Papyrus 13
3rd century biblical manuscript
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Papyrus 13, designated by siglum 𝔓13 or P13 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a fragmentary manuscript of the New Testament in Greek. It was copied on papyrus in the 3rd century at approximately 225-250 CE.[1]
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| New Testament manuscript | |
Portions of two columns of P13, beginning with Hebrews 4:2. Note the surviving numbering at the top of the left column. | |
| Name | P. Oxyrhynchus 657 |
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| Text | Hebrews 2:14-5:5; 10:8-22; 10:29-11:14; 11:28-12:17 |
| Date | c. 225-250 |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | British Library/Egyptian Museum |
| Cite | Grenfell & Hunt, Oxyrynchus Papyri 4:36-48. (#657) |
| Size | 12 columns of scroll; 23-27 lines/column; pagination legible: 47-50, 61-65, 67-69. |
| Type | Alexandrian, often agrees with Vaticanus; 80% with Papyrus 46 |
| Category | I |
| Note | Written on a Scroll. Largest papyrus other than Chester Beatty collection |
Description
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Papyrus 13 was discovered by Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. It is currently housed at the British Library, Inv. Nr. 1532, and Egyptian Museum, SR 3796 25/1/55/2 (11), or PSI 1292.[2][3][4]
The surviving text is twelve columns, of 23 to 27 lines each, from a scroll. This is all from the Epistle to the Hebrews, namely 2:14-5:5; 10:8-22; 10:29-11:14; 11:28-12:17. Its presence of pagination 47-50 means that Hebrews was preceded by only one book in the original scroll, likely the Epistle to the Romans as in Papyrus 46.[1] It is the largest papyrus manuscript of the New Testament outside the Chester Beatty Papyri.
It was written on the back of a papyrus containing the Epitome of Livy and some scholars think the manuscript was possibly brought to Egypt by a Roman official and left behind when he left his post.[5]
Text
Papyrus 13 is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category I.[2]
It bears strong textual affinity with Codex Vaticanus, and also has an 80% agreement with Papyrus 46. It has numerous distinctive readings.[2]
Papyrus 13 is written recto-verso, with the verso (back) containing Hebrews and the recto (front) containing part of Livy's History of Rome, dated to around 200 AD.[7]
British Library
Papyrus 1532
British Library
Papyrus 1532
Cairo Egyptian Museum
PSI 1292
