Minuscule 649
New Testament manuscript
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Minuscule 649 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε 408 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1305 (?). The manuscript is lacunose.[2] Scrivener labelled it by 725e.[3]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Gospels † |
|---|---|
| Date | 1305 |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Turkish Historical Society |
| Size | 29 cm by 22 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Description
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.[5] Wisse did not examine its text by using his Profile Method.[6]
History
The colophon partially is illegible. Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 1303. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 1305 (?).[7] The name of scribe was George.[4]
Formerly the manuscript was held in Constantinople (Hellenikou Philologikou Sullogou 1). The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript currently is housed at the Turkish Historical Society (1), at Ankara.[2][7]
