Uncial 093
Encyclopedia
Uncial 093 is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated palaeographically
to the 6th century. Formerly it was designated by siglum ל.
2:22-24; 3:1,3-7, on two parchment leaves (25 cm by 18 cm). According to C. R. Gregory it has 1½ leaves.
The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest
, the upper text is in Hebrew.
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the Byzantine text-type
in Acts, and the Alexandrian text-type
in 1 Peter. Aland
placed it in Category V in Acts, and in Category II in 1 Peter.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
It was found in Cairo
in genizah
. It was examined by C. Taylor.
The codex now is located in the Cambridge University Library
as a part of the Taylor-Schechter Collection (12,189; 12,208) in Cambridge.
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 6th century. Formerly it was designated by siglum ל.
Description
The codex contains a small parts of the Acts 24:22-25:5, and 1 PetFirst Epistle of Peter
The First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New Testament. The author claims to be Saint Peter the apostle, and the epistle was traditionally held to have been written during his time as bishop of Rome or Bishop of Antioch,...
2:22-24; 3:1,3-7, on two parchment leaves (25 cm by 18 cm). According to C. R. Gregory it has 1½ leaves.
The text is written in two columns per page, 24 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 is in Hebrew.
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...
in Acts, and the Alexandrian text-type
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
in 1 Peter. 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 in Acts, and in Category II in 1 Peter.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
It was found in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
in genizah
Genizah
A genizah is the store-room or depository in a Jewish synagogue , usually specifically for worn-out Hebrew-language books and papers on religious topics that were stored there before they could receive a proper cemetery burial, it being forbidden to throw away writings...
. It was examined by C. Taylor.
The codex now is located in the Cambridge University Library
Cambridge University Library
The Cambridge University Library is the centrally-administered library of Cambridge University in England. It comprises five separate libraries:* the University Library main building * the Medical Library...
as a part of the Taylor-Schechter Collection (12,189; 12,208) in Cambridge.
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
- C. Taylor, Hebrew Greek Cairo Genizah Palimpsest from the Taylor-Schechter Collection including a fragment of the twenty-second Psalm according to Origen's Hexapla (Cambridge: 1900), pp. 94-96.