It was discovered at the site of ancient Oxyrhynchus by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897, and published the following year.
The manuscript is housed in the library of Winchester College.
[1] The report is addressed to the chiefs of the police at Oxyrhynchus.
Probably it was written by a local inspector (ἀρχέφοδος), whose name is unknown.
Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.