Uncial 0249


Uncial 0249, is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.

Description

The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Matthew 25:1-9, on 2 parchment leaves, with some lacunae. Possibly it was written in two columns per page, 15 lines per page, in uncial letters. Survived leaves are in a fragmentary condition.
It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains the text of Psalms with a commentary.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.

Location

Currently the codex is housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.

Text

The Greek text of this codex is mixed with a strong element of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category III.