Papyrus 1

Papyrus 𝔓1
New Testament manuscript
An image of Papyrus 1 (recto), showing Matthew 1:1–9, 12
NameP. Oxy. 2
TextMatthew 1:1–9,12,14-20
Datec. ~250
FoundOxyrhynchus, Egypt
Now atUniversity of Pennsylvania
CiteB. P. Grenfell & A. S. Hunt, Oxyrhynchus Papyri I, pp. 4–7, 1898.
Size1 leaf; 12 × 25 cm; 37–38 lines/page
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryI
NoteClose to Codex Vaticanus.

Papyrus 1 is an early papyrus manuscript of one chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in Greek. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓1 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and as ε 01 in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it is dated to the early 3rd century. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. It is currently housed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (E 2746).