Bodmer Papyri
E730280
New Testament papyrus
classical manuscript
early Christian manuscripts
manuscript collection
papyri collection
patristic manuscript
The Bodmer Papyri are a collection of early Christian and classical manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of New Testament texts, discovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bodmer Papyri canonical | 2 |
| Bodmer Papyri collection | 1 |
| Bodmer papyrus | 1 |
| Papyrus Bodmer II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8330052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bodmer Papyri Context triple: [Papyrus 75, associatedWith, Bodmer Papyri]
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Oxyrhynchus Papyri
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a vast collection of ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts discovered in Egypt, preserving a wide range of literary, religious, and everyday texts that have greatly expanded modern knowledge of the ancient world.
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B.
Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV
Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV is an early 3rd-century Greek manuscript containing significant portions of the Gospels of Luke and John, valued as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the New Testament text.
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C.
Papyrus 66
Papyrus 66 is an early third-century Greek manuscript of the Gospel of John, notable for its importance to New Testament textual criticism and its affiliation with the Alexandrian text-type.
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D.
Papyrus 46
Papyrus 46 is one of the oldest surviving New Testament manuscripts, containing a substantial collection of Pauline epistles and serving as a key witness to the early Alexandrian text tradition.
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E.
Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75 is an early 3rd-century Greek papyrus manuscript of the Gospels of Luke and John, notable for its high-quality Alexandrian text and importance for New Testament textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bodmer Papyri Target entity description: The Bodmer Papyri are a collection of early Christian and classical manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of New Testament texts, discovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Oxyrhynchus Papyri
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a vast collection of ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts discovered in Egypt, preserving a wide range of literary, religious, and everyday texts that have greatly expanded modern knowledge of the ancient world.
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B.
Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV
Bodmer Papyrus XIV–XV is an early 3rd-century Greek manuscript containing significant portions of the Gospels of Luke and John, valued as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the New Testament text.
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C.
Papyrus 66
Papyrus 66 is an early third-century Greek manuscript of the Gospel of John, notable for its importance to New Testament textual criticism and its affiliation with the Alexandrian text-type.
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D.
Papyrus 46
Papyrus 46 is one of the oldest surviving New Testament manuscripts, containing a substantial collection of Pauline epistles and serving as a key witness to the early Alexandrian text tradition.
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E.
Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75 is an early 3rd-century Greek papyrus manuscript of the Gospels of Luke and John, notable for its high-quality Alexandrian text and importance for New Testament textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament papyrus
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classical manuscript ⓘ early Christian manuscripts ⓘ manuscript collection ⓘ papyri collection ⓘ patristic manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
2nd century
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3rd century ⓘ |
| approximateDateRange | 2nd to 7th century ⓘ |
| containsItem |
Papyrus Bodmer II
NERFINISHED
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Papyrus Bodmer IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer V NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer VII–VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer X NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer XIV–XV NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer XXII NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer XXIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer XXIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Bodmer XX–XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsText |
1 Peter
NERFINISHED
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2 Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ First Epistle of Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Homilies of Origen NERFINISHED ⓘ Isocrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Menas of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ Vision of Dorotheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWorkType |
Christian literature
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New Testament manuscripts ⓘ apocryphal texts ⓘ biblical manuscripts ⓘ classical literature ⓘ patristic texts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Bibliotheca Bodmeriana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| language |
Coptic
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Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cologny, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Martin Bodmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | among the oldest known copies of New Testament texts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Bodmer Papyri Description of subject: The Bodmer Papyri are a collection of early Christian and classical manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of New Testament texts, discovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bodmer Papyri collection
this entity surface form:
Papyrus Bodmer II
this entity surface form:
Bodmer papyrus