Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 263
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 263 (P. Oxy. 263 or P. Oxy. II 263) is a fragment of a Sale of a Slave, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 21 April 77. Currently it is housed in the University of Melbourne (Department of Classical Studies, Pap. 3) in Melbourne.[1]
The document is a declaration on oath addressed to the agoranomi, written by Bacche with her guardian Diognetus. The document stated that Bacche had sold to Heliodora an eight-year-old female slave, and that she had received the price 640 drachmae.[2]
The measurements of the fragment are 160 by 156 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
References
- ↑ P. Oxy. 263 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- 1 2 3 Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 232–234.
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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