Uncial 059
New Testament manuscript
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Uncial 059 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 09 (Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 4th or 5th century.
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| New Testament manuscript | |
Fragment with Mark 15:29-33 | |
| Text | Mark 15 † |
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| Date | 4th/5th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Austrian National Library |
| Size | 15 x 11 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | III |
Description
The codex contains a part of the Gospel of Mark (15:29-38), on 1 parchment leaf (15 cm by 11 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 19 lines per page.[1]
The leaf designated by 059 came from the same manuscript as 0215 (Mark 15:20-21,26-27).[1]
Text
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The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category III.[1]
History
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th or 5th century.[1][3]
The manuscript was examined by Karl Wessely, Guglielmo Cavallo,[4] and Pasquale Orsini.[5] Gregory added it to the list of New Testament manuscripts.[6]
The codex is located at the Austrian National Library, in Vienna. Leaf 059 has number of catalogue Pap. G. 39779, and leaf 0215 – Pap. G. 36112.[1]
