Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 152 Explained
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 152 (P. Oxy. 152 or P. Oxy. I 152) is a receipt, written in Greek and discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. The document was written on 1 March 618. Currently it is housed in the Egyptian Museum (10048) in Cairo.[1]
Description
The document is a receipt showing that Georgius, a secretary, had paid 10 and 5/8 carats to two men employed at the hippodrome on the side of the Blues (Βενέτων).[2] The measurements of the fragment are 84 by 345 mm.[3]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- http://163.1.169.40/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0POxy--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4----ded--0-1l--1-en-50---20-about-P%2eOxy%2eI+0100--00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=POxy&cl=CL5.1.1&d=HASH018aae267b75be6af0f99ba9 P. Oxy. 152
- The "Blues" were one of the two racing factions (the other being the "Greens" (Πρασίνων)) which prevailed in the major provincial towns as well as in Rome. Compare P. Oxy. I 145.
- Book: Grenfell
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. Bernard Pyne Grenfell . Hunt . A. S. . Arthur Surridge Hunt . Oxyrhynchus Papyri I . Egypt Exploration Fund . 1898 . London . 233–4 .
