Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 98

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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 98 (P. Oxy. 98 or P. Oxy. I 98) is a letter acknowledging the repayment of a loan, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to between 141 and 142 (the fifth year of Antoninus Pius). Currently it is housed in the British Library (764) in London. [1] [2] It is also known as P. Lond. III 764.

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The document was written by Chaeremon, son of Theon, and Nicanor, who had received 168 drachmae from Archias. This was the balance due on a loan of 700 drachmae made by Chaeremon four years before. The measurements of the fragment are 115 by 100 mm. [3]

It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898. [3] The fragment was also examined by Frederic G. Kenyon (1907). [2] [4]

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References

  1. P. Oxy. 98 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. 1 2 P. Oxy. 1 98 LDAB
  3. 1 2 Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 160–161.
  4. P.Oxy.1.98 = HGV P.Oxy. 1 98 = Trismegistos 20757

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.