Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 256 (P. Oxy. 256 orP. Oxy. II 256) is a fragment of a census return, inGreek. It was discovered inOxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written onpapyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to the year 34. Currently it is housed in theUnion Theological Seminary (Rare Book Library) inNew York City.[1]
The document was written by three women to the strategus.[2]
The date of papyrus is lost, but it is estimated to about 34 AD.[1]
The measurements of the fragment are 150 by 68 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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