A remarkably early papyrus codex containing portions of Numbers and Deuteronomy, providing vital evidence for the development of the early Christian book. It is highly significant for being one of the earliest known manuscripts to feature visible page numbers.

Constructed from a reused documentary roll, this papyrus codex has the text of Deuteronomy written on the back of a document dated to 293 AD. It serves as an important, objectively datable artifact from early Christianity. The manuscript contains a surprising number of lectional aids like accents and punctuation, suggesting it was intended for public reading.

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible. It contains the vast majority of the Septuagint and New Testament, and was the first of the great uncials to become accessible to modern scholars.