| New Testament manuscript | |
 Papyrus 87, recto | |
| Sign | 𝔓87 |
|---|---|
| Text | Philemon 13-15, 24-25 |
| Date | ca. 250 |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Institut für Altertumskunde, University of Cologne |
| Cite | C. Römer,Kölner Papyri 4, Papyrologica Colonensia 7 (Cologne: 1984), pp. 28-31 |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
Papyrus 87 (in theGregory-Aland numbering), designated by𝔓87, is an earlyNew Testament papyrus. It is the earliest known manuscript of theEpistle to Philemon. The surviving texts of Philemon are verses 13–15, 24–25.
The manuscriptpaleographically has been assigned to the early 3rd century (or late 2nd century).
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of theAlexandrian text-type (or proto-Alexandrian).Aland ascribed it as "Normal text", and placed it inCategory I.[1]
It is currently housed at theUniversity of Cologne (P. Col. theol. 12) inCologne.[1][2]
