Qoraaga qadiimiga ah ee ugu faa'iidada badan ka helay waxyaabaha laga helay Oxyrhynchus waa qoraaga riwaayadaha ee reer Athens Menander (342<unk>291 BC), oo majaajilooyinkiisu aad loo jeclaa waqtiyadii Hellenistic-ka oo shaqadiisa inta badan laga helaa jajabka papyrus. Riwaayadaha Menander ee laga helay jajabka Oxyrhynchus waxaa ka mid ah Misoumenos, Disapaton, Epitrepontes, Karchedonios, Dyskolos iyo Kolax.
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