Uncial 0196
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| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Matthew 5:1-11; Luke 24:26-33 |
|---|---|
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Hatch, 1929 |
| Now at | National Museum of Damascus |
| Size | 18.5 x 14 cm |
| Type | unknown |
| Category | none |
Uncial 0196 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 9th century.
The codex contains small parts of Matthew 5:1-11 and Luke 24:26-33, on two parchment leaves (18.5 cm by 14 cm), and is written in one column per page, 19 lines per page, in uncial letters. It is a palimpsest, the lower text is in Syriac, written in estrangela.[1]
The textual character of this codex is unknown. Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category.[1]
History
According to Hatch the manuscript was written by Egyptian or Palestinian hand.
It is dated by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 9th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was discovered in 1929 by Hatch.[3] Ernst von Dobschütz designated it by 0196.
The codex used to be housed at the National Museum of Damascus.[1] The manuscript is not accessible.[1]
