Minuscule 706 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε347 (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 has complex contents.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it by 486e.[5]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 213 parchment leaves (size).[3] [6]
The text is written in one column per page, 27 lines per page.[3]
It contains list of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια before Gospel of Luke, but it was added by a later hand. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, except the end of the Gospel of Mark. There is not a references to the Eusebian Canons. It contains lectionary markings, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions (except Luke), and Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι.[6] [5]
According to Scrivener it has "a very unusual style".[5]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland did not place it in any Category.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents mixed Byzantine text, related to the textual family Πb in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.[8]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 12th or 13th century, Gregory dated it to the 13th century.[6] Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[4]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscript by Scrivener (486) and Gregory (706). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[6]
Actually the manuscript is housed at the Bodleian Library (MS. Auct. T. 5. 34) in Oxford.[3] [4]