Uncial 0269
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0269 ε 83 (Soden), is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
. Paleographically
it has been assigned to the 9th century.
6:14-20, on one parchment leaf (33 cm by 25 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest
.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.
(Add. 31919, f. 23) in London
.
is mixed with predominate the Byzantine
element. Aland
placed it in Category III.
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....
. Paleographically
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...
it has been assigned to the 9th century.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the 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...
6:14-20, on one parchment leaf (33 cm by 25 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters. 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...
.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.
Location
Currently the codex is housed at the British LibraryBritish Library
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(Add. 31919, f. 23) in London
London
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Text
The Greek text of this codexCodex
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 mixed with predominate the Byzantine
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...
element. 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.
Further reading
- J. H. Greenlee, Codex 0269: A Palimpsest Fragment of Mark, in: James Keith Elliott, "Studies in New Testament Language and Text", Novum Testamentum Supplements XLIV (Leiden, 1976), pp. 235-238.