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Artefact ID	1466
TM ID	TM 61707
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	- ()
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Codex
Text content	Literary
Language	Greek
Description	P. Rainer 4 40, Gregory-Aland 𝔓57, P57, Van Haelst 478, Aland NT57: Fragment of Acts of the Apostles 4,36–5,2 and 5,8–10 Bottom fragment (3,5 x 8,5 cm) of a single-column codex page, with 10 strongly fragmentary lines discernible on both sides. The original dimensions of the page are difficult to reconstruct, approximated to have been 26–27 x 15 cm, with 31 lines per page, and 24 letters per line. There is a space before the beginning of Acts 5,1 (ανηρ) on recto line 6. The recto also features a text variant on line 5 (παρα instead of προς). Some nomina sacra are expected to have featured due to the line length. Peculiarities in the writing are thought to have been caused by difficulties due to the poor surface of the papyrus.
Selection criteria	Literary genre (Biblical)
Date from	300
Date to	399
Dating criteria	Palaeography; Porter/Porter 2008 date it towards the end of the 4th c., Jaroš 2006 compares the hand to P.Oxy. 13 1621 and P.Oxy. 3 412, dating it to the end of the 3rd and beginning of the 4th c.
Absolute/relative date	Relative date
Archaeological context	Unknown provenance. Possibly discovered in the Fayûm in 1881.
Accession number	Vienna, Nationalbibliothek G 26020

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference edition
• Porter, Stanley E. and Wendy J. Porter. 2008. New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments. XXIX: New Editions: Text. Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer) (MPER), Neue Serie (N.S.) 29. Berlin/New York: De Gruyter. 32-35, No. 9.

Editio princeps
• Sanz, Peter. 1946. Griechische Literarische Papyri Christlichen Inhalts I (Biblica, Väterschriften und Verwandtes). Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer) (MPER), Neue Serie (N.S.) 4. Baden bei Wien: Rudolf M. Rohrer. 66-67, No. 40.

Additional bibliography
• Aland, Kurt. 1967. "Das Neue Testament auf Papyrus." In Studien zur Überlieferung des Neuen Testaments und seines Textes. Berlin: De Gruyter. 91-136: 128.
• Aland, Kurt. 1957. "Zur Liste der Neutestamentlichen Handschriften VI." Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Älteren Kirche (ZNW) 48. 141-191: 150, 155.
• Aland, Kurt. 1976. Repertorium der griechischen christlichen Papyri: 1. Biblische Papyri: Altes Testament, Neues Testament, Varia, Apokryphen. Berlin/New York: De Gruyter. 287, Neues Testament (NT) 57.
• Aland, Kurt. 1994. Kurzgefasste Liste der Griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments. Zweite, neubearbeitete und ergänzte Auflage. Berlin/New York: De Gruyter. 24, 𝔓57.
• Comfort, Philip Wesley and David P. Barrett. 2019. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Papyri 1-72. Volume 1. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic. 347, No. 𝔓57.
• Comfort, Philip Wesley. 2019. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Papyri 75-139 and Uncials. Volume 2. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic. 384, No. 𝔓57.
• Jaroš, Karl. 2006. Das Neue Testament nach den ältesten griechischen Handschriften (CD-Rom). Ruhpolding/Mainz: Franz Philipp Rutzen. 4912-4920, no. 3.6.
• Maldfeld, Georg. 1949. "Die griechischen Handschriftenbruchstücke des Neuen Testamentes auf Papyrus." Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Älteren Kirche (ZNW) 42. 228-253: 251, No. 𝔓57.
• Montevecchi, Orsolina. 1988. La Papirologia. Ristampa riveduta e corretta con Addenda. Milano: Vita e Pensiero. 316, No. P57.
• Treu, Kurt. 1969. “Christliche Papyri 1940-1967.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung (AfP) 19. 169-206: 183.
• Turner, Eric G. 1977. The Typology of the Early Codex. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 148, P57.
• van Haelst, Joseph. 1976. Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens. Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne. 173, No. 478.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2022, "Artefact ID 1466", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1466

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External links

TM 61707 / LDAB 2859 DCLP (PN) ÖNB NT.VMR Wikipedia – Papyrus 57

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