Uncial 0259
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| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | 1 Timothy 1:4-5.6-7 |
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| Date | 7th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Berlin State Museums |
| Size | 12 x 10 cm |
| Type | mixed |
| Category | III |
Uncial 0259 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 7th century. The codex contains some parts of the 1 Timothy 1:4-5.6-7, on 2 parchment leaves (12 cm by 10 cm). Written in one column per page, 11 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]
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According to Elliott, Treu wrongly deciphered reading οικονομιαν, according to him the manuscript reads οικοδομη.[3]
The nomina sacra contracted. It has two singular readings:
- εξετραπτησαν instead of εξετραπησαν
- νοσουντης instead of νοουντης.[4]
The text-type of this codex is mixed. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]