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Uncial 0294

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Uncial 0294
New Testament manuscript
TextBook of Acts 14:27-15:10
Date6th/7th century
ScriptGreek
Found1975
Now atSaint Catherine's Monastery
Size25 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  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

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