Uncial 049

The uncial 049 ( in the Gregory- Aland numbering; von Soden α 2 ) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, which is dated to the 9th century.

Description

The manuscript covers almost the entire book of Acts, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles to 149 parchment leaves, with some gaps. It has a size of 27.5 × 18.5 cm. The parchment is not fine, the ink is black brown. The text is in a column with 30 rows. Spiritus asper, Spiritus lenis and accents are available. The letters are partly vertical, partly inclined to the right.

The manuscript contains a foreword, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, lectionary markings and signatures.

The Greek text of Codex represents the Byzantine text-type. It is assigned to the category V.

The Codex is kept in the Great Lavra Monastery (A ' 88) in Athos.