Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 272

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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 272 (P. Oxy. 272 or P. Oxy. II 272) is a fragment of a Transfer of a Debt, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written after 10 May 66. Previously it was held in Michigan. Currently the place of its housing is unknown. [1]

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The document is similar to Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 271. It is a contract between two men called Dionysius and Sarapion and a woman whose name does not appear. [2]

The measurements of the fragment are 317 by 183 mm. The document is mutilated. [2]

It 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. P. Oxy. 272 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. 1 2 3 Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 254–256.

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.