3 fragments of Oxyrhynchus papyrus

We are proud to have recently handled papyrus manuscripts from Oxyrhynchus, which we successfully placed in a U.S. library collection.

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are among the most important manuscript discoveries of the modern age. Excavated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Oxford scholars Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt, the material was recovered from the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in the Nile Delta.

Dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 7th century CE, these papyri preserve an extraordinary range of texts: literary and poetic fragments, religious writings, administrative records, private letters, and more. Some of the most celebrated finds have been lost works of classical authors such as Sappho, Euripides, and Hesiod, alongside some of the earliest Christian writings known.

The Oxyrhynchus discoveries have transformed our understanding of the Greco-Roman world and remain an invaluable resource for scholars today. We are delighted to continue offering fragments from this celebrated cache of antiquity.