| New Testament manuscript | |
_recto_Rev_2%2c_12-13.jpg) Recto Revelation 2:12-13 | |
| Text | Book of Revelation 2; 15-16 † |
|---|---|
| Date | 6th/7th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | British Library |
| Cite | W. E. Crum, H. I. Bell,Coptica III, (Copenhagen, 1922), pp. 43-45. |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Papyrus 43, also known asBritish Museum Papyrus 2241,[1] is an early copy of theNew Testament inGreek. It is apapyrusmanuscript containing text from theBook of Revelation, specifically Rev 2:12-13, and 15:8-16:2. It is designated by thesiglum𝔓43 in theGregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts.[2] Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), the manuscript has been dated to the 6th or 7th century CE.[2]
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Scholars W. E. Crum, and H. I. Bell describe𝔓43 as "a small scrap of light-coloured papyrus... [written] in two, rough, inelegant sloping hands."[1] Though the lines on each side are long, it is probable that the papyrus only had extracts fromRevelation on it, as it is unlikely to have text from chapters 2 and 15 if the text was continuous. The text on the reverse side (known as theverso) being the opposite way around to the text on the front side (known as therecto) supports this conclusion.[1]
The Greek text of this codex is considered a representative of theAlexandrian text-type. Biblical scholarKurt Aland placed it inCategory II of his New Testament manuscripts classification system due to its assigned date.[3]
It is currently housed at theBritish Library (Inv. 2241) inLondon.[3][2]
