Uncial 073 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 7 ( Soden), is a

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of the

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, dated palaeographically to the 6th century.

Description

To the present day survived only one leaf of the codex (28 cm by 23 cm). From the same manuscript as 084 (one leaf), ε 24 (von Soden). The text is written in two columns per page, 34 lines per page. There are a few traces of punctuation.J. R. Harris
''Biblical fragments from Mount Sinai''
(London, 1890), p. X The leaf has survived in a poor condition. The codex 073 contains a part of the

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(14:28-31), the codex 084 contains Matthew 14:19-27; 15:2-8. It has a reference to the Gospel of Mark at the bottom and the number 65 shew that the scribe is giving a number of the

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for the 148 section in Matthew and Mark only.

Text

The Greek text of this

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is a representative of the

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with some alien readings. Aland placed it in Category II. In Matthew 14:30 the word ισχυρον is omitted.

History

Rendel Harris dated the manuscript to the 5th century. Currently it is dated by the

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to the 6th century. It was found by Rendel Harris, who edited its text. The codex 073 is located now in

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in the

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(Sinai Harris 7), and the codex 084 in the

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(Gr. 277, 1f) in

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. The text of 073 was collated by Rendel Harris.J. R. Harris
''Biblical fragments from Mount Sinai''
(London, 1890), p. 16

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External links

Uncial 073
at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary" {{DEFAULTSORT:Uncial 0073 Greek New Testament uncials 6th-century biblical manuscripts National Library of Russia collection

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