Codex Mosquensis II
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For the similarly named manuscript, see Codex Mosquensis I.
| Uncial 031 | |
| Name | Mosquensis II |
|---|---|
| Sign | V |
| Text | Gospels |
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Museum of History of Moscow |
| Size | 17.7 x 11.5 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Codex Mosquensis II (Gregory-Aland no. V or 031) is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Gospels, dated paleographically to the 9th century. Written in one column per page, 28 lines per page. The codex contains 220 leaves (33.8 cm by 24.2 cm). The codex written in uncial to John 7:39, where it breaks off, and from that point the text is continued in a minuscule hand from the 13th century. The codex contains the text of the Gospels, with some lacunae (Matt 5:44-6:12, 9:18-10:1, 22:44-23:35, John 21:10-fin.). The codex came from Athos to Moscow, where is located now in Museum of History of Moscow (V. 9).
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.
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- Kurt Aland, and Barbara Aland, The Text Of The New Testament: An Introduction To The Critical Editions and To The Theory and Practice Of Modern Text Criticism, 1995, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Bruce M. Metzger, The Text Of The New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, 1968 etc, Oxford University Press.
