Uncial 066

Uncial 066 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1000 (Soden),^[1] is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 6th-century.

Uncial 066

New Testament manuscript
Text	Acts 28
Date	6th-century
Script	Greek
Now at	Russian National Library
Size	25 x 20 cm
Type	Western text-type
Category	III

Description

The codex contains a small part of the Acts 28:8-17, on one parchment leaf (25 cm by 20 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page. It is a palimpsest. The upper text has a Georgian calendar.^[2]

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Western text-type, but it has some the Caesarean readings. Kurt Aland placed it in Category III.^[2]

Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.^[3]

Constantin von Tischendorf published its text.^[4]

It is currently housed at the Russian National Library (Suppl. Gr. 6, II, fol 4) in Saint Petersburg.^[2][3]

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism