Papyrus 59

Papyrus 59 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 𝔓⁵⁹, is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John. The manuscript has been palaeographically assigned to the seventh century.^[1]

Contents

Papyrus 𝔓⁵⁹

New Testament manuscript
Name	P. Colt 3
Text	John 1-2; 11-12; 17-18; 21 †
Date	7th century
Script	Greek
Found	Egypt
Now at	Morgan Library & Museum
Cite	L. Casson, E. L. Hettich, Excavations at Nessana II, Literary Papyri (Princeton: 1946), pp. 79-122.
Type	mixed
Category	III

Gospel of John 1:26.28.48.51; 2:15-16; 11:40-52; 12:25.29.31.35; 17:24-26; 18:1-2.16-17.22; 21:7.12-13.15.17-20.23.^[1]

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a mixed text-type. Aland placed it in Category III.^[1]

Location

It is currently housed at the Morgan Library & Museum (P. Colt 3) in New York City.^[1][2]

See also

• Bible portal

• List of New Testament papyri