Papyrus 47
Papyrus 47 , signed by 47, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Book of Revelation which contains Rev. 9:10-11:3; 11:5-16:15; 16:17-17:2. The manuscript has been assigned paleographically the 3rd century.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland ascribed it as a Normal text, and placed it in Category I.
The text of this manuscript is closest to Codex Sinaiticus, and they are witnesses for one of the early textual types of the Book of Revelation. Another type is represented by manuscripts Papyrus 115, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Ephraemi.
It is currently housed at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin.
