Papyrus Oxyrhynchus L 3525
Encyclopedia
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus L 3525 is a copy of the apocryphal Gospel of Mary
in Greek
. It is a papyrus
manuscript
formed in a roll. The manuscript palaeographically
had been assigned to the 3rd century. It is one of the three manuscripts and one of the two Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary. It is shorter than Papyrus Rylands 463
.
It was written in ca. 50 letters per line. The nomina sacra
are written in abbreviated form. The manuscript was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The text was edited by P. J. Parsons. The manuscript currently is housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library
at Oxford
with the shelf number P. Oxy. L 3525.
Gospel of Mary
The Gospel of Mary is an apocryphal book discovered in 1896 in a 5th-century papyrus codex. The codex Papyrus Berolinensis 8502 was purchased in Cairo by German scholar Karl Reinhardt....
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...
formed in a roll. 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...
had been assigned to the 3rd century. It is one of the three manuscripts and one of the two Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary. It is shorter than Papyrus Rylands 463
Papyrus Rylands 463
Papyrus Rylands 463 is a copy of the apocryphal Gospel of Mary in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript in roll form. The manuscript has been assigned palaeographically to the 3rd century. It is one of the three manuscripts and one of the two Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary...
.
Description
It survives only as a small fragment of a single sheet (probably roll). The fragment is broken on all sides. The fragment covers the material contained in 9.1-10.10 of the Coptic manuscript. The reconstruction of the missing parts (especially the starts and ends of the lines) is not an easy task and depends on the Coptic text. There are some textual differences between Greek fragment and the Coptic text.It was written in ca. 50 letters per line. The nomina sacra
Nomina sacra
Nomina sacra means "sacred names" in Latin, and can be used to refer to traditions of abbreviated writing of several frequently occurring divine names or titles in early Greek language Holy Scripture...
are written in abbreviated form. The manuscript was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The text was edited by P. J. Parsons. The manuscript currently is housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library
Sackler Library
The Sackler Library holds a large portion of the classical, art historical, and archaeological works belonging to the University of Oxford, England.- History :...
at Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
with the shelf number P. Oxy. L 3525.
Further reading
- P. J. Parsons, 3525: Gospel of Mary, in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1983).
- D. Lührmann, Die griechischen Fragmente des Mariaevangeliums POxy 3525 und PRyl 463, Novun Testamentum 30 (1988), 321-338.
External links
- Image: P.Oxy. L 3525 (© Copyright the Egypt Exploration SocietyEgypt Exploration SocietyThe Egypt Exploration Society is the foremost learned society in the United Kingdom promoting the field of Egyptology....
). - P.Oxy.LXXII 3525 from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"
- P. Oxy. 50.3525 - an exact transcript
- Christopher Tuckett, The Gospel of Mary, Oxford 2007.
