Uncial 0290 Explained

Uncial 0290 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek-Arabic diglot uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.

Description

The codex contains a part of the text of the Gospel of John 18:4-20:2, on 8 paper leaves (29 cm by 17 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 24 lines per page, in uncial letters.^{[1] [2]}

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

Location

It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during the restoration work.^[3] The text was published by L. Politis in 1980.^[4]

Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 102) in Sinai.

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Further reading

• Linos Politis . Nouveaux manuscrits grecs découverts au Mont Sinaï. Rapport Préliminaire . Scriptorium . 34 . 1980 . 5-17.

Notes and References

1. Book: K. Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . Berlin, New York . 1994 . 43.
2. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 5 August 2020 . Münster.
3. Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0291, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296.
4. L. Politis, "Nouveaux manuscrits grecs decouvers au Mont Sinai. Raport preliminaire", Scriptorium 34, (1980), pp. 5-17.