Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 4443

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 4443 (also P.Oxy. 65. 4443, TM 61923, LDAB 3080, Rahlfs 0996) is a fragment of a Septuagint manuscript (LXX) written on papyrus in scroll form.[1] It is the oldest extant manuscript that contains Esther 8:16–9:3 of the Septuagint text and verse numbering,[2][3] according to the text of LXX. The manuscript has been assigned palaeographically to 50–150 CE.

  1. ^ "P. Oxy. 65 4443 (Luchner, K.)". Leuven Database of Ancient Books.
  2. ^ J. K. Elliott (July 1999). "Five New Papyri of the New Testament". Novum Testamentum. 41, Fasc. 3 (3). Brill: 209–213. doi:10.1163/156853699323281243. JSTOR 1561379.
  3. ^ Martin Hengel (2004). Septuagint As Christian Scripture. Old Testament studies. A&C Black. p. 42. ISBN 9780567082879.

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