John Rylands Library, Papyrus Greek 458.
The earliest
extant fragment of a bible MS, consisting of portions of four columns
of a roll of papyrus extracted from the cartonnage of a mummy acquired
in 1917 by Dr Rendel Harris.
It is written in a fine book-hand, which
can be assigned to the second century BC & contains Deut.xi.24-xxiv.3,
xxv.1-3, xxvi.12, 17-19, xxviii.31-33.
Small through these fragments
are, their great age gives them a special interest, & it is noteworthy
that they concur with the next earliest extant Septuagint MS (963) in
agreeing with the vellum uncials Θ & A rather than B.
Identified &
edited by C H Roberts only two years ago.
[1937?].
Description & picture from 'Our
Bible & the
Ancient Manuscripts' by Sir Frederick Kenyon (1895 - 4th Ed. 1939) Pg
63
& Plate VI.
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