Minuscule 122


Minuscule 121, δ 258, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has full marginalia.

Description

The codex contains the text of the New Testament, except Book of Revelation, on 222 parchment leaves with some lacunae.
The text is written in one column per page, 30-32 lines per page. The initial letters in red.
The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια, whose numbers are given at the margin, and their τιτλοι at the top of the pages. There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, with references to the Eusebian Canons.
It contains the Eusebian Canon tables, the tables of the κεφαλαια before each book, lectionary markings at the margin, numbers of Stichometry, Menologion to the Acts, Catholic and Pauline epistles, and the Euthalian Apparatus.
The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles and Pauline epistles.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family K1. Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
Some corrections were made by other hand.

History

The manuscript was written by Basilius, a monk and diakon. It was examined by Griesbach. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1888.
It is currently housed at the Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit, at Leiden.