Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 247 (P. Oxy. 247 or P. Oxy. II 247) is a fragment of a registration of some property, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 10 March 90. Currently it is housed in the Glasgow University Library in Glasgow.
Description
The document was written by Panechotes of behalf of his younger brother. It is addressed to the keepers of the archives, Theon and Epimachus. It concerns a one third share is a double-towered house in the city of Oxyrhynchus. The measurements of the fragment are 350 by 88 mm. The text is written in an uncial hand.
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.
See also
References
- P. Oxy. 247 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ^ Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 197–198.
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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