Uncial 0279
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0279 is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
. Paleographically
it has been assigned to the Eighth or Ninth Centuries.
8:32-44; 22:3.15-16, on 2 parchment
leaves (31 cm x 24 cm). They are in a fragmentary condition. The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest
, the upper text was written in Greek, in uncial letters, and contains liturgical texts.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 8th or 9th centuries.
Currently the codex is housed at the Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
(N.E. ΜΓ 15) in Sinai
.
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....
. 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 Eighth or Ninth Centuries.
Description
The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of LukeGospel 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...
8:32-44; 22:3.15-16, on 2 parchment
Parchment
Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most common use was as a material for writing on, for documents, notes, or the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is limed but not tanned; therefore, it is very...
leaves (31 cm x 24 cm). They are in a fragmentary condition. The text is written in two columns 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...
, the upper text was written in Greek, in uncial letters, and contains liturgical texts.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 8th or 9th centuries.
Location
Uncial 0279 is one of the manuscripts discovered in St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during restoration work.Currently the codex is housed at the Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
Saint Catherine's Monastery lies on the Sinai Peninsula, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai in the city of Saint Catherine in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. The monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
(N.E. ΜΓ 15) in Sinai
Sinai Peninsula
The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt about in area. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south, and is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia as opposed to Africa, effectively serving as a land bridge between two...
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See also
- List of New Testament uncials
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
Further reading
- L. Politis, "Nouveaux manuscrits grecs decouverts au Mont Sinai. Raport préliminaire", Scriptorium 34 (1980), pp. 5-17.