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Papyrus 120
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Papyrus 120, also known as P.Oxy. LXXI 4804, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John in a fragmentary condition, only containing verses 1:25-28 and 1:38-44.[1][2] It is designated by the siglum 𝔓120 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned by the INTF to the 4th century CE.[3]
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The original manuscript was likely a codex (precursor to the modern book) made of papyrus, of which only three pieces from one leaf have survived.[1]: 6 [2]: 174 The text is written in one column per page, 27 lines per page, with 27-28 letters per line.[3][1]: 6-7 [2]: 174 The fragments do evidence the size of the margins of 2-3cm, which based on the 27 lines per pages would give the original codex a size of 11cm x20.5cm, with likely 95 pages in total to contain the Gospel of John.[1]: 7 [2]: 174 The copyist was likely a professional scribe, who wrote in a style known as Biblical Majuscule.[1]: 6 [2]: 174 The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the Sackler Library (shelf number P. Oxy. 4804) at Oxford.[3]
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