Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 247 (P. Oxy. 247 or P. Oxy. II 247) is a fragment of a registration of some property, written in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 10 March 90. Currently it is housed in the Glasgow University Library in Glasgow.[1]
Description
The document was written by Panechotes of behalf of his younger brother. It is addressed to the keepers of the archives, Theon and Epimachus. It concerns a one third share is a double-towered house in the city of Oxyrhynchus. The measurements of the fragment are 350 by 88 mm. The text is written in an uncial hand.[2]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. 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.
