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of the

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. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the 7th to 8th century. ; Contents Ro 16:23-27; 1 Cor 1:1-2.4-6; 5:1-3.5-6.9-13; Philip 3:5-9.12-16; Col 1:3-7.1:9-13;4:15; 1 Thes 1:2-3; Titus 3:1-5; 3:8-11; 3:14-15; Philemon 1:4-7. ; Text The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category II. ; Location It is currently housed at The Morgan Library & Museum (P. Colt 5) in

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