Description: A set of papyri discovered at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt dating from Roman Ptolomaic times, around the 3rd century BCE. They describe objects from the Temple, among these being hieratiki salpingai chalkai or sacred bronze salpinges. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are currently housed in institutions all over the world. A substantial number are housed in the Sackler Library at Oxford University. There is an online table of contents briefly listing the type of contents of each papyrus or fragment, see below under Current Location. Findspot: Oxyrhynchus, Egypt Current Location: The papyri are scattered around in museums but their sources may be found here: Oxyrhynchus Papyri Similar objects: Temple inventory Soknopaiou Neos