Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 287 (P. Oxy. 287 orP. Oxy. II 287) is a fragment of a Payment of Corn, inGreek. It was discovered inOxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written onpapyrus in the form of a sheet. It is dated to the 23 November 23. Currently it is housed in the library of theColumbia University (Head of Special Collections) inNew York City.[1]
The measurements of the fragment are 125 by 110 mm. The document is mutilated.[2]
The document is a petition was written by an unknown author, and was addressed to thesitologi of a division of the lowertoparchy.[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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