Papyrus 47
| New Testament manuscript | |
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| Name | P. Chester Beatty III |
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| Sign | 𝔓47 |
| Text | Book of Revelation 9:10-17:2 † |
| Date | c. 200-300 |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Egypt |
| Now at | Chester Beatty Library |
| Cite | F. G. Kenyon, The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri III, (London, 1934). |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | I |
| Note | close to Sinaiticus, 0308 |
Papyrus 47, also known as P. Chester Beatty III, is an early Greek New Testament manuscript written on papyrus, and is one of the manuscripts comprising the Chester Beatty Papyri. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓47 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Manuscripts among the Chester Beatty Papyri have had several places of discovery associated with them, the most likely being the Faiyum. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been dated to the early 3rd century CE. The manuscript contains text from the Book of Revelation chapters 9 through 17. It is currently housed at the Chester Beatty Library (Inv. 14. 1. 527) in Dublin.
In November 2020, the CSNTM in conjunction with Hendrickson Publishers released a new 1:1 high-resolution imaged facsimile edition of 𝔓47 on black and white backgrounds, along with 𝔓45 and 𝔓46.