Artefact ID | 1430 |
TM ID | TM 62029 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 53 (Ǧabal Mūsā) | Class | Textual |
Material | Parchment |
Writing medium | Codex |
Text content | Literary |
Language | Greek |
Description | Rahlfs 931: Leviticus 22.3 – 23.22 written in two columns, 31 remaining lines on two leaves. Damaged upper, left and right border, missing 4-5 lines at the top with only the bottom being intact. Contains multiple nomina sacra with supralinear stroke (θς, κς, ιηλ, ανος). Originally published by Brugsch as alleged fragments forming part of the Codex Sinaiticus, it is now merely considered to be of a similar age. |
Selection criteria | Literary genre (Biblical), Nomina sacra |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Unknown. Discovered by Heinrich Brugsch Bey in the library of the Monastery of St. Catherine on 5 April 1875 among other fragments. |
Accession number | Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery, Harris fr. 1 |