| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | 1 Peter 5:13-14 - 2 Peter 1:5-8,14-16; 2:1 |
|---|---|
| Date | 5th / 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | John Rylands Library |
| Size | 29 cm by 23 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Uncial 0247 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 5th or 6th century.
The codex contains a small part of the 1 Peter 5:13-14 - 2 Peter 1:5-8,14-16; 2:1, on 2 parchment leaves (29 cm by 23 cm). Written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page, in uncial letters.[1]
It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in Coptic, it contains a prayer.[1]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 5th or 6th century.[1][2]
Currently the codex is housed at the John Rylands Library (P. Copt. 20) in Manchester.[1]
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II.[1]
