Uncial 0242
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| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Matthew 8:25-9:2; 13 † |
|---|---|
| Date | 4th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Egyptian Museum |
| Size | 23 cm by 20 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | III |
Uncial 0242 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 4th century.
The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Matthew 8:25-9:2; 13:32-38,40-46, on two parchment leaves (23 cm by 20 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th century.[1][2]
It was examined by Ramón Roca-Puig in 1959. The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1963.[3]
Location
Currently the codex is housed at the Egyptian Museum (no. 71942) in Cairo.[1]
Text
The Greek text of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]
