Uncial 0291

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Uncial 0291
New Testament manuscript
TextGospel of Luke 8:45-9:2
Date7th/8th century
ScriptGreek
Found1975
Now atSaint Catherine's Monastery
Size15 cm by 12 cm
Type?
Category?

Uncial 0291 (in the

it has been assigned to the 7th or 8th century. Only one leaf of the codex has survived.

Description

The codex contains a part of the text of the Gospel of Luke 8:45-9:2, on one parchment leaf (15 cm by 12 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 27 lines per page, in small uncial letters.[1]

Currently it is dated by the

INTF to the 7th or 8th century.[1][2]

Location

It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during the restoration work.[3] Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 1) in Sinai.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^
    Walter de Gruyter
    , Berlin, New York 1994, p. 43.
  2. ^ "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296
    .

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