Papyrus 967
Greek manuscript fragment of the Septuagint
Papyrus 967 (also signed as TM 61933, LDAB 3090) is a 3rd-century CE biblical manuscript, discovered in 1931. It is notable for containing fragments of the original Septuagint text of the Book of Daniel, which was completely superseded by a revised text by the end of the 4th century and elsewhere survives only in Syriac translation and in Codex Chisianus 88. The manuscript is also important for early variants, both in the text of the Book of Ezekiel and of the Book of Daniel.
The exact circumstances of the find are unclear, but the ancient Aphroditopolis is assumed to be the place where it was found.
Description
The scope was originally 59 sheets, which corresponds to 118 leaves or 236 pages. One side measures approximately 344 mm × 128 mm (13+1⁄2 in × 5 in). The pages are written in one column with an average of 42 lines in a square uncial.
The book of Daniel already contains a chapter division in Greek letters. These numbers, entered as a subscriptio, were not added later, but were already present in the original text.
Corrections
For the Ezekiel text, a writer who differs from the Daniel and Esther texts can be identified.
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