Papyrus 117
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Papyrus 117 designated by siglum 
117, is a copy of the New Testament
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
. The surviving texts of 2 Corinthians are verses 7:6-8,9-11, they are in a fragmentary condition.
The text is written in one column per page, in 11 lines per page.
The manuscript palaeographically
has been assigned by the INTF
to the 4th century (or 5th century).
Location
The codex currently is housed at the library of the University of Hamburg
at Hamburg
with the shelf number Inv. NS 1002.
117, is a copy of the New TestamentNew Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. It is a papyrus
Papyrus
Papyrus is a thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt....
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
The second epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as Second Corinthians , is the eighth book of the New Testament of the Bible...
. The surviving texts of 2 Corinthians are verses 7:6-8,9-11, they are in a fragmentary condition.
The text is written in one column per page, in 11 lines per page.
The manuscript palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
has been assigned by the INTF
Institute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 4th century (or 5th century).
Location
The codex currently is housed at the library of the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
at Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
with the shelf number Inv. NS 1002.
Further reading
- M. Salvo, Un nuovo frammento della seconda lettera di Paolo ai Corinzi Analecta papyrologica 13 (2001), pp. 19–21.
External links
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" Institute for New Testament Textual Research, University of MünsterUniversity of MünsterThe University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
. Retrieved April 9, 2008