Uncial 0247
John Rylands Library | |
| Size | 29 cm by 23 cm |
|---|---|
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Uncial 0247 (in the
it has been assigned to the 5th or 6th century.Description
The codex contains a small part of the 1 Peter 5:13-14 - 2 Peter 1:5-8,14-16; 2:1, on 2 parchment leaves (29 cm by 23 cm). Written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]
It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in Coptic, it contains a prayer.[1]
Currently it is dated by the
Location
Currently the codex is housed at the
John Rylands Library (P. Copt. 20) in Manchester.[1]
Text
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
- ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
Further reading
- J. H. Greenlee, "Nine Uncial Palimpsests of the New Testament", S & D 39 (Salt Lake City, 1968).