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Papyrus 73

Papyrus 73, 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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Papyrus 𝔓73
New Testament manuscript
Recto, Matthew 25:43
Recto, Matthew 25:43
NameP. Bodmer L
TextMatthew 25; 26 †
Date7th century
ScriptGreek
FoundEgypt
Now atBibliotheca Bodmeriana
CiteK. Aland, Neue Neutestamentliche Papyri II, NTS 9 (1962-1963), pp. 303-316.
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV

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.

Verso, Matthew 26:2-3 source ↗

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.12

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Further reading

Further reading

  • Kurt Aland, Neue Neutestamentliche Papyri II, NTS 9 (1962-1963), pp. 303–316.