Codex Alexandrinus
E20169
5th-century manuscript
Greek uncial manuscript
New Testament manuscript
Old Testament manuscript
Septuagint manuscript
biblical manuscript
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Alexandrinus canonical | 10 |
| British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII | 1 |
| Codex A | 1 |
| Codex Alexandrinus (in the Gospels) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157763 — 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 Alexandrinus Context triple: [Septuagint, preservedIn, Codex Alexandrinus]
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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.
Codex Sinaiticus
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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C.
Codex
Codex is an AI system developed by OpenAI that translates natural language into code and powers tools like GitHub Copilot.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Alexandrinus Target entity description: Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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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.
Codex Sinaiticus
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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C.
Codex
Codex is an AI system developed by OpenAI that translates natural language into code and powers tools like GitHub Copilot.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century manuscript
ⓘ
Greek uncial manuscript ⓘ New Testament manuscript ⓘ Old Testament manuscript ⓘ Septuagint manuscript ⓘ biblical manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Codex A
ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Alexandrinus
GA 02 ⓘ Gregory–Aland 02 ⓘ
linked to:
Gregory–Aland numbering
Rahlfs 911 ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 400–440 ⓘ |
| broughtToEnglandBy | Cyril Lucar ⓘ |
| contains |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to:
Psalms
Book of Revelation ⓘ Catholic Epistles ⓘ Deuterocanonical books ⓘ Gospels ⓘ New Testament ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
Pauline Epistles ⓘ |
| currentCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| currentCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Library ⓘ |
| dateOfGiftToEngland | 1627 ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 5th century ⓘ |
| formerLocation |
Patriarchal Library of Alexandria
ⓘ
linked to:
Library of Alexandria
|
| hasFeature |
Eusebian canon tables (partly)
ⓘ
chapter divisions ⓘ marginal notes ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
earliest nearly complete Bibles
ⓘ
four great uncial codices ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alexandria
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandria, Egypt
|
| numberOfColumnsPerPage |
2 (New Testament)
ⓘ
2 (Old Testament) ⓘ |
| numberOfLinesPerColumn | 49–51 ⓘ |
| originallyContained | complete Bible in Greek ⓘ |
| originPlace | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
King Charles I of England
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles I of England
|
| probableOrigin |
Alexandria
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandria, Egypt
|
| scriptType | uncial ⓘ |
| shelfMark |
British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII
ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Alexandrinus
|
| significance | one of the oldest nearly complete manuscripts of the Bible in Greek ⓘ |
| textTypeNewTestament |
Alexandrian text-type (rest of New Testament)
ⓘ
Byzantine text-type (Gospels) ⓘ |
| usedIn | textual criticism of the Bible ⓘ |
| writingMedium | ink ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Alexandrinus Description of subject: Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Codex Alexandrinus
linked to: Codex Alexandrinus
linked to: Codex Alexandrinus