Was Codex sinaiticus Written In 1840 What the Newspapers Reported: Worldwide newspaper coverage greeted the 1933 London arrival of Codex Sinaiticus. The following was from the Sidney Morning Herald. CODEX SINAITICUS On View at Museum. INSPECTED BY 3500 PEOPLE. LONDON, Dec. 27. 1933 The Codex Sinaiticus, within a red and gold enamelled box, wrapped in cotton wool and brown...