papyrus · Greek · NT
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.
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
- Revelation — 1:13-2:1 (partial)
~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.
Citation cue
INTF Liste