Lectionary 47

Lectionary 47, designated by siglum ℓ 47 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century.^[1]

Lectionary ℓ 47

New Testament manuscript
Text	Evangelistarion
Date	10th-century
Script	Greek
Now at	State Historical Museum
Size	29 cm × 21.5 cm (11.4 in × 8.5 in)

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 246 parchment leaves (29 by 21.5 centimetres (11.4 in × 8.5 in)). The text is written in two columns per page, in 18 lines per page, in Greek uncial letters. Full of errors of itacism, it contains musical notes.^[2]

History

The manuscript was examined by Matthaei, who described it as "barbaro scriptus est, sed ex praestantissimo exemplari".^[3]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).^[4]

Currently the codex is located in the State Historical Museum, (V. 11, S. 42) in Moscow.^[1]

See also

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism