| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarium |
|---|---|
| Date | 1020 |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Russian National Library |
| Size | 18.4 cm by 15.1 cm |
Lectionary 253, designated by siglum ℓ 253 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1020. Scrivener labelled it as 196evl.
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium), with numerous lacunae,[1] on 169 parchment leaves (18.4 cm by 15.1 cm).[2][3] It contains 174 lessons from the Gospel of John.[4]
The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 19-21 lines per page.[2] It has breathings; error of itacism.[4]
The lessons of the codex were red from Easter to Pentecost.[2]
In John 14:14 the entire verse is omitted along with the manuscripts: X f1 565 1009 1365 ℓ 76 Codex Veronensis vgmss Syriac Sinaiticus syrpal arm geo Diatessaron.[5]
According to the colophon it was written in Salerno, in 1020.[1] The name of the scribe was Michael.[4]
The manuscript was examined and described by Peter P. Dubrovsky and Eduard de Muralt.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 196)[6] and Gregory (number 253).[1]
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[7]
Currently the codex is housed at the Russian National Library (Gr. 71) in Saint Petersburg.[2][3]
