Minuscule 846 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Ν^λ29 ( von Soden), is a 14th-century

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of the

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on parchment. The manuscript has no complex content.

Description

The

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contains the text of the

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(6:32-12:17) on 343 parchment leaves (size ), with a catena. The text is written in one column per page, 31 lines per page.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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the Greek text of the codex placed in Category V. It was not examined by the

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History

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dated the manuscript to the 14th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the

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to the 14th century. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (846^e). Gregory saw it in 1886. Currently the manuscript is housed at the

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(Ms. 100), in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 846 Greek New Testament minuscules 14th-century biblical manuscripts

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