Papyrus 73
New Testament manuscript
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Papyrus 73 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓73, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. The surviving texts of Matthew are verses 25:43; 26:2-3. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 7th century.
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| New Testament manuscript | |
_recto_Matt_25,_43.jpg) Recto, Matthew 25:43 | |
| Name | P. Bodmer L |
|---|---|
| Text | Matthew 25; 26 † |
| Date | 7th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Bibliotheca Bodmeriana |
| Cite | K. Aland, Neue Neutestamentliche Papyri II, NTS 9 (1962-1963), pp. 303-316. |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type, but the text is too brief for certainty. Aland placed it in Category V.[1]
It is currently housed at the Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (L) in Cologny.[1][2]
