Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 49

49) is a letter concerning the emancipation of a slave, written in Greek.

The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet.

It is housed in the library of Trinity College (Pap.

The letter was written by two bankers, both named Theon, to the agoranomi of Oxyrhynchus, requesting the freedom of a slave named Horion, for whom 10 drachmae of silver and 2 talents, 6,000 drachmae of copper had been paid.

Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.