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Lectionary 1602

Lectionary 1602, designated by ℓ 1602 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a Coptic–Greek bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves, dated paleographically to the 8th century.

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Lectionary 1602
New Testament manuscript
Coptic text
Coptic text
TextEvangelistarion
Date8th century
ScriptCoptic / Greek diglot
Now atUniversity of Michigan
Size36.2 by 28.4 cm

Lectionary 1602, designated by 1602 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a CopticGreek bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves, dated paleographically to the 8th century.12

Description

The text is written in Greek Uncial letters, on 88 parchment leaves (36.2 by 28.4 cm), in 2 columns per page, and 28 lines per page.1

The codex contains Lessons from the four Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium).

It has two endings to the Gospel of Mark (as in codices Codex Regius Ψ 099 0112 274mg 579).3

The codex is now located in the University of Michigan (P. Mich. Inv., Nr. 4942, 1 fol.) in Ann Arbor.1

See also

See also

References

References

  1. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994).
  2. Handschriftenliste at the Münster Institute
  3. Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman, "The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration", Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005, p. 77.
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