Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 215 (P. Oxy. 215 orP. Oxy. II 215) is a philosophical fragment by an unknown author, written inGreek. It was discovered inOxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written onpapyrus in the form of a roll. It is dated to the first century BC or first century AD. Currently it is housed in theBritish Library (Department of Manuscripts, 1182) inLondon.[1]
The document was written by an unknown copyist. The measurements of the fragment are 232 by 183 mm. The text is written in an irregularuncial hand; letterepsilon tends to be very large,xi is written with three separate strokes.[2]
The author was probably anEpicurean philosopher, possibly, according to Grenfell and Hunt,Epicurus himself. The subject of the text is the popular idea of religion and fear of the gods, which the author is opposed to.[2]
It 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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