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Oxyrhynchus Papyri

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Also known as P.Oxy.

literary & non-literary manuscripts recovered from Al-Minya, Egypt

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Oxyrhynchus
Material used
paper
Image
Papyri from Oxyrhynchus A.D. 113.png
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location of discovery
Minya Governorate
Commons category
Oxyrhynchus papyri
topic's main category
Category:Oxyrhynchus papyri
language of work or name
Latin
inventory number
MS. Gr. bib. d. 5 (P)
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Encyclopedic overview

Grenfell (left) and Hunt (right) in about 1896 Oxyrhynchus

Site where the Oxyrhynchus Papyri were discovered

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