Lectionary 286
New Testament manuscript
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Lectionary 286, designated by siglum ℓ 286 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it as 480e.[3]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarium |
|---|---|
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Biblioteca Ambrosiana |
| Size | 25.5 cm by 17.2 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
Only five leaves of the manuscript have survived.[1]
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), with some lacunae.[4]
The text is written in Greek uncial letters, on 5 parchment leaves (25.5 cm by 17.2 cm), in one column per page, 23-25 lines per page.[1][4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]
It is a palimpsest, the upper text was written in 1150,[4] it contains the writings of Theodor Studites and Anastasius Sinaita.[1]
History
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 9th century.[3][4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 9th century.[1][2]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 480e) and Gregory (number 286e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (E. 101 sup.) in Milan.[1][2]
