Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 286
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 286 (P. Oxy. 286 or P. Oxy. II 286) is a fragment of a Claim of a Creditor, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to the 17 May 82. Currently it is housed in the British Library (Department of Manuscripts, 797) in London.[1]
Description
The measurements of the fragment are 173 by 135 mm. The document is mutilated.[2]
The document is a petition was written by an unknown woman, and was addressed to the strategus. The writer and her mother had borrowed from a woman called Philumene the sum of 2000 drachmae on behalf of Heron, the son of Philumene. The term of the loan having expired and the writer was called for payment.[1]:{{{3}}}[2]:{{{3}}}
This papyrus was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.[2]:{{{3}}}
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