Uncial 078

Uncial 078 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 15 (Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th century. It is a palimpsest.

Uncial 078

New Testament manuscript
Text	Matthew 17-18; 19; Luke 18; John 4-5; 20
Date	6th century
Script	Greek
Now at	Russian National Library
Size	27 x 20 cm
Type	mixed
Category	III

Description

The codex contains a small parts of the Matthew 17:22-18:3.11-19; 19:5-14; Luke 18:14-25; John 4:52-5:8; 20:17-26 on 6 parchment leaves (27 cm by 20 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.^[1]

It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in the 10th century in Georgian language.^[1]

The Greek text of this codex was influenced by the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category III.^[1]

Tischendorf deciphered text of the palimpsest.^[2] David C. Parker gave a new reconstruction of the text of the Gospel of John.

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

The codex is located now at the Russian National Library (Suppl. Gr. 13, fol. 1-7) in Saint Petersburg.^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism