Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 289

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 289 (P. Oxy. 289 or P. Oxy. II 289) is a fragment containing taxation accounts, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript, written on papyrus in the form of a sheet, was written after 26 January 83. Currently it is housed in the British Library (Department of Manuscripts 799) in London.[1]

Description

The measurements of the fragment are 216 by 530 mm. The document is mutilated.[2]

The document was written by an unknown author. It contains taxation accounts.[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]

See also

References

  1. P. Oxy. 289 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 284–288.

 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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