Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 295

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 295 (P. Oxy. 295 or P. Oxy. II 295) is a fragment of a Letter of a Daughter, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written about 35. Currently it is housed in the library of the Columbia University (Head of Special Collections) in New York City.[1]

Description

The measurements of the fragment are 250 by 84 mm.[2]

The document was written by Thaisous and was addressed to her mother.[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]

The papyrus was found with Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 293 and Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 294. It is of the same early period.[2]

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gollark: I'm not sure that the subsidies are the problem exactly.

See also

References
  1. P. Oxy. 295 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. p. 296.

 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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