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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Oxyrhynchus Papyrus, No. 1229: Excerpt, James 1: 15-18 (Fragment) (1914.21.0025) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Documentary Artifact : Transcript | |
| Visual Description | Square brown papyrus fragment with ancient Greek text on both sides. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Africa, Egypt, el-Bahnasa | |
| Period/Date | Roman, Early 3rd c. CE | |
| Culture | Egyptian, Roman | |
| Locality/Archaeological Site | el-Bahnasa | |
Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Height) | 12.1 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 11.2 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm | |
| Weight | waived g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Paper--Papyrus, Pigment--Ink | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Papermaking--Papyrus, Writing | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | Modern name = el-Bahnasa (ancient Oxyrhynchus). -R. de la Noval, 2/25/1998 | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Volume 10, Published by Egyptian Exploration Society. Comfort, Philip W., and David P. Barrett, eds. The Complete Texts of the Earliest New Testament Manuscripts. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1999, pp. 101-4. __________. The Complete Texts of the Earliest New Testament Manuscripts. 2nd. ed. Tyndale House Publishers, forthcoming in 2001. Grenfell, Bernard P., and Arthur S. Hunt, eds., The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. London, 1898 et seq., vol. 10, pp. 16-18. Kurzgefasste Liste Der Griecheischen Handschriften Des Neuen Testaments, by Kurt Aland, 0000P.0104 | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Egypt Exploration Society | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |