Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Uncial 0278

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Text
  
Pauline epistles

Script
  
Greek

Type
  
?

Date
  
9th century

Size
  
24.2 x 28.2 cm

Now at
  
Saint Catherine's Monastery

Uncial 0278 (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 the text of the Pauline epistles with numerous lacunae, on 120 parchment leaves (24.2 cm by 18.2 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 20-22 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the lower text contains theological writings.

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

Location

It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai in May 1975, during restoration work. Currently the codex is housed at the monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 2).

References

Uncial 0278 Wikipedia