Uncial 068 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 3 (Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 5th century. Tischendorf designated it by I^b, Scrivener by N^b.^[1] It has some marginalia.

The codex contains a fragments of the John 13:16-27; 16:7-19 (with lacunae), on 2 parchment leaves (26 cm by 24 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 18 lines per page in large uncial letters.^[2][3] It has no capital letters.^[1]

It is a double palimpsest, the Greek biblical text was overwritten twice in Syriac language, in the 9th century, and in the 10th or 11th century. It contains hymns of Severus in Syriac.^[3] The Ammonian Sections are present, but the Eusebian Canons absent. It contains breathing and accents.^[3] It has itacistic errors (e.g. κρεισεως in John 16:8).

Contents

John 13:16-17.19-20.23-24.26-27; 16:7-9.12-13.15-16.18-19^[4]

The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type, with some non-Alexandrian readings (e.g. J 16:12). Aland placed in Category III.^[2]

John 16:7-8,12-15

John 16:15-16.18-19

Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 5th century.^[5]

The manuscript was found in 1847 in the monastery at Nitrian Desert and brought to London.^[3] It was examined and deciphered by Tregelles and Tischendorf (about the same time).^[1]

Location

The codex is now located at the British Library (Add MS 17136) in London.^[2][5]

• List of New Testament uncials
• Textual criticism

Double palimpsests

• British Library, Add. 17212
• Codex Vaticanus 2061