Codex Sinaiticus
E19792
4th-century manuscript
Greek uncial manuscript
New Testament manuscript
Old Testament manuscript
biblical manuscript
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Sinaiticus canonical | 12 |
| Codex Sinaiticus (major portion) | 1 |
| Codex Sinaiticus Project | 1 |
| Gregory-Aland 01 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Sinaiticus Context triple: [Septuagint, preservedIn, Codex Sinaiticus]
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A.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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B.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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C.
New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts are ancient handwritten copies of the Christian New Testament texts, preserved in various languages and forms and serving as the primary evidence for reconstructing the original biblical writings.
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D.
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of ancient Jewish manuscripts discovered near Qumran that include some of the oldest known biblical texts and shed light on Second Temple Judaism.
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E.
Codex
Codex is an AI system developed by OpenAI that translates natural language into code and powers tools like GitHub Copilot.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Sinaiticus Target entity description: Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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A.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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B.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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C.
New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts are ancient handwritten copies of the Christian New Testament texts, preserved in various languages and forms and serving as the primary evidence for reconstructing the original biblical writings.
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D.
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of ancient Jewish manuscripts discovered near Qumran that include some of the oldest known biblical texts and shed light on Second Temple Judaism.
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E.
Codex
Codex is an AI system developed by OpenAI that translates natural language into code and powers tools like GitHub Copilot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century manuscript
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Greek uncial manuscript ⓘ New Testament manuscript ⓘ Old Testament manuscript ⓘ biblical manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 330–360 CE ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Gregory-Aland 01
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linked to:
Codex Sinaiticus
Hebrew letter א (Aleph) ⓘ |
| contains |
Acts of the Apostles
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Book of Isaiah ⓘ Book of Revelation ⓘ Catholic Epistles ⓘ Epistle of Barnabas ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
Pauline Epistles ⓘ Septuagint ⓘ Shepherd of Hermas ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
British Library, London
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linked to:
British Library
Leipzig University Library ⓘ
linked to:
Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg ⓘ Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Catherine’s Monastery
|
| dateOfOrigin | 4th century ⓘ |
| digitizationCompleted | 2009 ⓘ |
| digitizedBy |
Codex Sinaiticus Project
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linked to:
Codex Sinaiticus
|
| discoveredAt |
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai
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linked to:
Saint Catherine’s Monastery
|
| discoveredBy | Constantin von Tischendorf ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCorrectionsBy | later correctors over several centuries ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| numberOfColumnsPerPage | 4 ⓘ |
| omits | longer ending of Mark (Mark 16:9–20) as later addition ⓘ |
| onlineAccess |
British Library website
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linked to:
British Library
|
| placeOfOrigin |
Eastern Mediterranean region
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linked to:
Eastern Mediterranean
|
| producedBy | multiple scribes ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Codex Alexandrinus
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Codex Vaticanus ⓘ |
| scriptType | uncial script ⓘ |
| significance |
key witness to the text of the New Testament
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key witness to the text of the Septuagint ⓘ one of the oldest surviving complete manuscripts of the Christian Bible ⓘ |
| textType | Alexandrian text-type ⓘ |
| writingSupport | vellum ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Sinaiticus Description of subject: Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Codex Sinaiticus
linked to: Codex Sinaiticus
linked to: Codex Sinaiticus
subject linked to:
Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)