| Artefact ID | 254 |
| TM ID | TM 64601 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 28 (al-Bahnasā) | Class | Textual |
| Material | Parchment |
| Writing medium | Codex |
| Text content | Literary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | P.Oxy. V 840; Oxyrhynchus Gospel 840 Fragment containing an apocryphal gospel. The folio is almost completely intact (measuring 8.8 x 7.4 cm) and belongs to a miniature codex; see Kruger 2002: 81-94. The text is written in brown and demarcated in red ink (word-initial letters, accents, mid-points, etc.), and features a dialogue with Jesus in which he is consequently referred to as the Saviour (ὁ σωτήρ). The text frequently abbreviates: there are several nomina sacra, and line-final ny realized as a horizontal stroke. The hand is small and slightly irregular, written in upright, round uncials; see ed. pr. |
| Selection criteria | Literary genre (Non-canonical), Nomina sacra |
| Date from | 325 |
| Date to | 425 |
| Dating criteria | Palaeography. The small, upright uncials indicate a date in the 4th c. The ed. pr. adds that the fragment cannot be later than the 5th c., considering the accompanying papyri from the excavation site. |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | The fragment was found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt. |
| Accession number | Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Gr. th. g. 11 (P). |
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