Papyrus 119
New Testament manuscript
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Papyrus 119 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓119, is an early copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek found among the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. It is a manuscript of the Gospel of John.
| New Testament manuscript | |
_recto_John_1,_21-28.jpg) Recto, John 1:21-28 | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 4803 |
|---|---|
| Sign | 𝔓119 |
| Text | Gospel of John 1:21-28,38-44 |
| Date | 3rd century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Ashmolean Museum |
| Cite | R. Hatzilambrou, P. J. Parsons, J. Chapa, OP LXXI (2007), pp. 2-6. |
| Size | [25] x [14] cm |
| Type | Alexandrian (?) |
| Category | - |
Surviving texts
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The surviving texts of John are verses 1:21-28, 38-44. They are in a fragmentary condition.
Assignation
The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the early 3rd century (INTF).
Characteristics
The text is written with one column per page, and 16 lines per page. 40 lines have been reconstructed.[1]
- Location
The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4803.[1]
