Papyrus 99 (Gregory-Aland), designated by 𝔓99, is an early papyrus manuscript with quotations from the Pauline epistles of the New Testament in Greek-Latin. Four leaves have survived.[1][2]
New Testament manuscript | |
Name | P. Chester Beatty 1499 |
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Sign | 𝔓99 |
Text | A glossary(?) - single words and phrases from some Pauline epistle. |
Date | ca. 400 |
Script | Greek-Latin |
Now at | Chester Beatty Library |
Size | 16.8 by 13.6 |
This papyrus is part of the Chester Beatty collection. It is usually considered as a glossary with single words and phrases from:
The text is written in 1 column per page, 27-30 lines per page.
It also contains a Latin lexicon and Greek grammar.[3]
Elliot calls this papyrus '... a haphazard collection of unconnected verses from the Pauline letters [that] could have been a school exercise ...'[4]
The manuscript is housed at the Chester Beatty Library (P. Chester B. Ac. 1499, fol 11–14) in Dublin.[1][2]