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Papyrus P98

Also known as: P.IFAO inv. 237b

AD 150 – AD 200 (~AD 175) · dated by paleography

Evidence card

A quick read on the physical object before the interpretive summary.

1 source
Artifact
papyrus · Greek
Date basis
AD 150 – AD 200 (~AD 175) · paleography
Survival
~0.5% physically present
Contents
Revelation 1:13-2:1
Artifact/map cue
Held at Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo
Date
AD 150 – AD 200 (~AD 175)
Passage represented
Revelation 1:13-2:1
Fragmentary or partial witness
How much survives
~0.5% of the claimed text is physically present

Why it matters

One of the very earliest surviving fragments of Revelation — important because Revelation has the worst-preserved early manuscript tradition of any NT book. Most of the earliest substantial Revelation witnesses are 3rd-4th century.

What it contains

~0.5% of the claimed text is physically present.

Where & when

Held at
Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo

Source trail

Named catalogues, editions, libraries, or scholarship used for this manuscript page.

1 source
Citation cue
INTF Liste