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Artefact ID258
TM IDTM 112361
Findspot (DEChriM ID)28   (al-Bahnasā)
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumCodex
Text contentLiterary
LanguageGreek
Description

P.Oxy. LXXI 4806; Gregory-Aland P122; Gregory-Aland 𝔓122

Two small joining fragments containing the gospel of John, 21:11-14, 22-24. It is the first papyrus evidence for verses 11 and 22; see ed. pr.

Selection criteriaLiterary genre (Biblical), Nomina sacra
Date from350
Date to450
Dating criteria

Palaeography.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

The fragment was found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt.

Accession number

Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms 67 6B 14/K(2-4)b.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps:

∙ Chapa, J., ed. 2007. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, part LXXI. Published by the Egypt Exploration Society in Graeco-Roman Memoirs. Hatzilambrou, R, P.J. Parsons, J. Chapa, et al., eds. London. 11-14, no. 4806.

Additional bibliography:

∙ Blumell, Lincoln H. and Thomas A. Wayment. 2015. Christian Oxyrynchus: Texts, Documents and Sources. Waco, Texas. Papyrus no.  50.

∙ Elliott, J. K. 2010. New Testament Textual Criticism: The Application of Thoroughgoing Principles, Essays on Manuscripts and Textual Variation. Leiden. 173.

Authors
Sofia Heim, 2021
Suggested citation
Sofia Heim, 2021, "Artefact ID 258", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/258
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