Uncial 0281 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 7th or 8th century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospel of Matthew 6-27 |
|---|---|
| Date | 7th/8th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | 1975 |
| Now at | Saint Catherine's Monastery |
| Size | 20 cm by 17 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | ? |
Description
editThe codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Matthew 6-27, on 47 parchment leaves (20 cm by 17 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 20 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains part of the Old Testament.[1]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th or 8th century.[1][2]
Text
editThe Greek text of the codex is a representative of the late Alexandrian text-type.
It agrees 18 times with Codex Sinaiticus and 12 times with Codex Vaticanus.[3]
Location
editIt is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai in May 1975, during restoration work.[4] Currently the codex is housed at the monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 29).[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d K. Aland; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 42.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Uncial 0281 Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"
- ^ Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296.
Further reading
edit- Linos Politis (1980). "Nouveaux manuscrits grecs découverts au Mont Sinaï. Rapport Préliminaire". Scriptorium. 34: 5-17.
External links
edit- Uncial 0281 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary" 2015.