Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 285 (P. Oxy. 285 orP. Oxy. II 285) is a fragment of an Extortion by a Tax-Collector, inGreek. It was discovered inOxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written onpapyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to the year about 50. Currently it is housed in theBritish Library (Department of Manuscripts, 796) inLondon.[1]
The measurements of the fragment are 244 by 98 mm. The document is mutilated.[2]
The document is a petition was written by Sarapion, son of Theon, a weaver from Oxyrhynchus, and was addressed to the strategus Tiberius Claudius Pasion.[1][2]
This papyrus was discovered byGrenfell andHunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1899).Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
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