Papyrus 62 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), signed by 62, known also as ‘‘Papyrus Osloensis’’, is a copy of the New Testament and Septuagint in Greek-Coptic. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew and Book of Daniel. The manuscript palaeographically has been assigned to the 4th century.
The surviving text of Matthew are verses 11:25-30, they are in a fragmentary condition. It contains also fragments of Book of Daniel 3:51-53 and Odae (Papyrus 994 Rahlfs).[1] Survived fragments of 13 leaves.
The text is written in one column per page, 7 lines per column, 7-12 letters in line.[1]
The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way (
θς, ις, κε, πρ, πηρ, υς).[1]It has diaeresis over letter ypsilon.[1]
Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: <sup>[25.]</sup> εν εκεινω τω καιρω̣ αποκριθεις̣ ειπεν ο [ι̅ς̅] ε̣[ξομολογο]υ[μαι] [σοι] [π̅ρ̅] κ̅[ε̅] [του] [ουρα] νου και της γ̣η̣ς οτι εγρ̣υ̣ψας ταυ[τ]α̣ απο σο[φων] [και] [συ]ν̣[ετων] [και] απ[εκαλυψας] αυτα νηπιοις <sup>[26.]</sup> ναι ο πη̅ρ οτι ουτως ευδοκι̣[α] – <sup>[27.]</sup> παντα μοι παρεδοθη υπο̣ του π̣α̣τ̣[ρ]ο̣ς̣ μ̣ο̣υ̣ – [υι] ον ει μη ο πατηρ ουδε το[ν] πατερα τ[ις] [ε]π̣ιγινω[σκει] – αποκαλυψαι <sup>[28.]</sup> δ̣ε̣υτε προς μ̣ε παντε[ς] [οι] κοπιον̣[τες] – [αναπα] υσω υμας <sup>[29.]</sup> α̣ρατε τον ζ̣υ̣[γο]ν μου εφ̣ [υμ]α̣ς̣ και μ̣α[θετε] – [τα] πεινος τ̣η κ[αρ]δ̣ια και ευ[ρ]η̣σ̣ε̣τε αν̣[απα]υ̣σιν ταις – <sup>[30.]</sup> – και τ̣ο φορτιον μου ελα̣[φρο]ν εστιν
The Greek text of the Gospel of Matthew is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[2]
In it reads εκρυψας along with Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, minuscule 33, lectionary 2211. Other manuscripts read απεκρυψας (C, L, W, Θ f1, f13, Byz).[3]
The text of Daniel represents Theodotion's recension.[1]
Leiv Amundsen dated the manuscript to the 4th century. INTF dated it to the 4th century.[2]
The manuscript was found in Egypt.
The text was published by Amundsen in 1945. It was examined by Maldfeld, Kurt Treu,[1] Karl Jaroš.[4]
It is cited in critical editions of the New Testament (NA26, NA27).
It is currently housed at the University of Oslo Library (Inv. 1661) in Oslo.[2] [5]