Papyrus 3, designated by 3 (in the numbering Gregory-Aland), is a small fragment of fifteen verses from the Gospel of Luke dating to the 6th/7th century. It is formed part of a lectionary. It is dated palaeographically to the 6th or 7th century.
The Greek text-type of this codex is a mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.
Text
Luke 7:36
Luke 10:38
History
The text of the manuscript was published by Karl Wessely in 1882.
Greek papyrus documents, Ptolemaic and Antiochus IV bronze coins, weapons, wooden tools, and well-preserved fabrics, thanks to the desert’s arid climate ... The excavation volunteers found a piece of papyrus with Greek writing.