Codex Nitriensis

Uncial 027
New Testament manuscript
Fragment with text of Luke 9:23
Fragment with text of Luke 9:23
NameNitriensis
SignR
TextGospel of Luke
Datec. 550
ScriptGreek
Found1842
Now atBritish Library, Add MS 17211
Size29.5 cm by 23.5 cm
TypeByzantine
CategoryV

Codex Nitriensis, designated by R or 027 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 22 (von Soden), is a 6th-century Greek New Testament codex containing the Gospel of Luke, in a fragmentary condition. It is a two column manuscript in majuscules (capital letters), measuring 29.5 cm by 23.5 cm.[1]

  1. ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.