Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 79

From Textus Receptus

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 79 (P. Oxy. 79), a Notification of Death in the Greek language. The manuscript was written on papyrus in a form of the sheet. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The document was written between 181-192. Currently it is housed in the British Museum (756) in London. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.^[1]

The letter contains a declaration and was addressed to the village. It was written by Cephalas. The measures of the fragment are 130 by70 mm.^[2]

See also

• Oxyrhynchus Papyri
• Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 78
• Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 80

References

• 1. P. Oxy. 79 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
• 2. Grenfell B. P., ; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 142–143.

Further reading

• Grenfell B. P., ; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. pp. 142–143.

External links

• P. Oxy. 79 at the Oxyrhynchus Online