Minuscule 492 (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 433 (in the
Soden numbering),
is a
Greek
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minuscule
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on parchment. It is dated by a
colophon to the year 1325 or 1326.
Scrivener labeled it by number 577.
The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains a complete text of the four
Gospel
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s on 269 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 24 lines per page. According to Scrivener it is beautifully written.
The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin, with the (''titles'') at the top of the pages.
It contains the tables of (''tables of contents'') before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin, some (later hand), and pictures. Liturgical books with hagiographies
Synaxarion
Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; , from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of '' synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; ; Ge'ez: ሲናክሳሪየም(ስንክ ...
and
Menologion
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were added by a later hand.
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the
Byzantine text-type
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.
Aland placed it in
Category V.
Hermann von Soden
Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 – 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar, minister, professor of divinity, and textual theorist.
Life
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, Soden was educated at the University of Tübinge ...
included it to the textual family
Kx. It was confirmed by
Claremont Profile Method
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in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.
History
The manuscript was written by Constantin, a monk, for the wish of Archimadrite Kallinikus, in the monastery of the Saint Demetrius. It was once at Sinai, then it belonged to the
Bishop Butler's collection (as
491
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Year 491 (Roman numerals, CDXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius (consul 491), Olybrius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 12 ...
and
493
Year 493 ( CDXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Eusebius (or, less frequently, year 1246 ''ab urbe condita''). The denomination 493 for th ...
).
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by
Scrivener
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(577) and
Gregory
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(492). It was examined by Scrivener and
Bloomfield.
Edward Maunde Thompson
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson (4 May 1840 – 14 September 1929) was a British palaeographer and Principal Librarian and first director of the British Museum.
He is noted for his handbook of Greek and Latin palaeography and for his study of W ...
published facsimile.
[''Facsimiles of Ancient Manuscripts'', ed. E. M. Thompson and others, I (London, 1903-1912); New Pal Soc I, 130.]
It is currently housed at the
British Library
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(Add MS 11838) in
London
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.
See also
*
List of New Testament minuscules
The list of New_Testament_minuscule, New Testament Minuscules ordered by Gregory–Aland index number is divided into three sections:
* List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000)
* List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
* List of New Test ...
*
Biblical manuscript
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see '' Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi- ...
*
Textual criticism
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References
Further reading
* A. Turyn, ''Dated Greek Manuscripts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries in the Libraries of Great Britain'', Dumbarton Oaks Series XVII (Washington, D.C., 1980), p. 60, 90.
* ''Facsimiles of Ancient Manuscripts'', ed.
E. M. Thompson and others, I (London, 1903-1912); New Pal Soc I, 130.
External links
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Greek New Testament minuscules
14th-century biblical manuscripts
British Library additional manuscripts