Codex Cyprius

Uncial 017
New Testament manuscript
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
NameCyprius
SignKe
TextGospels
Date9th century
ScriptGreek
FoundCyprus 1673
Now atNational Library of France
Size26 cm by 19 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV

Codex Cyprius, designated by Ke or 017 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament Manuscripts), ε71 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), or Codex Colbertinus 5149,[1] is a Greek uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, written on parchment.[1] It is one of the few uncial manuscripts with the complete text of the four Gospels,[2][3]: 136  and it is one of the more important late uncial manuscripts.[4]: 337  It was brought from Cyprus (hence the name of the codex) to Paris.[1][3]: 136 

The text of the manuscript has been examined by many scholars.[2] It is considered to mainly represent the Byzantine text-type (see Textual character below),[5] but it has numerous peculiar readings.[6] It has been variously dated from the 8th to the 11th centuries,[1]: 100  but using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it is currently dated to the 9th century.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b c d Horne, Thomas Hartwell (1825). An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. Vol. 2 (4 ed.). Philadelphia: E. Littell. p. 99.
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