Lectionary 138, designated by siglum ℓ 138 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.[1]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 255 paper leaves . The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.[1] [2]
The manuscript once belonged to Christopher Palaeologus, who presented it on May 7, 1584, to the church of SS. Petri et Pauli in Naples.[3]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[4] It was examined and described by Scholz and Gregory.[2]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is located in the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III (Ms. II. A. 6), in Naples.[1]
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 227 . 3-11-011986-2 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 399 .
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4th . 336 .
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . . George Bell & Sons . 1894 . London . 331 .