Papyrus 47, P47
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First Composed: 26 April 2000
Last Updated: 26 April 2000
Name
Papyrus 47, P47
Date
3rd Century CE.
Provenance
Perhaps in the Fayum or ancient Aphroditopolis (modern Aftih).
Size
About 24.1 cm. x 14 cm (original size). There is one column and 23-30 lines per page.
It contain fragments of the leaves from a codex.
Contents
It contains Revelation 9:10-17:2.
Textual Character
The text agrees in general with
, A, C and P. According to Sir Frederic Kenyon, it is on the whole closest to
Writing
The words are written with slight separation. Accents and breathing are absent. No marks of punctuation.
Location
Chester Beatty Collection, Dublin, Ireland.
References
[1] Sir Frederic G. Kenyon, The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri, Fasciculus III, Revelation, 1936, Emery Walker Limited, London.
[2] W. H. P. Hatch, The Principal Uncial Manuscripts Of The New Testament, 1939, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Plate X.