Uncial 0129
Encyclopedia
Uncial 0129 α 1037 (Soden), is a Greek
-Coptic
diglot uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, dated paleographically
to the 9th century.
, on one parchment leaf (35 cm by 25.5 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 33 lines per page, in uncial letters.
The codex is located now at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(Copt. 129,11) in Paris
.
This manuscript was part of the same codex to which Uncial 0203
and Lectionary 1575 (ℓ 1575) belonged. 0129 and 0203 were classified as uncials manuscripts, but when was discovered that they belonged to the same manuscript as ℓ 1575, it was shown they were parts of the same lectionary
.
Uncial 0203 is located at the British Library
in London
. ℓ 1575 is located at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
(Pap. K. 16.17) in Vienna
.
It is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
. Kurt Aland
did not place it in any Category.
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;...
-Coptic
Coptic language
Coptic or Coptic Egyptian is the current stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century. Egyptian began to be written using the Greek alphabet in the 1st century...
diglot 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 paleographically
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 9th century.
Description
The codex contains a small part of the 1 PeterFirst Epistle of Peter
The First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New Testament. The author claims to be Saint Peter the apostle, and the epistle was traditionally held to have been written during his time as bishop of Rome or Bishop of Antioch,...
, on one parchment leaf (35 cm by 25.5 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 33 lines per page, in uncial letters.
The codex is located now at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Copt. 129,11) in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
This manuscript was part of the same codex to which Uncial 0203
and Lectionary 1575 (ℓ 1575) belonged. 0129 and 0203 were classified as uncials manuscripts, but when was discovered that they belonged to the same manuscript as ℓ 1575, it was shown they were parts of the same lectionary
Lectionary
A Lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion.-History:...
.
Uncial 0203 is located at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
in London
London
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. ℓ 1575 is located at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library , is the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items in its collections. It is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna; since 2005 some of the collections are located in the baroque Palais Mollard-Clary...
(Pap. K. 16.17) in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
It is dated by the INTF to the 9th century.
The Greek text of this codex
Codex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type , associated with Alexandria, is one of several text-types used in New Testament textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of biblical manuscripts...
. Kurt 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...
did not place it in any Category.
See also
- List of New Testament lectionaries
- List of New Testament uncials
- Coptic versions of the BibleCoptic versions of the BibleThere have been many Coptic versions of the Bible, including some of the earliest translations into any language. Several different versions were made in the ancient world, with different editions of the Old and New Testament in all four of the major dialects of Coptic: Bohairic , Fayyumic, Sahidic...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
Further reading
- Hermann von Soden, Die Schriften des Neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte, Verlag von Arthur Glaue, Berlin 1902-1910, p. 120.
- E. AmélineauÉmile AmélineauÉmile Amélineau was a French Coptologist, archaeologist and Egyptologist. His scholarly reputation was established as an editor of previously unpublished Coptic texts...
, Notice des manuscripts coptes de la Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris, 1895), pp. 410-411. - K. Schüster, Eine Griechisch-koptische Handschrift des Apostolos (l 1575 und 0129, 0203), ANTF 3, pp. 218-265.