Marriage contract from 1th century in Greek
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 265 (P. Oxy. 265 or P. Oxy. II 265 ) is a fragment of a Marriage Contract, in Greek . It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus . The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 81-96. Currently it is housed in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library of the University of Toronto in Toronto .[ 1]
Description
The document was written by Sarapius. It is signed by Dionysios.[ 2]
The measurements of the fragment are 270 by 138 mm. The document is much 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
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.