Detail View: Papyri Collection: St John Fragment
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Reference number:
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Greek P 457
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Side:
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recto
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Image Number:
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JRL19071950
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Image Title:
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St John Fragment
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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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Bible. New Testament
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Subject:
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Religion
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Source Title:
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Bible: John
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Section:
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Chapter 18, verses 31-33
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Gr. 3 457
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Description:
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Papyrus fragment of St John's Gospel, Chapter 18, verses 31-33, in which Christ appears before Pilate. It was discovered in Upper Egypt, possibly at Oxyrhynchus. It is part of a codex, and is the earliest known fragment of the New Testament in any language. It was acquired by the Library in 1920.
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Date created:
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2nd century CE [early]
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Time period covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Place covered:
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Israel: Jerusalem
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People covered:
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Pontius Pilate
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People covered:
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Jesus Christ
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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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89mm
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Item width:
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60mm
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Discovery site:
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Egypt: Oxyrynchos (mod. Bahnasa) [?]
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Bibliography:
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Roberts, C.H., 'An unpublished fragment of the Fourth Gospel in the John Rylands Library', in 'Bulletin of the John Rylands Library' 20 (1936), pp. 45-55. 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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grc0457r
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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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2019-07-22
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Date: issued:
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2019-07
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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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