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Papyrus 782
- Record Id:
- 040-002105171
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000224.0x000021
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100058108317.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 782
- Title:
- Fragment of the Gospel of John (Gregory-Aland P5; P. Lond. Lit. 213; P. Oxy. II 208; TM 61630), containing portions of chapters 1 and 20
- Scope & Content:
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Fragment of a bifolium from a codex containing the Gospel of John (Gregory-Aland P5; P. Lond. Lit. 213; P. Oxy. II 208; TM 61630), containing portions of chapters 1 and 20. On the recto (written along the fibres) are parts of John 1:33-40 (on the left) and John 20:11-17 (on the right). On the verso (written across the fibres) are parts of John 20:19-20, 22-25 (on the left) and John 1:23-31 (on the right). The fragment is probably the second sheet in a single-quire codex of 25 sheets. Another fragment, containing part of chapter 16, is Papyrus 2484.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-002105171 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 782 : Fragment of the Gospel of John (Gregory-Aland P5; P. Lond. Lit. 213; P. Oxy. II 208; TM 61630), containing portions of chapters 1 and 20 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0797]/040-002105171
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 fragment of a bifolium from a papyrus codex, writing on both sides, mounted in glass
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100058108317.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0200
- End Date:
- 0299
- Date Range:
- 3rd century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Papyrus.
Dimensions: 210 x 80 mm, mounted in a glass case measuring 255 x 140 mm. Original dimensions estimated at 250 x 125 mm (Turner p. 145).
Ruling: 1 column, originally having 27 lines per page (Turner p. 145).
Script: Upright rather heavy semi-uncial hand. Punctuation by short blank spaces. Occasional rough breathings. Nomina sacra.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt (?Oxyrhynchus).
Provenance: Found at Oxyrhynchus.
Part of the collection of papyri (now Papyri 739-834) presented to the British Museum by the Egypt Exploration Society in October 1900.
- Former External References:
- P. Oxy. II 208
TM 61630 - Former Internal References:
- P. Lond. Lit. 213
- Information About Copies:
- Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript; see Digitised Manuscripts [http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Papyrus_782].
- Publications:
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The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Vol. II, London 1899, pp. 1-8.
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the years MDCCCC-MDCCCCV, p. 439.
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Vol. XV, London 1922, pp. 8-12.
H. J. M. Milne, Catalogue of Literary Papyri in the British Museum, London 1927, p. 181, no. 213.
W. H. P. Hatch, The Principal Uncial Manuscripts of the New Testament, Chicago 1939, pl. 8.
J. Van Haelst, Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens (Université de Paris IV, Paris-Sorbonne. Série Papyrologie 1), Paris 1976, no. 428.
K. Aland, Repertorium der griechischen christlichen Papyri: 1. Biblische Papyri: Altes Testament, Neues Testament, Varia, Apokryphen (Patristische Texte und Studien 18), Berlin 1976, NT 5.
E. G. Turner, The Typology of the Early Codex, Philadelphia 1977, p. 145.
C. H. Roberts and T. C. Skeat, The Birth of the Codex, London 1983, p. 6.
K. Aland, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des neuen Testaments (Arbeiten zur neutestamentlichen Textforschung 1), Berlin 1994, P5.
W. J. Elliott and D. C. Parker, The New Testament in Greek IV: The Gospel According to St. John I: The Papyri (New Testament Tools and Studies 20), Leiden 1995, pp. 28-35.
P. W. Comfort and D. P. Barrett, The Complete Text of the earliest New Testament Manuscripts, Grand Rapids, MI 1998, pp. 62-68.
G. Cavallo, Il calamo e il papiro. La scrittura greca dall’età ellenistica ai primi secoli di Bizanzio (Papyrologica Florentina 36), Florence 2005, p. 185.
S. McKendrick and K. Doyle, Bible Manuscripts: 1400 Years of Scribes and Scripture, London 2007, p. 17 no. 4.
A. Luijendijk, 'Sacred Scriptures as Trash: Biblical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus', Vigiliae Christianae 64 (2010) pp. 217–54 (p. 251).
- Exhibitions:
- Greek Manuscripts, (online), 18 September 2016-
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)