Codex Guelferbytanus A
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For the similarly named manuscript, see Codex Guelferbytanus B.
| Uncial 024 | |
| Name | Guelferbytanus A |
|---|---|
| Sign | Ke |
| Text | Gospels |
| Date | 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Wolfenbüttel |
| Size | 26.5 x 21.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Codex Guelferbytanus A (Gregory-Aland no. Pe or 024) is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Gospels, dated paleographically to the 6th century. The codex contains the text of the Gospels in a fragmentary condition on 44 leaves (26.5 cm by 21.5 cm). Written in two columns per page, 24 lines per column. It is palimpsest. The upper text is in Latin (Isidore of Seville's Origins and letters). The codex is located the Herzog August Bibliothek (Weissenburg 64) in Wolfenbüttel.
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
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- Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, The Text Of The New Testament: An Introduction To The Critical Editions and To The Theory and Practice Of Modern Text Criticism, 1995, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
