Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus
| New Testament manuscript | |
Matthew 10:10-17 | |
| Name | Petropolitanus Purpureus |
|---|---|
| Sign | N |
| Text | Gospels |
| Date | 6th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Sarmisahly (or Sarumsahly) |
| Now at | National Library of Russia |
| Size | 32 cm x 27 cm |
| Type | Byzantine |
| Category | V |
| Note | purple codex |
The Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus ("Purple Codex of Saint Petersburg"), designated by N or 022 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), ε19 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a Greek New Testament codex containing the four Gospels written on parchment. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 6th century CE.
Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus, along with the manuscripts Codex Beratinus (Φ), Sinope Gospels (O), and Rossano Gospels (Σ), belongs to the group of the Purple Uncials. The manuscript has many gaps.