History
Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.
The manuscript was discovered by the Egyptologist Bernard Grenfell (1869-1926) and the Papyrologist Arthur Hunt (1871-1934). It was presented to the University of Chicago in the early 20th century.
- Present location
The codex now is located at the Oriental Institute (2057) in University of Chicago.
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