Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 254 (P. Oxy. 254 or P. Oxy. II 254) is a fragment of a census return, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to the years 13–26. Currently it is housed in the Union Theological Seminary (Rare Book Library) in New York City.[1]
Description
It was written by Horion and was addressed to the officials. The measurements of the fragment are 130 by 113 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.
