Uncial 0294

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Uncial 0294
New Testament manuscript
Text Book of Acts 14:27-15:10
Date 6th/7th century
Script Greek
Found 1975
Now at Saint Catherine's Monastery
Size 25 cm by 21.3 cm
Type ?
Category ?

Uncial 0294 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th or 7th century.

Description

The codex contains a part of the text of the Book of Acts 14:27-15:10, on one parchment leaf (25 cm by 21.3 cm; original size: 27 by 22.5 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 28 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th or 7th century.[1][2]

Location

It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during the restoration work.[3] Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 16) in Sinai.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, “Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments”, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 43.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0295, 0296.

Further reading

  • L. Politis, "Nouveaux manuscrits grecs decouvers au Mont Sinai. Raport preliminaire", Scriptorium 34, (1980), pp. 5-17.