A papyrus codex containing most of Paul's letters, dated to around 200 AD. P46 preserves Romans, Hebrews, 1–2 Corinthians, Ephesians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians, in that order — about 86 of an original 104 leaves survive. It is the earliest surviving substantial copy of Paul's correspondence.
Why this matters
Demonstrates the Pauline corpus circulating as a coherent collection within ~150 years of Paul's death. The text matches later manuscripts very closely, evidence of careful transmission from the start.
Scripture references
Romans1 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossiansHebrews
Location
University of Michigan + Chester Beatty Library, Dublin