Uncial 0120
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Uncial 0120 α 1005 (Soden), is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated palaeographically
to the 9th century.
16:30-17:17,27-29,31-34; 18:8-26, on six parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page, in uncial letters. The letters are leaned into right.
It has breathings and accents; errors of itacism occurs (υ and ι, η and ει, ο and ω, αι and ε). It contains the τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.
It is a palimpsest
, the upper text is a menaeon
(see Uncial 094
, Uncial 0133
).
Five leaves of this codex were published by Giuseppe Cozza
in 1877 at Rome, the 6th leaf was published by Gregory
in 1909 at Leipzig.
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the Byzantine text-type
. Aland
placed it in Category V.
The codex now is located in the Vatican Library
(Gr. 2302) in Rome.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
uncial
Uncial
Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters are written in either Greek, Latin, or Gothic.-Development:...
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, dated palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
to the 9th century.
Description
The codex contains a small parts of the Acts of the ApostlesActs of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
16:30-17:17,27-29,31-34; 18:8-26, on six parchment leaves . The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page, in uncial letters. The letters are leaned into right.
It has breathings and accents; errors of itacism occurs (υ and ι, η and ει, ο and ω, αι and ε). It contains the τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.
It is a palimpsest
Palimpsest
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. The word "palimpsest" comes through Latin palimpsēstus from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος originally compounded from πάλιν and ψάω literally meaning “scraped...
, the upper text is a menaeon
Menaion
The Menaion refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches. Commemorations in the Menaion are tied to the day of the calendar year.-Service books:...
(see Uncial 094
Uncial 094
Uncial 094 , ε 016 ; is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th century.- Description :...
, Uncial 0133
Uncial 0133
Uncial 0133 , ε 83 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 9th century. Formerly it was labelled by Wg.- Description :...
).
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.Five leaves of this codex were published by Giuseppe Cozza
Giuseppe Cozza-Luzi
Giuseppe Cozza-Luzi was an Italian savant, Abbot of the Basilian monastery of Grottaferrata near Rome.-Biography:...
in 1877 at Rome, the 6th leaf was published by Gregory
Caspar René Gregory
Caspar René Gregory was a American-born German theologian theologian.-Life:Gregory was born in Philadelphia. He studied theology at two Presbyterian seminaries: in 1865-67 at the University of Pennsylvania and at Princeton Theological Seminary...
in 1909 at Leipzig.
The Greek text of this codex
Codex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
is a representative of the Byzantine text-type
Byzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...
. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category V.
The codex now is located in the Vatican Library
Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from...
(Gr. 2302) in Rome.
Further reading
- Joseph Cozza, Sacrorum bibliorum vetustissima fragmenta Graeca et Latina e codicibus Cryptoferratensibus eruta III (Rome, 1877), pp. CXXI-CXXXIV.
- C. R. Gregory, Textkritik des Neuen Testamentes, (Leipzig, 1909), vol. III, pp. 1078–1079.