Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 259 (P. Oxy. 259 or P. Oxy. II 259) is a fragment of Bail for a Prisoner, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written after 17 May 23. Currently it is housed in the University of Pennsylvania (University Museum, E 2798) in Philadelphia. [1]
The document was written by Theon to the governor of a public prison. [2] The measurements of the fragment are 360 by 178 mm. The text is written in an uncial hand. [2]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899. [2]
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.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 259 (P. Oxy. 259 or P. Oxy. II 259) is a fragment of Bail for a Prisoner, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written after 17 May 23. Currently it is housed in the University of Pennsylvania (University Museum, E 2798) in Philadelphia. [1]
The document was written by Theon to the governor of a public prison. [2] The measurements of the fragment are 360 by 178 mm. The text is written in an uncial hand. [2]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899. [2]
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.