Uncial 0143
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0143 ε 08 (Soden), is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated paleographically to the 6th century.
8:17-18,27-28 on one parchment leaf (14.5 cm by 6 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page, in small uncial letters.
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the mixed text-types. Aland
placed it in Category III.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
It is currently housed at the Bodleian Library
, Gr. bibl. E, 5 (P) in Oxford
.
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 paleographically to the 6th century.
Description
The codex contains a small part of Gospel of MarkGospel of Mark
The Gospel According to Mark , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Mark or simply Mark, is the second book of the New Testament. This canonical account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth is one of the three synoptic gospels. It was thought to be an epitome, which accounts for its place as the second...
8:17-18,27-28 on one parchment leaf (14.5 cm by 6 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page, in small uncial letters.
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 mixed text-types. 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 III.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
It is currently housed at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
, Gr. bibl. E, 5 (P) in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
.
Further reading
- V. Reichmann, Ein Unzialfragment in Oxford, ANTF 3, pp. 193-198.