Codex Porphyrianus
Majuscule · P 025 · 9th century
A 9th-century palimpsest: its leaves were later scraped and written over. Tischendorf studied it in 1862, when it belonged to the Russian bishop Porphyrius Uspensky, who gave it its name. It is one of the few early manuscripts with Revelation.
Contents
Acts, the epistles, and Revelation, with gaps.
Where It Is Kept
National Library of Russia, St Petersburg (Gr. 225).
Cited For
- 1 Timothy 3:16 “God”
Majuscules (or uncials) are written in capital letters, usually on parchment, from the 4th century to the 10th. Each has a number beginning with 0, and the best known also a letter: A 02, B 03.
