Codex Beratinus
Codex Purpureus Beratinus (Albanian: Kodiku i Beratit, Kodiku i Purpurt i Beratit) designated by Φ or 043 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 17 (von Soden), is an uncial illuminated manuscript Gospel book written in Greek. Dated palaeographically to the 6th-century, the manuscript is written in an uncial hand on purple vellum with silver ink. The codex is preserved at the Albanian National Archives (Nr. 1) in Tirana, Albania. It was formerly possessed by the St. George Church in the town of Berat, Albania, hence the 'Beratinus' appellation.
| New Testament manuscript | |
Left: Facsimile of Matthew 6:30b-7:2a Right: Page from Codex Beratinus | |
| Name | Beratinus |
|---|---|
| Sign | Φ |
| Text | Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark |
| Date | 6th-century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | National Archives of Albania |
| Cite | P. Batiffol, Evangeliorum codex Graecus purpureus Beratinus Φ, (Paris and Rome, 1882) |
| Size | 31 cm by 27 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
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