Codex Borgianus

Majuscule · T 029 · 5th century

Leaves of a Greek and Coptic book of the Gospels, the Greek on one page and the Sahidic translation facing it. It is named after Cardinal Stefano Borgia (1731–1804), who collected Coptic manuscripts.

Contents

Parts of Luke 22–23 and John 6–8.

Where It Is Kept

Vatican Library (Borg. copt. 109), with leaves in the Morgan Library, New York.

Cited For

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.