Uncial 0121b
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Uncial 0121b it was named as Fragmentum Uffenbachianum, or Codex Ruber. It is a Greek
uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated palaeographically
to the 10th century. The manuscript is very lacunose.
1:1-4:3; 12:20-13:25 on two parchment leaves . The text is written in two columns per page, 45 lines per page, in small semi-uncial letters, in red ink (hence Codex Ruber). The accents and notes of aspiration are carefully marked, but the iota subscript
um nowhere occurs. The Iota adscript
um occurs three times, ν εφελκυστικον is rare. The interrogative occurs once (Heb 3:7), and > is often repeated to mark quotations.
The letters are a little unusual in form small, and their character is between uncial
and minuscule, and in the 19th century codex was classified as minuscule manuscript (catalogue number 53). Tregelles
argued that they are more uncials by character, they are almost entirely separate, and sometimes joined in the same word. "They are certainly by no means cursive, in the common acceptation of the term". According to Scrivener they "can hardly be called semicursive".
Size is the same like in Uncial 0121a
, the number of lines is almost the same, and characters of letters are similar, therefore they were ascribed and classified as the same manuscript (f.e. F. H. A. Scrivener
). They received catalogue number 0121 in system Gregory-Aland. Now after more accurate examination, it is sure, they belonged to the different manuscripts.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the mixed text-type. Aland
placed it in Category III.
The manuscript came from Italy. It once belonged to H. van der Merk. In 1712 it was in Hague.
The manuscript once belonged to Conrad von Uffenbach
(hence name Fragmentum Uffenbachianum), then to J. C. Wolf
, and after his death in 1739 to the Public Library of Hamburg. It was very imperpectly described by Maius, Wettstein
, Griesbach
, and Bengel
. Tregelles collated its text twice. Tischendorf edited its text in 1855 (with 5 errors) and in 1861 corrected 5 errors.
The codex now is located in the University of Hamburg
(Cod. 50), in Hamburg
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
uncial
Uncial
Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters are written in either Greek, Latin, or Gothic.-Development:...
manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, dated palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
to the 10th century. The manuscript is very lacunose.
Description
The codex contains parts of the HebrewsEpistle to the Hebrews
The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the books in the New Testament. Its author is not known.The primary purpose of the Letter to the Hebrews is to exhort Christians to persevere in the face of persecution. The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and his...
1:1-4:3; 12:20-13:25 on two parchment leaves . The text is written in two columns per page, 45 lines per page, in small semi-uncial letters, in red ink (hence Codex Ruber). The accents and notes of aspiration are carefully marked, but the iota subscript
Iota subscript
Iota subscript in Greek polytonic orthography is a way of writing the letter iota as a small vertical stroke beneath a vowel. It was used in the so-called "long diphthongs" in Ancient Greek, that is, diphthongs the first part of which is a long vowel: and...
um nowhere occurs. The Iota adscript
Iota adscript
In Greek polytonic orthography, the iota adscript is a iota written after a long vowel in a long diphthong, as opposed to below the vowel as a small vertical stroke ....
um occurs three times, ν εφελκυστικον is rare. The interrogative occurs once (Heb 3:7), and > is often repeated to mark quotations.
The letters are a little unusual in form small, and their character is between uncial
Uncial
Uncial is a majuscule script commonly used from the 3rd to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters are written in either Greek, Latin, or Gothic.-Development:...
and minuscule, and in the 19th century codex was classified as minuscule manuscript (catalogue number 53). Tregelles
Samuel Prideaux Tregelles
Samuel Prideaux Tregelles was an English biblical scholar, textual critic, and theologian.- Life :Tregelles was born at Wodehouse Place, Falmouth, of Quaker parents, but he himself for many years was in communion with the Plymouth Brethren and then later in life became a Presbyterian...
argued that they are more uncials by character, they are almost entirely separate, and sometimes joined in the same word. "They are certainly by no means cursive, in the common acceptation of the term". According to Scrivener they "can hardly be called semicursive".
Size is the same like in Uncial 0121a
Uncial 0121a
Uncial 0121a , ε 1031 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 10th century.- Description :...
, the number of lines is almost the same, and characters of letters are similar, therefore they were ascribed and classified as the same manuscript (f.e. F. H. A. Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
). They received catalogue number 0121 in system Gregory-Aland. Now after more accurate examination, it is sure, they belonged to the different manuscripts.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the mixed text-type. Aland
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
placed it in Category III.
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.The manuscript came from Italy. It once belonged to H. van der Merk. In 1712 it was in Hague.
The manuscript once belonged to Conrad von Uffenbach
Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach
Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach was a German scholar, bibliophile, book-collector, traveller, palaeographer, and consul in Frankfurt am Main who is best known today for his published travelogues.-Biography:He was born in lawyer's family...
(hence name Fragmentum Uffenbachianum), then to J. C. Wolf
Johann Christoph Wolf
Johann Christoph Wolf was a German Christian Hebraist, polyhistor, and collector of books....
, and after his death in 1739 to the Public Library of Hamburg. It was very imperpectly described by Maius, Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein
Johann Jakob Wettstein was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic.-Youth and study:...
, Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach , German biblical textual critic, was born at Butzbach, a small town in the state of Hesse, where his father, Konrad Kaspar , was pastor...
, and Bengel
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Johann Albrecht Bengel , Lutheran pietist clergyman and Greek-language scholar known for his edition of the Greek New Testament and his commentaries on it.-Life and career:Bengel was born at Winnenden in Württemberg, Germany....
. Tregelles collated its text twice. Tischendorf edited its text in 1855 (with 5 errors) and in 1861 corrected 5 errors.
The codex now is located in the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
(Cod. 50), in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
Further reading
- Constantine von Tischendorf, Anecdota sacra et profana (Leipzig, 1861), pp. 177-205.
- J. Neville Birdsall, The Two Fragments of the Epistles designated M (0121), JTS XI (1960), pp. 336-338.