The Papyrus Vindobonensis Graecus 39777 signed as SymP.Vindob.G.39777 – is a fragment of a Greek manuscript of the
Psalms
The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived ...
of the translation of '' Symmachus''. It was written in papyrus in a scroll form. The papyrus contains fragments of
Psalm 69
Psalm 69 is the 69th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul". It is subtitled: "To the chief musician, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of David". The Boo ...
Septuagint
The Greek Old Testament, or Septuagint (, ; from the la, septuaginta, lit=seventy; often abbreviated ''70''; in Roman numerals, LXX), is the earliest extant Greek translation of books from the Hebrew Bible. It includes several books beyond ...
is Psalms 68 and 80). The P.Vindob.G.39777 is dated to late third century or beginning fourth century.
This manuscript probably comes from the Fayum in Egypt.
History
It was published by the Dr. Carl Wessely in his work ''Studien zur Palaeographie und Papyruskunde'', Vol. XI., Leipzig, 1911, pag. 171.
Description
The manuscript probably originally contained large portions of the Book of Psalms. The traduction of Symmachs was a part of the '' Hexapla'' and ''Tetrapli'', the work contains the translations of the Hebrew to Greek Bible, it was written by
Origen
Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theo ...
.
Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Chris ...
''Ecclesiastical History'' VI/16:4 According to
Bruce M. Metzger
Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the ...
, the Greek translation of
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach" '' Aquila, because his intention was not a literal translation, rather an elegant message from the Hebrew to Greek text.
Tegragrammaton
The papyrus contains the
tetragrammaton
The Tetragrammaton (; ), or Tetragram, is the four-letter Hebrew theonym (transliterated as YHWH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four letters, written and read from right to left (in Hebrew), are ''yodh'', '' he'', '' waw'', and ...
written in archaic Hebrew characters in Ps 69:13, 30 and 31.
Location
The Papyrus Vindobonensis Graecus 39777 is kept at the
Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library
The Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library, also known as the Rainer Collection () and Vienna Papyrus Collection (), is a papyrus collection of the Austrian National Library at Hofburg palace in Vienna. It contains around 180,000 obj ...
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