Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 295 (P. Oxy. 295 orP. Oxy. II 295) is a fragment of a letter inGreek, written by a woman to her mother. It was discovered inOxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written onpapyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written about 35. Currently it is housed inthe library of theColumbia University (Rare Book & Manuscript Library) inNew York City.[1]
The measurements of the fragment are 250 by 84 mm.[2]
The document was written by Thaisous and was addressed to her mother.[1][2]
This papyrus was discovered byGrenfell andHunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1899.[2]
The papyrus was found withPapyrus Oxyrhynchus 293 andPapyrus Oxyrhynchus 294. It is of the same early period.[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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