Lectionary 268, designated by siglum ℓ 268 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[1] [2] Scrivener labelled it as 174e,[3] Gregory by 268e. The manuscript has complex contents.[1] Formerly it was known as Nanianus 169.
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4] It contains some lessons from the Old Testament. Some apocryphal material about Joseph the spouse Maria's was added by a later hand.[4]
The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, on 281 parchment leaves, in two columns per page, 20 lines per page.[1]
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[1]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[4] It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 12th century.[1] [2]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 174e) and Gregory (number 268e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
Currently the codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.48 (1199)) in Venice.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 410 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 235 . 3-11-011986-2.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 339 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . 1900 . Leipzig . 410 .