Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 259

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]

Description

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ P. Oxy. 259 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. ^ a b c Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 227–229.

Public Domain 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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