Papyrus 42

Papyrus 42 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓⁴², is a small fragment of six verses from the Gospel of Luke dating to the 6th/7th century.^[1] The Greek text of this manuscript is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type with some Byzantine readings. Aland placed it in Category II.^[2]

Papyrus 42

New Testament manuscript
Name	Papyrus Vindobonensis
Sign	𝔓42
Text	Luke 1:54-55+2:29-32 (Greek) Luke 1:46-51 (Coptic)
Date	6th/7th century
Script	Greek/Coptic
Now at	Vienna, Österr. Nationalbibliothek, Pap. K. 8706
Size	14x8 (27x18) cm
Type	Alexandrian text-type
Category	II

The manuscript is housed at the Austrian National Library P. Vindob. K. 8706 at Vienna.^[2][3]

See also

• List of New Testament papyri
• Coptic versions of the Bible