Uspenski Gospels
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[[Jesus and the woman taken in adultery|Pericope de adultera]] omitted by the original scribe, has been added in the margin by a later hand. | [[Jesus and the woman taken in adultery|Pericope de adultera]] omitted by the original scribe, has been added in the margin by a later hand. | ||
| - | The codex is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]]. [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V|Category V]].< | + | The codex is a representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]]. [[Kurt Aland|Aland]] placed it in [[Categories of New Testament manuscripts#Category V|Category V]].<sup>[]</sup> It belongs to the textual family [[Family K1|K<sup>1</sup>]]. |
Cited in Nestle-Aland [[Novum Testamentum Graece]], because of its date. | Cited in Nestle-Aland [[Novum Testamentum Graece]], because of its date. | ||
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Uspenski Gospels, Minuscule 461 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) are a New Testament minuscule manuscript written in Greek, dated at 835 AD. They are the oldest known dated manuscript of the New Testament: it was not customary for scribes to date their work at the time.[]
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Description
The codex contains 344 parchment leaves (16.7cm by 10.7cm), written in one column per page, 19 lines per page. Pericope de adultera omitted by the original scribe, has been added in the margin by a later hand.
The codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[] It belongs to the textual family K1.
Cited in Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, because of its date.
History
Probably the codex was written in Constantinople. Later it belonged to the monastery of Mar Saba in Palestine. In 1844 bp Porphiryj Uspienski took it and brought it to Russia.[] The codex is held in Saint Petersburg (National Library of Russia, Gr. 219. 213. 101).[]
See also
Sources
- G. Cereteli, Wo ist das Tetraevangelium von Porphyrius Uspenskij aus dem Jahr 835 erstanden?, Byz Z IX (1900), pp. 649-653.
- A. Diller, A Companion to the Uspenski Gospels, Byz Z XLIX (1956), pp. 332-335.
- Bruce M. Metzger, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction To Greek Palaeography, 1981, Oxford University Press, p. 102, No. 26.
