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Uncial 0291

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Date
  
7th/8th century

Found
  
1975

Script
  
Size
  
15 cm by 12 cm

Text
  

Uncial 0291 (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. Only one leaf of the codex has survived.

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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.

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th or 8th century.

Location

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

References

Uncial 0291 Wikipedia


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