Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 55 Explained

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 55 (P. Oxy. 55) is a request for payment for the construction of a street, written in Greek. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The document was written on 7 April 283. It is housed in the Cambridge University Library (MSS Add.4033-4035). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.^[1]

The letter is addressed to Aurelius Apollonius. It was written by two joiners, Aurelius Menestheus and Aurelius Nemesianus. The measurements of the fragment are 230 by 158 mm.^[2]

See also

• Oxyrhynchus Papyri
• Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 54
• Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 56

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=HASH66d2209e4ce52cc692ae08 P. Oxy. 55
2. Book: Grenfell , B. P. . Bernard Pyne Grenfell . Hunt . A. S. . Arthur Surridge Hunt . Oxyrhynchus Papyri I . Egypt Exploration Fund . 1898 . London . 112–114 .