Lectionary 289, designated by siglum ℓ 289 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[1] [2] Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 168e.[3]
Some leaves of the manuscript were lost.
The codex contains lessons from the gospels of Matthew and Luke (Evangelistarium), on 156 parchment leaves, with some lacunae.[4] Lessons from the Gospel of John and major part of Menology were lost.[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 27-28 lines per page.[1] [4] The manuscript contains weekday gospel lessons.[1]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 14th century.[3] [4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 14th century.[1] [2]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 168e) and Gregory (number 289e). 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 (C. 160 inf.) in Milan.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 412 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 236 . 3-11-011986-2.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 338 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 412 .