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New Testament manuscript
Uncial 0271
New Testament manuscript
TextMatthew 12:27-39
Date9th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBritish Library
Size33 x 26 cm
TypeAlexandrian text-type
CategoryII

Uncial 0271 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Gospel of Matthew 12:27-39, on one parchment leaf (33 cm by 26 cm). Written in two columns per page, 26 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains menaeon in Greek. Formerly it was included together with Uncial 0272 and Uncial 0273 in Uncial 0133.

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

Location

The codex is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 31919, f. 22) in London.

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.

See also

References

  1. ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  2. "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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