Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 214 (P. Oxy. 214 or P. Oxy. II 214) is a fragment of an epic by an unknown author, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a codex. It is dated to the third century. Currently it is housed in the British Library (Department of Manuscripts, 1181) in London.[1]
Description
The document was written by an unknown copyist. The measurements of the fragment are 110 by 79 mm. The text is written in a small sloping uncial hand. The handwriting is very similar to that of P. Oxy. 233.[2]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. It was found with a number of cursive documents. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.[2]
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.
