Uncial 0291 Explained

Uncial 0291 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 7th or 8th century. Only one leaf of the codex has survived.

Description

The codex contains a part of the text of the Gospel of Luke 8:45-9:2, on one parchment leaf . The text is written in two columns per page, 27 lines per page, in small uncial letters.^[1]

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 7th or 8th 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 1) in Sinai.^[1]

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. 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. Web site: Liste Handschriften . Institute for New Testament Textual Research . 25 April 2011 . Münster.
3. Together with other uncials: 12 leaves from Codex Sinaiticus, 0278, 0279, 0280, 0281, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288, 0289, 0290, 0292, 0293, 0294, 0295, 0296.