The codex contains part of the Prophets of the Old Testament, and all the books of the New Testament, on 143 parchment leaves, with three lacunae in Gospel of Mark, and Gospel of Luke. The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια, whose numerals are given at the margin, and the τίτλοι at the top of the pages. It contains Prolegomena to the Catholic epistles and the Pauline epistles, the Euthalian Apparatus. It is written on a parchment in minuscule, in 1 column per page, 48-52 lines per page. Part of almost of every leaf has been destroyed by dampness. The leaves were joined so firmly to each other — especially in the Book of Acts — that when separated, a part of the ink has adhered to the opposite page. Text is with errors of iotacism. The ends of the leaves are much damaged. The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles. Ending of the Epistle to the Romans has the following order of verses: 16:23; 16:25-27; 16:24.
Text
Verse Matthew 21:44 is omitted, as in manuscripts: 104, Codex Bezae, some Old-Latin manuscripts, syrs, and Diatessaron. This verse belongs to the possible Western non-interpolations. It does not contain text of. Matthew 8:13 In Matthew 16:12 it has unique textual variant της ζυμης των Φαρισαιων. This variant is not supported by any other manuscript. In Matthew 27:9 in sentence επληρωθη το ρηθεν δια Ιερεμιου του προφητου the word Ιερεμιου is omitted, just like in manuscripts: Codex Beratinus, Old-Latin Codex Vercellensis, and Codex Veronensis, in syrs, syrp, and copbo. In Luke 4:17 it has textual variant καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ βιβλίον together with the manuscripts A, B, L, W, Ξ, 892, 1195, 1241, ℓ547, syrs, h, pal, copsa, bo, against variant καὶ ἀναπτύξας τὸ βιβλίον supported by א, Dc, K, Δ, Θ, Π, Ψ, f1, f13, 28, 565, 700, 1009, 1010 and many other manuscripts. In it reads του κυριου together with the manuscripts Papyrus 74 C* D E Ψ 3645394517391891. The other readings of this verse are: του Θεου and του κυριου και του Θεου. In Acts 28:29 the entire of verse is omitted και ταυτα αυτου ειποντος απηλθον οι Ιουδαιοι πολλην εχοντης εν εαυτοις συζητησιν ; the omission is supported by the manuscripts Papyrus 74, Codex Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Codex Laudianus, Codex Athous Lavrensis, Codex Vaticanus 2061, 81, 1175, 1739, 2464; In Romans 8:1 it reads Ιησου κατα σαρκα περιπατουσιν αλλα κατα πνευμα, for Ιησου. The reading of the manuscript is supported by אc, Dc, K, P, 104, 181, 326, 330,, 456, 614, 630, 1241, 1877, 1962, 1984, 1985, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect. In 1 Corinthians 2:1 it reads μαρτυριον along with B D G P Ψ 81 104 181 326 330 451 614 629 630 1241 1739 1877 1881 1962 1984 2127 2492 2495 Byz Lect it vg syrh copsa arm eth. Other manuscripts read μυστηριον or σωτηριον. In 1 Corinthians 3:4 it reads ουκ ανθρωποι along with Papyrus 46, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Codex Vaticanus 2061, 81, 1175, 1506, 1739, 1881; Sinaiticus2, Ψ, and the Byzantine manuscripts read ουχι σαρκικοι; D F G 629 read ουχι ανθρωποι; In 1 Corinthians 7:5 it reads τη προσευχη along with 11, 46, א*, A, B, C, D, F, G, P, Ψ, 6, 81, 104, 181, 629, 630, 1739, 1877, 1881, 1962, it vg, cop, arm, eth. Other manuscripts read τη νηστεια και τη προσευχη or τη προσευχη και νηστεια. In 2 Timothy 1:11 it reads καὶ διάκονος, other manuscripts read καὶ διδάσκαλος or καὶ διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν. Its Greek text of the Gospels is an excellent representative of the Alexandrian text-type, but with some Byzantine readings, particularly in Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline epistles. Aland placed it in Category II in Gospels and to Category I in rest of books of the New Testament. According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the Alexandrian text-type as its weak member.
History
and Martin dated the manuscript to the 11th century. Gregory dated it to the 9th or 10th century. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 9th century. It was called "the queen of the cursives" by J. G. Eichhorn, but now it has several rivals. The manuscript was examined by many scholars, such as Griesbach, who collated its text in Matthew 1-18. It was also studied by Birch and others. The text of the codex was fully collated by S. P. Tregelles in 1850. Tregelles said that, of all the manuscripts he collated, it was the hardest to read. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript twice, in 1884 and in 1885. The manuscript was included to a critical apparatus by Kurt Aland in his 25th edition of Novum Testamentum Graece. The codex is located now at the National Library of France at Paris.
