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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 15

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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 15 (P. Oxy. 15) is a fragment of an epigram by an unknown author, written in Greek. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to the third century. It is housed in the Glasgow University Library (Special Collections Department). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.[1]

The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a roll. The measurements of the fragment are 92 by 157 mm. The text is written in an irregular and sloping uncial hand.[2]

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  1. ^ P. Oxy. 15 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
  2. ^ Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London. pp. 38–39.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainB. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.