Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 34 Explained

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 34 (P. Oxy. 34) is an edict of a praefect concerning archives of an unknown author, written in Greek. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to 2 October 127 CE. It is housed in the Bodleian Library. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.^[1]

The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. The measurements of the fragment are 210 by 755 mm. The text is written in a semi-uncial hand.^[2]

See also

• Oxyrhynchus Papyri
• Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 33
• Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 35

Notes and References

1. 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-1708--00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=POxy&cl=CL5.1.1&d=HASH66d2209e4ce51cbe92ae08 P. Oxy. 34
2. Book: Grenfell , B. P. . Bernard Pyne Grenfell . Hunt . A. S. . Arthur Surridge Hunt . Oxyrhynchus Papyri I . 1898 . London . 68–74 .