Lectionary 269

It is a palimpsest, nearly illegible. The text is written in Greek large uncial letters, on 4 parchment leaves (), in two columns per page, 21 lines per page. The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way, there are also some abbreviations at the end of line. ℓ 1944 is written in two columns per page, 30 lines per page. It is dated to the 13th century. == Text ==

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. It is very close to the Byzantine uncial manuscripts: E, F, G, H, K, M, S, U, and V. Manuscripts E, F, G, H, S, U belong to the textual family E, one of the oldest families of the Byzantine text-type. In Matthew 9:13 it has textual reading αλλα αμαρτωλους εις μετανοιαν (Textus Receptus has αλλ' αμαρτωλους εις μετανοιαν, NA26 has αλλα αμαρτωλους); In John 2:17 it has reading καταφαγεται με (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads καταφαγεν με; In John 2:19 it has reading απεκριθη ΙΣ (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads απεκριθη ο Ισους; In John 2:22 it has reading ελεγεν (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads ελεγεν αυτοις; In John 3:23 it has reading βαπτιζων εγγυς του Σαλειμ, Textus Receptus (and Alexandrian text) reads βαπτιζων εν Αινων εγγυς του Σαλειμ; In John 3:24 it has reading εις φυλακην, Textus Receptus (and Alexandrian text) reads εις την φυλακην; the reading of the codex is supported by the manuscripts E and M; In John 3:25 it has reading μετα Ιουδαιου (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads μετα Ιουδαιων; In John 6:19 it has reading εληλακοτες ουν ολην την νυκτα ως, Textus Receptus (and Alexandrian text) reads εληλακοτες ουν ως; In John 6:24 it has reading ενεβησαν αυτοι (as Alexandrian text), Textus Receptus reads ενεβησαν και αυτοι; == History ==

Constantin von Tischendorf dated the manuscript to the 7th century. According to him it was written before the 9th century, and is one of the oldest lectionary Gospels (Evangelistarion). The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3). The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. I.49 (1213), fol. 251–254) in Venice. == See also ==