Uncial 0103 Explained

Uncial 0103 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 43 (Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. It is dated paleographically to the 7th-century.[1]

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of Mark 13:34-14:25 on two parchment leaves (22.5 by 16.5 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 30 lines per page, 9 and more letters in line. The uncial letters are round and square, they are small.[2]

The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonian Section numbers). It contains lectionary markings, and music notes.[2]

It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains a homily in Hebrew.[1]

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th-century.[1] [3]

The codex currently is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Suppl. Gr. 726, ff. 6-7), at Paris.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . Aland . Barbara . Barbara Aland . Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.) . The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism . . 1995 . Grand Rapids . 121 . 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  2. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 81 .
  3. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 21 April 2011 . Münster.