Manuscript · Rahlfs 957 · c. 150 BC

Papyrus Rylands 458

One of the oldest known manuscripts of the Septuagint, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls LXX fragments. Provides evidence for the early circulation of the Greek Old Testament in Egypt.

Date

c. 150 BC

Language

Greek (Septuagint)

Material

Papyrus

Script

Greek literary hand

Contents

Deuteronomy 23:24-24:3, 25:1-3, 26:12, 26:17-19, 28:31-33 (8 fragments from a papyrus roll)

Location

John Rylands Library, Manchester (Gr. P. 458)