Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 56
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 56 (P. Oxy. 56) is a letter requesting the appointment of a guardian, written in
Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The document was written on 28 October 203. It is housed in the Cambridge University Library (Add. Mss. 4036). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.[1]
The letter was addressed to Maximus, a holder of various municipal offices. It was written by Tabesammon, daughter of Ammonius. She states that she has arranged for a loan with her
Basilikos Grammateus (royal secretary). The measurements of the fragment are 238 by 95 mm.[2]
See also
References
- ^ P. Oxy. 56 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ^ Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 114–115.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.