Uncial 0243 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a

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of the

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. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.

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The codex contains a part of the

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, with text 1 Cor. 13:42 - 2 Cor. 13:13, on 7 parchment leaves (32.5 cm by 24 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 48 lines per page, in uncial letters. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians is complete. Currently it is dated by the

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to the 10th century. The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1963.

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The Greek text of this

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is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category II. In 1 Corinthians 15:47 it reads δευτερος ανθρωπος along with א*, B, C, D, F, G, 33, 1739, it, vg, cop^bo eth. Other manuscripts read δευτερος ο κυριος (

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, δευτερος ανθρωπος ο κυριος (א^c, A, D^c, K, P, Ψ, 81,

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181 Year 181 ( CLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus (or, less frequently, year 934 ''Ab urbe condit ...

326 {{M1 year in topic __NOTOC__ Year 326 ( CCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Constantinus (or, ...

, 330,

436 __NOTOC__ Year 436 ( CDXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Isodorus and Senator (or, less frequently, year 1189 ' ...

451 __NOTOC__ Year 451 ( CDLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcianus and Adelfius (or, less frequently, year 1204 '' ...

, 614, 629, 1241, 1739^mg, 1877, 1881, 1984, 1985, 2127, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect), δευτερος ανθρωπος πνευματικος ( 𝔓⁴⁶). In 1 Corinthians 15:54 it lacks το φθαρτον τουτο ενδυσηται αφθαρσιαν και along with 088, 0121a, 1175,

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;NA26, p. 470 In 2 Corinthians 11:14 it has reading ου θαυμα as have codices Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Augiensis, Boernerianus, Porphyrianus, Uncial 098,

Minuscule 6 Minuscule 6 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 356 ( Soden). It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 235 parchment leaves (), dated palaeographically to the 13th century. The manuscript has complex contents and full margin ...

, 33, 81, 326,

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, 1175,

, 1881, 2464; the majority has the reading ου θαυμαστον (D², Ψ, 0121a, Byz).NA26, p. 488

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Currently the codex is housed at the

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, 983 (II, 181) in

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