Papyrus Chester Beatty VIII

The Papyrus Chester Beatty VIII (also signed as P.Chest.Beatty VIII, VH 304, Rahlfs 966, LDAB 3084) is a fragment of a septuagint manuscript that contains parts of the biblical Book of Jeremiah. Palaeographically it has been dated to the late second, early third century CE.

 Description 

It was written in codex form on papyrus, in 48 lines per page. The text contains Jeremiah 4:30–5:1; 5:9–13; 5:13–14; 5:23–24. Turner dated the manuscript to the fourth century CE.

This manuscript contains the contraction  to represent the word κύριος, written in nomina sacra.

 Location 

Currently is saved in Dublin, at the Chester Beatty Library.

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Category:2nd-century biblical manuscripts
Category:3rd-century biblical manuscripts
Category:4th-century biblical manuscripts
Category:Septuagint manuscripts