Ancient Egyptian papyrus from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 267

Fragment of papyrus with nine lines of Greek text. The end of a petition by a woman, with two ranks of officials, of which the first was apparently translated from Latin and may well have been that of a praefect. The laws of the Egyptians are contrasted with the Roman constitution.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1922.17.1
  • Material: papyrus
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: AD 267
  • Object name: papyrus
  • Dimensions: Length: 152mm , Width: 152mm , Depth: 5mm
  • Published references: Grenfell & Hunt Oxyrhynchus Papyri XII p 274 no 1558
  • Site: Oxyrhynchus
  • Latitude: 28.531
  • Longitude: 30.647