Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 109
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 109 (P. Oxy. 109 or P. Oxy. I 109) is a list of personal property, written in Greek and discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. The document was written in the late 3rd or 4th century. Currently it is housed in the Houghton Library (SM. Inv. 2214) at Harvard University in Cambridge.[1]
Description
The document contains a list of personal effects, chiefly clothes. Several of the words recur in Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 114. The measurements of the fragment are 240 by 102 millimetres (9.4 by 4.0 in).[2]
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.[2]
Text
List of effects.
1 white garment of pure wool
2 white vests
2 undyed do.
1 purple do.
2 white veils
1 undyed do.
2 linen cloths from Tarsus (?)
2 shawls
2 tunics with a broad purple border
2 girdles
2 cloaks
2 shirts
3 cushions
3 pillows
2 mattresses
a woollen (?) tunic and veil
1 white tunic
1 new cover
3 bronze vessels
1 small vessel (?)
2 bronze kettles
1 gown
(Sent?) to the Oxyrhynchite nome:
1 band
2 chemises
See also
References
- ^ P. Oxy. 109 at the Oxyrhynchus Online
- ^ a b c Grenfell, B. P.; Hunt, A. S. (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. p. 176.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: B. P. Grenfell; A. S. Hunt (1898). Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.