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Date
  
9th century

Size
  
29.5 x 22 cm

Category
  
V

Now at
  
Zavorda

Type
  
Byzantine text-type

Script
  
Greek language

Text
  
Matthew 5-26; Mark 6-16

Uncial 0257 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.

Contents

Description

The codex contains some parts of the Matthew 5-26; Mark 6-16, on 47 parchment leaves (29.5 cm by 22 cm). It is written in two columns per page, 23 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains a lectionary 2094.

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.

Contents

Matt 5:17-29; 8:4-19; 12:4-13:41; 13:55-14:15; 25:28-16:19; 21:20-43; 22:13-24:24; 25:6-36; 26:24-39; Mark 6:22-36; 7:15-37; 8:33-11:22; 14:21-16:12.

Location

Currently the codex is housed at the Monastery of Agiou Nikanoros (2, ff. 1-16, 289-319) in Zavorda.

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.

References

Uncial 0257 Wikipedia