Manuscript
| Object Title | Saint Mathew Gospel |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | E2746 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Greek Christian |
| Provenience: | Egypt Oxyrhynchus |
| Period: | Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 200-300 CE |
| Early Date: | 200 |
| Late Date: | 300 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Papyrus Ink |
| Iconography: | Book of Matthew Saint Matthew |
| Inscription Language: | Greek Language |
| Length: | 15 cm |
| Width: | 16.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901 |
| Other Number: | OXY-2 - Field No SF P1 - Other Number ES 2746 - Original Number |
Description
Pages of a codex, written on both sides. The text is Saint Matthew's gospel, Chapter I, vv. 1-9, 12, 14-20. The pages are numbered at the top with a Greek α (page 1) and β (page 2).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World (15 Aug 2015 - 07 Nov 2015) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Biblical Timeline Exhibition (J.B. Pritchard) (1969) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Hunt, Arthur S., and Grenfell, Bernard P. 1898. The Oxyrhynchus Papyrus.. London. Egypt Exploration Fund. Vol. I. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 4-7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Abercrombie, John R. 1978. "Egyptian Papyri". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 20. no. 2. pg. 32-37 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 32-37 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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