Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 285 (P. Oxy. 285 or P. Oxy. II 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 (Department of Manuscripts, 796) in London. [1]
The measurements of the fragment are 244 by 98 mm. The document is mutilated. [2]
The document is a petition was written by Sarapion, son of Theon, a weaver from Oxyrhynchus, and was addressed to the strategus Tiberius Claudius Pasion. [1] [2]
This papyrus 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 285 (P. Oxy. 285 or P. Oxy. II 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 (Department of Manuscripts, 796) in London. [1]
The measurements of the fragment are 244 by 98 mm. The document is mutilated. [2]
The document is a petition was written by Sarapion, son of Theon, a weaver from Oxyrhynchus, and was addressed to the strategus Tiberius Claudius Pasion. [1] [2]
This papyrus 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.