Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 237 Explained

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 237 (P. Oxy. 237 or P. Oxy. II 237) consists of a fragment of Petition of Dionysia to the Praefect, written in Greek. They were discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. It was written after 27 June 186. Currently it is housed in the Bodleian Library (Ms. Gr. Class. a 8).^[1]

Description

This a long and important papyrus, on the side verso it contains most of the fifth book of the Iliad (cataloged as Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 223). On the side recto it contains a petition addressed by Dionysia to Pomponius Faustianus, praefect in the 26th year of Commodus.^[2] The text is written in a cursive hand.^[3] It is a copy of the original document which was sent to the praefect.^[4]

It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.^[2]

See also

• Oxyrhynchus Papyri

Further reading

• Book: Grenfell , B. P. . Bernard Pyne Grenfell. Hunt . A. S. . Arthur Surridge Hunt. Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. Egypt Exploration Fund. 1898. London. 141–180 .

Notes and References

1. http://163.1.169.40/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0POxy--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=POxy&cl=CL5.1.2&d=HASH66d3681e4cf51cd692ae08 P. Oxy. 237
2. Book: Grenfell , B. P. . Bernard Pyne Grenfell . Hunt . A. S. . Arthur Surridge Hunt . Oxyrhynchus Papyri II . Egypt Exploration Fund . 1898 . London . 141–180 .
3. Book: Grenfell , B. P. . Bernard Pyne Grenfell. Hunt . A. S. . Arthur Surridge Hunt. Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. Egypt Exploration Fund. 1898. London. 151.
4. Book: Grenfell , B. P. . Bernard Pyne Grenfell. Hunt . A. S. . Arthur Surridge Hunt. Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. Egypt Exploration Fund. 1898. London. 152.