Detail View: Papyri Collection: Gospel of Mary
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Reference number:
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Greek P 463
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL15060005
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Image Title:
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Gospel of Mary
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Trismegistos Number:
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 3 463
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Description:
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Fragment of Gnostic literature describing a dispute between a female disciple called Mary and a group of male disciples over the teachings of the life of Christ, ending with the disciples resolution to go and preach 'The Gospel according to Mary'. Some scholars have tentatively identified the female disciple as Mary Magdalene.
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Language:
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Greek
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Language code:
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grc
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Item height:
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89 mm
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Item width:
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99 mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Discovery site:
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Egypt: Oxyrhynchus (mod. Bahnasa)
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Notes:
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Acquired in 1917.
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Bibliography:
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Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image sequence number:
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grc0463r
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date image captured:
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2015-06-05
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Papyri
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