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Constellation Papyri

PB 43

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A folded papyrus leaf from a codex containing Zostrianos in Coptic (Sahidic).
Description: P.Bodmer 43, a papyrus leaf from a codex containing the work known as Zostrianos, shows clear signs of having been folded several times, which suggests to the editors that it may have been used as an amulet. Based on the assumption that, since this text begins and ends so abruptly, it must have once been part of a codex and not originally designed as an amulet, Kasser and Luisier attempt to estimate the size of the original codex. Based on the size of the parallel text of Zostrianos found in the Nag Hammadi Codex VIII, they estimate that this codex would have been 111 pages, and this leaf would have been page 99/100 or 100/101.
Author: Anonyme
Title: PB 43
Language: Coptic
No of scans: 5
Type: Manuscript
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  • AuthorsAnonyme
  • TitlePB 43
  • CopyistsThe leaf was inscribed by a single copyist writing in an upright irregular majuscule (Kasser and Luisier, “P.Bodmer XLIII,” 253).
  • Event Date Place4th or 5th cent. (Kasser and Luisier, “P.Bodmer XLIII,” palaeography)
  • Language(s)cop
Publication, distribution
Edition
Description material
  • TypeManuscript
  • Volume
    Dimensions: The width of the page is 12.1 cm. The height of the page is 25.0 cm. The ratio of the page (width/height) is 0.484. The writing is in a single column per page. The width of the written area is about 11.5 cm. The height of the written area is about 24.1 cm. There are 32 lines per page on the single extant folio.
    Quires: There is insufficient data to determine quire structure.
    Cover: No cover is preserved.
  • Binding
    Binding: The original binding was not preserved.
  • Physical MediumPapyrus, black iron-gall ink
Remarques
  • General Notes
    Paratextual features: The only punctuation used on this leaf is a single dot.

    Decorations: None.

    Other holding institutions: None.
  • AbstractA folded papyrus leaf from a codex containing Zostrianos in Coptic (Sahidic).
    Description: P.Bodmer 43, a papyrus leaf from a codex containing the work known as Zostrianos, shows clear signs of having been folded several times, which suggests to the editors that it may have been used as an amulet. Based on the assumption that, since this text begins and ends so abruptly, it must have once been part of a codex and not originally designed as an amulet, Kasser and Luisier attempt to estimate the size of the original codex. Based on the size of the parallel text of Zostrianos found in the Nag Hammadi Codex VIII, they estimate that this codex would have been 111 pages, and this leaf would have been page 99/100 or 100/101.
  • Bibliography
    LDAB number 113751
    TM number: 113751
    Digital text: DCLP

    Editio princeps:
    Kasser, Rodolphe and Philippe Luisier. “P.Bodmer XLIII: Un Feuillet de Zostrien.” Le Muséon 120 (2007): 251- 272.

    Additional bibliography:
    None
Identification
  • ConstellationPapyri
  • PID3769
  • Shelf MarkPB 43
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