Codex Vaticanus
E19398
4th-century manuscript
Greek uncial manuscript
New Testament manuscript
Old Testament manuscript
biblical manuscript
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
4th-century manuscript
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Greek uncial manuscript → New Testament manuscript → Old Testament manuscript → biblical manuscript → |
| alsoKnownAs |
03
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B GENERATED → Vaticanus Graecus 1209 GENERATED → |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Holy See
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| columnsPerPage |
3
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| conservationStatus |
well preserved for its age
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| contains |
New Testament
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Old Testament (Septuagint) GENERATED → |
| containsOrderOfNTBooks |
Gospels, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles, Hebrews before Pastoral Epistles
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| currentNumberOfLeaves |
approximately 700+
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| dateOfOrigin |
4th century
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| hasAccentsAndBreathings |
partly added by later hands
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| hasDigitalFacsimile |
yes
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| hasLaterCorrections |
yes
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| hasMarginalia |
yes
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| hasMissingPortions |
yes
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| inkColor |
brown
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| language |
Koine Greek
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| linesPerColumn |
about 40–44
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| locationCity |
Vatican City
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| material |
vellum
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| missingContent |
1 Timothy
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2 Timothy → Philemon → Revelation → Titus → end of Hebrews → most of Genesis GENERATED → parts of Psalms → |
| originalNumberOfLeaves |
approximately 759
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| placeHeld |
Vatican Library
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| scriptType |
uncial script
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| shelfMark |
Vat. gr. 1209
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| significance |
one of the most important witnesses to the Septuagint
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one of the most important witnesses to the text of the New Testament GENERATED → one of the oldest extant manuscripts of the Greek Bible GENERATED → |
| textType |
Alexandrian text-type
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| usedInCriticalEditions |
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
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United Bible Societies Greek New Testament → |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right
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| writingMaterial |
fine parchment
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| writingSystem |
Greek
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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1 Esdras
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Septuagint → |
preservedIn |
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Psalm 151
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foundIn |
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Alexandrian text-type
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includesWitness |
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Codex Sinaiticus
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relatedWork |