LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (4th Century AD)
Current LocationUniversity of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor
Found LocationEgypt
Scribal Context & DetailsA fourth-century parchment fragment that represents one of the valuable early surviving copies of the Book of Genesis in Greek. Discovered in Egypt and now housed at the University of Michigan, it was written in a formal, highly legible 'book hand' style, demonstrating the care and devotion with which Scripture was produced and preserved in early Christian communities.