1st century BCE manuscript of the Septuagint
Rahlfs 847, 848 and 942 |
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Papyrus Fouad 266 fragment of the Greek text of Deuteronomy 31:28 - 32:7 with the Hebrew tetragrammaton יהוה inserted in smaller letters in the lower part of the middle column |
Type | Manuscript |
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Date | 1st-century BCE |
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Language(s) | Koine Greek |
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Material | Papyrus |
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Condition | Fragmented |
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Contents | Book of Genesis and Deuteronomy |
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Discovered | Fayum |
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The Papyrus Fouad 266 (three fragments listed as Rahlfs 847, 848 and 942) are fragments, part of a papyrus manuscript in scroll form containing the Greek translation, known as the Septuagint, of the Pentateuch. They have been assigned palaeographically to the 1st century BCE. There is discussion about whether the text is original or a later recension of the Septuagint.