Codex Alexandrinus
E20169
5th-century manuscript
Greek uncial manuscript
New Testament manuscript
Old Testament manuscript
Septuagint manuscript
biblical manuscript
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Alexandrinus canonical | 8 |
| British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII | 1 |
| Codex A | 1 |
| Codex Alexandrinus (in the Gospels) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century manuscript
ⓘ
Greek uncial manuscript ⓘ New Testament manuscript ⓘ Old Testament manuscript ⓘ Septuagint manuscript ⓘ biblical manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Codex Alexandrinus
ⓘ
surface form:
Codex A
GA 02 ⓘ Gregory–Aland numbering ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory–Aland 02
Rahlfs 911 ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 400–440 ⓘ |
| broughtToEnglandBy | Cyril Lucar ⓘ |
| contains |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Psalms ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Book of Revelation ⓘ Catholic Epistles ⓘ Deuterocanonical books ⓘ Gospels ⓘ New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Pauline Epistles ⓘ |
| currentCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| currentCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Library ⓘ |
| dateOfGiftToEngland | 1627 ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 5th century ⓘ |
| formerLocation |
Library of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarchal Library of Alexandria
|
| hasFeature |
Eusebian canon tables (partly)
ⓘ
chapter divisions ⓘ marginal notes ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
earliest nearly complete Bibles
ⓘ
four great uncial codices ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
|
| numberOfColumnsPerPage |
2 (New Testament)
ⓘ
2 (Old Testament) ⓘ |
| numberOfLinesPerColumn | 49–51 ⓘ |
| originallyContained | complete Bible in Greek ⓘ |
| originPlace | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
|
| probableOrigin |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
|
| scriptType | uncial ⓘ |
| shelfMark |
Codex Alexandrinus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII
|
| significance | one of the oldest nearly complete manuscripts of the Bible in Greek ⓘ |
| textTypeNewTestament |
Alexandrian text-type (rest of New Testament)
ⓘ
Byzantine text-type (Gospels) ⓘ |
| usedIn | textual criticism of the Bible ⓘ |
| writingMedium | ink ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Codex A
this entity surface form:
British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII
this entity surface form:
Codex Alexandrinus (in the Gospels)