Papyrus 122
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| Name | P. Oxy. 4806 |
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| Sign | 𝔓122 |
| Text | Gospel of John 21:11-14,22-24 |
| Date | 4th / 5th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus, Egypt |
| Now at | Sackler Library |
| Cite | R. Hatzilambrou, P. J. Parsons, J. Chapa The Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXI (London: 2007), pp. 11-14. |
| Size | [4.5] x [3.3] cm (28 x 12) |
| Type | Alexandrian (?) |
| Category | - |
| Note | concurs with codex W |
Papyrus 122, also known as P.Oxy. LXXI 4806, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John in a fragmentary condition, only containing verses 21:11-14 and 21:22-24. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓122 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned by the INTF to the 4th/5th century CE.[1] Though discovered in one of the digs in Oxyrhynchus in the 19th and early 20th century, it wasn't published until 2007.[2]
Description
[edit]The original manuscript was likely a codex (precursor to the modern book) made of papyrus, of which only two pieces from one leaf have survived.[2][3] The original codex is estimated to have had a writing area of around 10cm x 24cm, with 25-27 letters per line, and 44 lines on each page.[2]: 12 [3]: 192 The surviving texts of John are verses 21:11-14,22-24.[2]: 11 [3]: 192 Based on this data, the original codex is estimated to have been made of 32 leaves, giving 64 pages to contain the entire Gospel of John.[2]: 12 [3]: 192 It was written by irregular hand, which scholar Juan Chapa describes as a "poor attempt at 'Biblical Uncial', made by an inexperienced scribe."[2]: 11 [3]: 192
The manuscript employs the nomina sacra (sacred names, these being names/titles considered sacred in Christianity), with the name Ιησους (Jesus) abbreviated to ΙΗΣ.[2]: 12 The number "one hundred and fifty-three" is also written by this sort of contraction in Greek numerals — ΡΝΓ.[2]: 12
Text
[edit]Though the text sampling is small, it does appear to have a few interesting features: in John 21:14, the name Ιησους (Jesus) is possibly omitted, as also seen in Codex Washingtonianus (ἐφανερώθη τοῖς μαθηταῖς / He appeared to the disciples).[2]: 13 [3]: 193 Alternatively due to the non-extant porition, the manuscript could have agreed with Codex Regius (L) in reading the name following the words τοῖς μαθηταῖς (ἐφανερώθη τοῖς μαθηταῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς / Appeared to the disciples Jesus).[2]: 13 [3]: 193 The majority of manuscripts contain the name, usually with an article (ἐφανερώθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς μαθηταῖς / Jesus appeared to the disciples).[2]: 13 [3]: 193 The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library (shelf number P. Oxy. 4806) at Oxford.[2]: 11 [3]: 192
- Transcription of the Front side of 𝔓122
Extant letters in black; those in red are not extant, but likely the reading of the manuscript.
𝔓122
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Translation
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| Ανεβη ουν Σιμων Πετρος και ειλ | So Simon Peter went aboard and |
| κυσεν το δικτυον εις την γην μεσ | hauled the net ashore, full |
| τον ιχθυων μεγαλων ΡΝΓ και το | of large fish, a 153 of them; and |
| σουτων οντων ουκ εσχισθη το δικ | although there were so many, the net was not |
| τυον λεγει αυτοις ο ΙΗΣ δευτε αριστη | torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have |
| σατε ουδεις δε ετολμα των μαθητων ε | breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared |
| ξετασαι αυτων Συ τις ει ειδοτες οτι | ask him, “Who are you?” They knew |
| ο ΚΣ εστιν ερχεται ΙΗΣ και λαμ | it was the Lord. Jesus came and took |
| βανει τον αρτον και διδωσιν αυτοις | the bread and gave it to them, |
| και το οψαριον ομοιως τουτο ηδη | and so with the fish. This was now |
| τριτον εφανερωθη τοις μαθηταις | the third time that He appeared to the disciples |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Liste Handschriften: Papyrus 122". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hatzilambrou, R.; Parsons, P. J.; Chapa, Juan, eds. (2007). The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. LXXI. London: Egypt Exploration Society. pp. 11–14. ISBN 978-0-85698-174-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Blumell, Lincoln H.; Wayment, Thomas A., eds. (2015). Christian Oxyrhynchus: Text, Documents, and Sources. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. pp. 192–194. ISBN 978-1-60258-540-9.
External links
[edit]Images
[edit]- High Resolution Digital Images of 𝔓122 online from the University of Oxford's "P.Oxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- Digital Images of 𝔓122 online at the CSNTM
Official registration
[edit]- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of Münster. Retrieved April 9, 2008
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