Minuscule 693 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε1388 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it by 597e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 208 parchment leaves (size),[3] with lacuna (Mark 2:2-17; Luke 1:27-44; John 7:1-21:25). The text is written in one column per page, 21-24 lines per page.[3] [6]
It contains Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian tables, Prolegomena, Argumentum, the tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (contents) are placed before each Gospel, numbers of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters) are given at the margin, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles), Ammonian Sections (236 sections, the last section in 16:12), without references to the Eusebian Canons; it has subscriptions at the end, and ornamented headings to the Gospels.[5] [6]
Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual group 16.[8]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 13th or 14th century.[5] [6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[4]
The manuscript was bought from Spyridion Lambros from Athens in 1859, along with 22 other manuscripts of the New Testament (codices: 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, etc.).[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (597) and Gregory (693).[5]
It was examined by Samuel Thomas Bloomfield and Dean Burgon. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6]
The manuscript is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 22741) in London.[3] [4]