Uncial 077
Encyclopedia
Uncial 077 is a Greek uncial
manuscript
of the New Testament
, paleographically
has been assigned to the 5th century. To the present day only one leaf of the codex has survived.
(13:18-29).
The Greek text of this codex
is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type
with some alien readings. Aland
placed it in Category II.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.
The codex is located now in Sinai Harris App. 5.
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....
, 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...
has been assigned to the 5th century. To the present day only one leaf of the codex has survived.
Description
The text is written in two columns per page, 23 lines per page. The codex contains a part of the Acts of the ApostlesActs of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
(13:18-29).
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...
with some alien readings. 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 5th century.
The codex is located now in Sinai Harris App. 5.
Further reading
- J. Rendel HarrisJ. Rendel HarrisJames Rendel Harris was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents...
, Appendix to Agnes Smith Lewis, Studia Sinaitica no. 1 (London, 1894), p. 98, no. 5. - Smith Lewis, Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in St. Catharine App. 5 (p. 98)
- Uncial 077 LDAB