Minuscule 796 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ161 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3] [4] Formerly it was designated by 796e, 263a, and 312p.
The codex contains the text of the New Testament except Apocalypse, on 319 parchment leaves (size), with some lacunae.[3] It lacks texts of 2 Peter 3:14-1 John 2. Text of Hebrews 13:1-25 was supplied by a later hand on paper.
The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, and Pauline epistles.
The text is written in one column per page, 34 lines per page.[3]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, with their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 240 sections, the last in 16:9). There is no references to the Eusebian Canons.[5]
It contains Eusebian tables, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια, lectionary markings, incipits, Synaxarion (added by the 15th century hand), and pictures.[5] It contains subscriptions added by a later hand.[1]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Iκ. Aland did not place it in any Category.[6]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represent the textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.[7]
According to Gregory the manuscript was written in the 11th century.[5] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 11th century.[4]
The manuscript was noticed in catalogue from 1876.[8]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (796). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[5]
The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (160) in Athens.[3] [4]