Date 7th-century Type mixed / Byzantine Script Greek language | Size 26 x 21 cm Category III / V | |
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Text Acts of the Apostles 13:39-46 Now at Russian National Library People also search for Uncial 096, Uncial 0102, Uncial 078 | ||
Uncial 097 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1003 (Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated palaeographically to the 7th-century.
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Description
The codex contains a small part of the Acts of the Apostles 13:39-46, on one parchment leaf (26 cm by 21 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 18 lines per page, in large uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in Georgian, in the 10th century.
Text
The Greek text of this codex is mixed, but predominate the Byzantine element. Aland placed it with some hesitation in Category III (Category V?).
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th-century.
The manuscript was examined by Constantin von Tischendorf, who published its text in facsimile edition. It was again examined by Kurt Treu.
The codex is located now at the Russian National Library (Gr. 18) in Saint Petersburg.