Crosby-Schøyen Codex MS 193
The Crosby-Schøyen Codex (or MS 193, Crosby Codex, Mississippi Coptic Codex I, or Savery Codex) is a 3rd-4th century AD Ancient Egyptian Coptic Papyrus and Liturgical text. First written in Alexandria, the codex consists of 104 pages, and consists of the earliest surviving whole copies of the Book of Jonah, 1 Peter, in addition to containing Peri Pascha, 2 Maccabees (5:27 to 7:41), and an Easter Homily. It is considered the early example of the transition from a scroll to codex.
Crosby-Schøyen Codex | |
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Type | codex |
Material | papyrus |
Height | 15.2 cm |
Width | 14.7 cm |
Writing | Coptic |
Period/culture | Roman Egypt |
Discovered | 1952 Dishna, Egypt |
https://www.schoyencollection.com/bible-collection-foreword/coptic-bible/crosby-schoyen-codex-ms-193 |
The Codex is part of a corpus of papyri known as the Bodmer Papyri, and was previously held by the University of Mississippi, followed by the Schøyen Collection by Martin Schøyen of Oslo. The codex is set to be featured in the Schøyen Collection Auction by Christie's on 11 June 2024.