Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5101

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5101, designated by 2227 (in the Alfred Ralhfs numbering of Greek Septuagint manuscripts) or P.Oxy.LXXVII 5101 (LDAB 140272) is a manuscript of the Psalms in the Greek Septuagint version, written on papyrus in roll form. It has survived in only a few fragments. Using the study of comparative writings styles (palaeography), it has been dated to between 50 and 150 CE.

The Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 5101

It uses the Tetragrammaton (name of God in the Hebrew Bible) written in palaeo-Hebrew script instead substituting the Greek title κύριος, and is currently the earliest extant copy of the Septuagint Psalms.

Description

The manuscript was originally a papyrus roll, of which fragments from six columns have survived. The fragments contain Psalms 26:9-14; 44:4-8; 47:13-15; 48:6-21; 49:2-16; 63:6-64:5 according to the numbering of the Septuagint (the Hebrew Bible Psalms number them slightly differently). According to biblical scholar Larry Hurtado, “[t]his is probably the earliest extant copy of the Septuagint Psalms.”[1] The text was written by an inexperienced writer in uncial script characters.

The manuscript contains the tetragrammaton to represent the Divine Name of God (YHWH) written in the palaeo-Hebrew script (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄).[2]

History

The manuscript was discovered at Oxyrhynchus (Egypt), and has been catalogued with number P. Oxy 5101. The manuscript has been given an Alfred Rahlfs number of 2227 in the list of Septuagint manuscripts. The fragments were published in 2011 by Danielę Colomo and W.B. Henry in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol LXXVII (77).

The manuscript is currently housed in the Papyrology section of the Sackler Library at Oxford (shelf number 20 3B.36/J(4)B + 27 3B.38/N(1)B + 27 3B.41/J(1-2)c).

References
  1. Larry Hurtado. "New Oxyrhynchus Manuscripts". Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. Michael P. Theophilos. Recently Discovered Greek Papyri and Parchment of the Psalter from the Oxford Oxyrhynchus Manuscripts: Implications for Scribal Practice and Textual Transmission Archived 2019-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Catholic University.

Bibliography
  • Daniela Colomo; W. B. Henry. "P. Oxy. 77 5101". Leuven Database of Ancient Books. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  • Daniela Colomo; W. B. Henry (2011). Oxyrhynchus Papyri LXXVII. The Egypt Exploration Society. pp. 1–11. ISBN 978-0-85698-204-0.
  • D. Colomo; W. B. Henry. "P.Oxy.LXXVII 5101". Oxyrhynchus Online. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol. LXXVII. Retrieved 20 June 2013.



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