Lectionary 339

Lectionary 339 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 339 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering)¹ is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th-century. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.

The original codex contained lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew and Luke (Evangelistarium) with lacunae² on 207 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured (28.2 cm by 20.9 cm).³⁴

The text is written in Greek uncial letters, in two columns per page, 25 lines per page.³⁴ It is written in minuscule script.³⁴ The titles are written in gold, initial letters are written in gold and colours. It has music notes and pictures.⁵

The codex contains weekday Gospel lessons.³⁴

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 12th or 13th-century, Gregory dated it to the 13th or 14th-century.⁵² It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 13th-century.³⁴

In 1872 it was bought from Sotheby's for the British Museum.²

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (59^e)⁵ and Gregory (number 339^e).² Gregory saw it in 1883.²

Currently the codex is housed at the British Library (Egerton MS 2163) in London.³⁴

The fragment is not cited in critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS4,⁶ NA27⁷).