Minuscule 406
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Minuscule 406 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 130 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it had been assigned to the 11th century.[1]
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Description
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 297 parchment leaves (16.5 cm by 13.5 cm) with lacunae (Mark 4:41-5:14; Luke 3:16-4:4; John 20:3-21:25). Written in one column per page, in 18 lines per page.[1] It contains tables of κεφαλαια, κεφαλαια, τιτλοι, Ammonian Sections, but it does not contain the Eusebian Canons.[2][3]
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Caesarean text-type.
History
Wiedmann and J. G. J. Braun collated portions of the manuscript for Scholz (1794-1852).[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[4]
The manuscript is currently housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I. 11) in Venice.[1]
See also
References
- 1. Aland, K.; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 71. ISBN 3110119862.
- 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 187.
- 3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. 1. London. p. 236.
- 4. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. 1. London. p. 225.
Further reading
- J. N. Birdsall, "406, A Neglected Witness to the Caesarean Text", in Studia evangelica, ed. K. Aland, F. L. Cross et al., T & U 73 (Berlin, 1959), pp. 732-736.
