Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly)
E211810
5th-century manuscript
Greek biblical manuscript
New Testament manuscript
Old Testament manuscript
palimpsest
uncial manuscript
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is a famous 5th-century Greek biblical manuscript and palimpsest whose partially preserved text is an important witness to the New Testament tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Ephraemi | 1 |
| Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1901150 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly) Context triple: [Byzantine text-type, notableManuscript, Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly)]
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A.
Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
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D.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
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E.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly) Target entity description: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is a famous 5th-century Greek biblical manuscript and palimpsest whose partially preserved text is an important witness to the New Testament tradition.
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A.
Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
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D.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
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E.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century manuscript
ⓘ
Greek biblical manuscript ⓘ New Testament manuscript ⓘ Old Testament manuscript ⓘ palimpsest ⓘ uncial manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
03
ⓘ
C ⓘ Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly) ⓘ
surface form:
Codex Ephraemi
|
| cataloguedBy | Johann Jakob Wettstein ⓘ |
| categoryInAland | Category II for New Testament text ⓘ |
| contains |
New Testament text
ⓘ
Old Testament text ⓘ |
| containsBook |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the Apostles (fragmentary)
Catholic Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Epistles (fragmentary)
Gospels ⓘ
surface form:
Gospels (fragmentary)
Pauline Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline Epistles (fragmentary)
Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation (fragmentary)
|
| containsPartOf |
almost every book of the New Testament
ⓘ
parts of the Septuagint ⓘ |
| currentCity | Paris ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Bibliothèque nationale de France ⓘ |
| date | 5th century ⓘ |
| GregoryAlandNumber | 03 ⓘ |
| importanceInTextualCriticism | one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible ⓘ |
| layout | single column per page ⓘ |
| linesPerPage | approximately 40 to 46 ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| nominaSacra | present ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfLeaves | approximately 470 ⓘ |
| originRegion | Eastern Mediterranean (probable) ⓘ |
| palimpsest | yes ⓘ |
| palimpsestLowerText | biblical text in Greek ⓘ |
| palimpsestOvertextAuthor |
Ephrem the Syrian
ⓘ
surface form:
Ephraem the Syrian
|
| palimpsestOvertextContent | Greek translations of sermons of Ephraem the Syrian ⓘ |
| palimpsestOvertextLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| palimpsestReusedIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| palimpsestUpperText | Greek patristic text ⓘ |
| scriptType | Greek uncial ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Gr. 9 ⓘ |
| significance | important witness to the New Testament text tradition ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Constantin von Tischendorf ⓘ |
| survivingLeaves | about 209 ⓘ |
| textType | Alexandrian text-type (mixed) ⓘ |
| transcribedBy | Constantin von Tischendorf ⓘ |
| vonSodenNumber | ε 201 ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | vellum ⓘ |
| writingMedium | ink on parchment ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly) Description of subject: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is a famous 5th-century Greek biblical manuscript and palimpsest whose partially preserved text is an important witness to the New Testament tradition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
this entity surface form:
Codex Ephraemi