Minuscule 44
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Minuscule 44 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 239 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has complex contents and full marginalia.
Description
The codex contains complete text of the four Gospels on 259 leaves with size 30.7 cm by 24 cm. The text is written in one column per page, 21-22 lines per page.[2][3] In Gospel of Matthew verses 16:2b-3 (signs of the times) are omitted.[4]
The text is divided according to the Script error: No such module "Lang". (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their Script error: No such module "Lang". (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234 sections, the last numbered section in 16:9), with references to the Eusebian Canons.[4]
It contains liturgical books with hagiographies (synaxaria and Menologion), pictures, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), subscriptions at the end of the Gospels, and numbers of Script error: No such module "Lang"..[5]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Family E.[6] Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20. It belongs to the textual cluster 1434 in Luke 20.[6] It does not contain Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (John 7:53-8:11).[4]Template:R/superscript
- Textual variants
- Matt 2,1 – Ἰεροσόλυμα ] Ἰερουσαλήμ
- Matt 2,11 – εὗρον ] εἶδον
- Matt 2,23 – Ναζαρέτ ] Ναζαρὰ
History
The manuscript was dated by Scholz to the 11th century. Gregory dated it to the 12th century.[4]Template:R/superscript Currently it has been assigned by the INTF to the 12th century.[2]Template:R/superscript[3]Template:R/superscript
The codex was brought from Athos to England by César de Missy (1703-1775), French chaplain of George III, King of England, who spent his life in collecting materials for an edition of the New Testament. It was examined by Amelotte, Simon, Wetstein in 1746, Scholz, and Bloomfield (1860). Wettstein gave a collation, but very imperfect.[5]
It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Wettstein. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]Template:R/superscript
It is currently housed in at the British Library (Add MS 4949), at London.[2]Template:R/superscript[3]Template:R/superscript
See also
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References
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- ↑ a b c K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 49.
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External links
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- Add MS 4949 BL