Codex Tischendorfianus V or Lectionary 293 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 293 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 8th century.[1] [2] Scrivener labelled it as 190e.[3]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), on 89 parchment leaves,[4] with some lacunae.[1] It is a palimpsest, the upper and younger text contains lessons from the Book of Psalms. It is dated to the 12th century.[5]
The text is written in Greek uncial letters, in two columns per page, 20 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1] It contains music notes.[3] [4]
Scrivener and Gregory dated it to the 8th or 9th century.[3] [4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 8th century.[1] [2]
The manuscript was examined by Constantin von Tischendorf in 1843, who gave some extracts from the codex in his Anecdota.[6]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 190e) and Gregory (number 293e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1884.[4]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[7]
The codex is housed at the University of Leipzig (Cod. Gr. 3), in Leipzig.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 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 . 340 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 412 .