Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 246 (P. Oxy. 246 or P. Oxy. II 246) is a fragment of a registration of some sheep, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 24 July 66. Currently it is housed in the Cambridge University Library (Add. Ms. 4052) in Cambridge.[1]
Description
editThe text is written in a fine uncial hand. It is addressed to Papiscus, the strategus, Ptolemaeus, a royal scribe, and other unnamed scribes. The author, Harmiusis, states that seven additional lambs have been born to his sheep in addition to twelve previously registered.[2]
The document is signed in cursive by three officials: Apollonius, agent of Papiscus; Horion, agent of Ptolomaeus; and Zenon, agent of the other scribes. The measurements of the fragment are 343 by 80 mm.[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
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References
edit- ^ P. Oxy. 246 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ^ a b c Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 195–197.
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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