Uncial 0225
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Uncial 0225 is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 6th century. It contains a small parts of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
(5:1-2,8-9,14-16,19-6:1,3-5; 8:16-24), on 3 parchment leaves (25 cm by 18 cm). Written in two columns per page, 21-27 lines per page. It is a palimpsest
s. Some leaves were added (without erasing text). The upper text is in Pehlevi
.
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
. Aland
placed it in Category II.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
The codex currently is housed at the Austrian National Library
, in Vienna
, with the shelf number Pap. G. 19802.
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....
. The manuscript paleographically had been assigned to the 6th century. It contains a small parts of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
The second epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as Second Corinthians , is the eighth book of the New Testament of the Bible...
(5:1-2,8-9,14-16,19-6:1,3-5; 8:16-24), on 3 parchment leaves (25 cm by 18 cm). Written in two columns per page, 21-27 lines per page. It is a palimpsest
Palimpsest
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. The word "palimpsest" comes through Latin palimpsēstus from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος originally compounded from πάλιν and ψάω literally meaning “scraped...
s. Some leaves were added (without erasing text). The upper text is in Pehlevi
Pahlavi scripts
Pahlavi or Pahlevi denotes a particular and exclusively written form of various Middle Iranian languages. The essential characteristics of Pahlavi are*the use of a specific Aramaic-derived script, the Pahlavi script;...
.
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...
. 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 II.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
The codex currently is housed at the Austrian National Library
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...
, 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...
, with the shelf number Pap. G. 19802.