Uncial 086 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 35 (Soden), is a Greek — Coptic diglot, uncial codex of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th century.
Description
The codex contains two small parts of the Gospel of John 1:23-26; 3:5-4:23-35.45-49 on 13 parchment leaves (27 cm by 23 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 20 and more lines per page.
It is a palimpsest, the upper text contains a Coptic tables and formulae.
The Greek text of this codex is a mixed type. Aland placed it in Category III.
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century.
The codex now is located at the British Library (Or. 5707) in London.
See also List of New Testament uncials Coptic versions of the Bible Textual criticism
References
Further reading
W. E. Crum & F. G. Kenyon, Two Chapters of St John in Greek and Middle Egyptian, JTS 1 (1899-1900), pp. 415–433. U. B. Schmid, D. C. Parker, W. J. Elliott, The Gospel according to St. John: The majuscules (Brill 2007), pp. 81–107. [new reconstruction of the text of the codex]
External links Uncial 086 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"