Papyrus 16 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓16, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It was part of a papyrus manuscript containing the Pauline letters. It contains Philippians ; . The manuscript has been palaeographically assigned either to the 3rd century or the fourth century.

Description

The manuscript is written in a competent literary hand that is sometimes described as belonging to the "severe style." There are about 37-38 lines per page. 𝔓15 and 𝔓16 were almost certainly part of the same manuscript.

The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way. The text was not corrected.

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type (rather proto-Alexandrian). Aland placed it in Category I. This manuscript diverges from the text of UBS4 8 times, from Codex Vaticanus 9 times, and from Codex Sinaiticus 10 times. 𝔓16 diverges from readings of the majority of all New Testament manuscripts 11 times.

It is currently housed at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BAAM 0544) in Alexandria.

See also

• List of New Testament papyri

• Philippians 3; 4

References

Further reading

External links

• P. Oxy. VII 1009