Uncial 0272 is a Greek 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....

. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.

Description

The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Luke

Gospel of Luke

The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...

, on 3 parchment leaves (33 cm by 26 cm). It is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters. Formerly it was included together with Uncial 0271

Uncial 0271

Uncial 0271 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.- Description :...

 and Uncial 0273

Uncial 0273

Uncial 0273 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.- Description :...

 in 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 :...

 (because of similarities).

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.

Contents

The codex contains: Gospel of Luke 16:21-17:3(?).19-35(?); 19:15-31(?).
The text is not always legible.

Text

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.

Location

Currently the codex is housed at the British Library

British Library

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 (Add. 31919, f. 21, 98, 101) in London

London

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