Minuscule 89
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Minuscule 89 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 184 (Soden),[1] known as Codex Gottingensis, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1289 or 1290.[2] It was adapted for liturgical use. It has complex contents and full marginalia.
Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 173 leaves (size Template:×). The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page (size of text Template:×).[2]
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 a division according to the Ammonian Sections (Matthew 359, Mark 241 – 16:20, Luke 342, John 239), with references to the Eusebian Canons.[3]
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, the Eusebian Canon tables at the beginning, prolegomena, tables of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), and incipits.[3]
It contains a large number of corrections,[4] and some unique textual variants.[3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[5] Aland placed it in Category V.[6] According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual family Family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[5]
It has some unique readings.[3]
History
According to the colophon, it was written by scribe Christophorus in 1289 or 1290.[2] Formerly date of writing was deciphered as 1006 (Scrivener, C. R. Gregory).[3]
In 1728 the manuscript was presented by Damianos from Sinope to Jena. In 1786 in Gotha.[3] It was collated by A. G. Gehl in 1739, and by Matthaei.[4]
It is currently housed in at the Göttingen State and University Library (Ms. II. A.7), at Göttingen.[2]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b c d K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 51.
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Further reading
- C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine (Riga, 1782).