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Manuscript · Aleph/01 · c. AD 330-360

Codex Sinaiticus

One of the two oldest near-complete manuscripts of the Greek Bible. The only ancient manuscript containing the complete New Testament. Discovered by Tischendorf at St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.

Date
c. AD 330-360
Language
Greek
Material
Parchment
Script
Uncial, 4 columns per page
Contents
Most of OT (LXX), complete NT, Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas (partial)
Location
British Library (primary); Leipzig University Library; St. Catherine's Monastery; National Library of Russia