Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 253 (P. Oxy. 253 orP. Oxy. II 253) is a fragment of a notice of removal, inGreek. It was discovered inOxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written onpapyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to 25 July - 23 August 19. Currently it is housed in theUniversitätsbibliothek Graz inGraz.[1]
The document is similar toPOxy 252 but dated a year earlier. It was written by Thoönis, son of Ammonius, and was addressed to Theon and Eutychides. The document announces the removal of an individual from the place where he was registered.[2] The document is not complete, but the lacunae can be filled in fromPOxy 252, which is similar. Probably POxy 252 was not addressed to the same officials as POxy 253.[3]
The measurements of the fragment are 193 by 130 mm. The text is written in anuncial hand.[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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