dated to the first or second century. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 213 consists of two fragments of a tragedy by an unknown author, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. It is dated to the second century. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 214 is a fragment of an epic by an unknown author, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a codex. It is dated to the third century. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 215 is a philosophical fragment by an unknown author, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. It is dated to the first century BC or first century AD. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 218 is a historical fragment by an unknown author, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. It is dated to the third century AD. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 223 is a fragment of Homer's Iliad (E,329-705), written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. It is dated to the third century. Currently it is housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 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. It is Currently, it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 236 consists of three fragments concerning Ptolemy Neos Dionysus (Auletes), written in Greek. They were discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to the 1st century BC. Currently it is housed in The British Library.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 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.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 278 is a fragment of a Hire of a Mill, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 26 January 17. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 288 is a fragment of a Taxation Account, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written after 22 July 25. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 285 is a fragment of an Extortion by a Tax-Collector, 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 about 50. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 244 is a fragment describing a transfer of cattle, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 2 February 23. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 289 is a fragment containing taxation accounts, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript, written on papyrus in the form of a sheet, was written after 26 January 83. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 291 is a fragment of a Letter of a Strategus, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written between 25–26. Currently it is housed in the British Library in London.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 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 in Cambridge.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 294 is a letter from Alexandria, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written at 11 December 22. Currently it is housed in the Princeton University Library in Princeton.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 295 is a fragment of a Letter of a Daughter, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written about 35. Currently it is housed in the library of the Columbia University in New York City.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 297 is a fragment of a Letter concerning a Property Return, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written at 23 July 54. Currently it is housed in the library of the Columbia University in New York City.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 237 consists of a fragment of Petition of Dionysia to the Praefect, written in Greek. They were discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. It was written after 27 June 186. Currently it is housed in the Bodleian Library.
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.