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Egerton Papyrus 2
- Record Id:
- 040-001982504
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001982502
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000116.0x000109
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100059362050.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton Papyrus 2
- Title:
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Egerton Gospel (P. Lond. Christ. 1, P. Egerton 2, TM 63527, LDAB 4736)
- Scope & Content:
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Fragments containing portions of an otherwise unknown Gospel (P. Lond. Christ. 1, P. Egerton 2). P. Köln VI 255 is from the same codex and follows on from fragment 1.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Papyri Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001982502
040-001982504 - Is part of:
- Egerton Papyrus 1-37 : Egerton Papyri
Egerton Papyrus 2 : Egerton Gospel (P. Lond. Christ. 1, P. Egerton 2, TM 63527, LDAB 4736) - Hierarchy:
- 032-001982502[0002]/040-001982504
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Egerton Papyrus 1-37
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Fragments of three leaves of a codex, mounted in glass.
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100059362050.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0130
- End Date:
- 0170
- Date Range:
- Mid 2nd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Three fragments, 115x90mm, 120x95mm, 60x25mm, mounted in a glass case, 285-215mm.
Ruling: 1 column to a page.
Script: Uncial.
- Custodial History:
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Possibly found at Oxyrhynchus: Bell and Skeat (1935), p. 7.
- Former External References:
- P. Egerton 2
P. Lond. Christ. 1 - Publications:
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H. I. Bell, 'Fragments of an unknown Gospel', British Museum Quarterly 9 (1934-1935) pp. 71-73.
H. I. Bell and T. C. Skeat, Fragments of an Unknown Gospel, London 1935.
H. I. Bell, The New Gospel Fragments, London 1935.
U. Gallizi, 'Il P. Egerton 2', Aegyptus 36 (1956) pp. 29-72, 178-234 (with additional bibliography).
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum 1931-1935, London 1967, p. 362
J. van Haelst, Catalogue des Papyrus Littéraires juifs et chrétiens, Paris 1976, p. 207, no. 586.
K. Aland, Repertorium der griechischen christlichen Papyri I: biblische Papyri, Berlin 1976, p. 376, Ap 14.
M. Gronewald, '255. Unbekanntes Evangelium oder Evangelienharmonie (Fragment aus dem "Evangelium Egerton")', Kölner Papyri (P.Köln) 6, Opladen 1987, pp. 136-45.
T. Nicklas, 'The "Unknown Gospel" on Papyrus Egerton 2", in T. Nicklas, M. J. Kruger, and T. J. Kraus, Gospel Fragments, Oxford 2009, pp. 9-120 (with additional bibliography).
P. Malik, L. R. Zelyck, 'Reconsidering the Date(s) of the Egerton Gospel', Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 204 (2017), pp. 55–71 (pp. 65-66).
L. R. Zelyck, The Egerton Gospel (Egerton Papyrus 2 + P. Köln VI 255): Introduction, Critical Edition, and Commentary, Texts and Editions for New Testament Study 13 (Brill: Leiden, 2019).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)