Editing Papyrus 121

[[image:POxy_v0071_n4805_a_01_hires.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Papyrus 121 V]]
'''Papyrus 121''' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory–Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), designated by [[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>121</sup>, is an early copy of the [[New Testament]] in [[Greek language|Greek]]. It is a [[papyrus]] [[manuscript]] of the [[Gospel of John]]. The surviving texts of John are only fragments of verses 19:17-18,25-26. They are in very fragmentary condition. The manuscript [[Palaeography|paleographically]] has been assigned to the 3rd century by the [[Institute for New Testament Textual Research|INTF]].<sup>[1]</sup>

The manuscript currently is housed at the Papyrology Rooms of the [[Sackler Library]] at [[Oxford]] with the shelf number P. Oxy. 4805.<sup>[1]</sup>

== Description ==
The manuscript is written irregular, spaces between letters are not equal. Though the text is very small, it contains two of the [[nomina sacra]]: <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span> and <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΜΗΙ</span> ([[dative case]] from <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΜΗΡ</span>). Above letter [[iota]] two dots ([[Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis]]). On page recto, in lower line, from the left a scribe did not used letter [[iota]] in word και (and), though inserted diaeresis above letter [[alpha]]. Possibly it is a scribal error.

== Text ==
[[image:POxy v0071 n4805 b 01 hires.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Papyrus 121 V]]

The Greek text of the codex is too brief to determine its textual character. It can not be placed to any of [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts]]. It contains only 20 letters on recto, and 18 letters on verso. 

{| class="wikitable"
!Page recto of [[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>121</sup>
!Page verso of [[Image:C3945eee4633c095c5059f9a67aca5f7.png]]<sup>121</sup>
|-style="background:#FFEBCD"
| '''<span style="color:red;">νιου Τοπον ο λεγεται Ε</span><span style="color:black;">βραιστι Γ</span><span style="color:red;">ολγοθα</span>'''

'''<span style="color:red;">οπου αυτον εσταρωσα</span>ν και με<span style="color:red;">τ' αυτου</span>''' 

'''<span style="color:red;">αλλους δυο εντευθεν κ</span>α εντευ<span style="color:red;">θεν μεσον</span>''' 
| '''<span style="color:red;"> η </span> <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΙΣ</span> ουν ι<span style="color:red;">δων την μητερα και τον</span>'''

'''<span style="color:red;">μα</span>θητην π<span style="color:red;">αρεστωτα ον ηγαπα</span>'''

'''<span style="color:red;">λεγ</span>ει τη <span style="text-decoration: overline">ΜΗ<span style="color:red;">Ι</span></span> <span style="color:red;">Γυναι ιδε ο υιος</span>''' 
|-
|'''<span style="color:red;">...place, which is called in H</span>ebrew G<span style="color:red;">olgotha.</span>'''

'''<span style="color:red;"> There they crucifie</span>d him, and wi<span style="color:red;">th him</span>'''

'''<span style="color:red;">two others, one</span> on eithe<span style="color:red;">r side, and Jesus between</span>''' 
|'''When Jesus s<span style="color:red;">aw his mother, and the</span>'''

'''<span style="color:red;">di</span>sciple w<span style="color:red;">hom he loved standing near, he</span>''' 

'''<span style="color:red;">sa</span>id to his moth<span style="color:red;">er, "Woman, behold, your son!"</span>''' 
|} 

In red colour missing letters.

== See also ==
* [[List of New Testament papyri]] 
* [[Oxyrhynchus Papyri]]

== References ==

== Further reading ==

* R. Hatzilambrou, P. J. Parsons, J. Chapa ''The Oxyrhynchus Papyri'', LXXI (London: 2007), pp.&nbsp;9–11.

== External links ==

=== Images ===
* [http://163.1.169.40/cgi-bin/library?e=q-000-00---0POxy--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4----ded--0-1l--1-20-50---20-help-4805--00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=POxy&cl=search&d=HASHe6acf447e4ee9c2392a1f4 P.Oxy.LXIV 4805] from Papyrology at Oxford's "POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online"

=== Official registration ===
* [http://www.uni-muenster.de/NTTextforschung/KgLSGII08_02_27.pdf "Continuation of the Manuscript List"] Institute for New Testament Textual Research, [[University of Münster]]. Retrieved April 9, 2008

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