Uncial 0284
New Testament manuscript
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Uncial 0284 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 8th century.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Matthew 26:75-27:7; 27:9-11.13-17; 28:15-18.20 † |
|---|---|
| Date | 8th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | 1975 |
| Now at | Saint Catherine's Monastery |
| Size | [28 cm x 21 cm] |
| Type | ? |
| Category | ? |
Description
The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Matthew 26:75-27:7; 27:9-11.13-17; 28:15-18.20, on 2 parchment leaves (28 cm by 21 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 29 lines per page, in uncial letters. The leaves have survived in a fragmentary condition. It is a palimpsest.[1] The upper text contains Scala paradisi of Johannes Climacus.[2]
Location
It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Saint Catherine's Monastery at Sinai in May 1975, during the restoration work.[4] Currently the codex is housed at the St. Catherine's Monastery (N.E. ΜΓ 48) in Sinai.[1]
