Uncial 0246

Uncial 0246 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 6th century.

Uncial 0246

New Testament manuscript
Text	James 1:12-14,19-21
Date	6th century
Script	Greek
Now at	Westminster College, Cambridge
Size	29 cm by 20 cm
Type	Byzantine text-type
Category	V

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Epistle of James 1:12-14,19-21, on 1 parchment leaf (29 cm by 20 cm). Written in one columns per page, 27 lines per page, in uncial letters.^[1] Survived leaf is not complete.

It is a palimpsest, the upper text has not survived to the present day (ink vanished).

Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.^[1][2]

Location

Currently the codex is housed at Westminster College in Cambridge.^[1]

Text

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism