GA L1746

Description

Three fragments with New Testament text, possibly from a lectionary dated to the thirteenth century. Fragment 1 recto: John 3:23; Fragment 2 recto: John 3:26–27; Fragment 3 recto: 1 Cor 11:3. Fragments are mounted on modern paper.

Holding Institution or Individual

Bodleian Library (Oxford)

Shelf Number

Ms. Gr. bib. e. 1

Date

1200–1299

Material

Exterior Condition

Modern boards, light blue with cream coloured spine. Sticker "MSS. Gr. Bib. e. 1." Spine: previously had handwritten shelfmark and title written but now faded nearly completely.

Additional Codicological Comments

Three fragments of a MS. of the New Testament, or lections from it (John iii, 23; iii, 26–27; 1 Cor. xi, 3), with Arabic on the back of each (per Summary Catalogue).

NUMBER OF FOLIOS
iii (sheets of modern paper foliated 1–3) + 3 (fragments) + xv (sheets of modern paper foliated 7–22).

Inside front cover: Top left, sticker "S.C. 30539" | in pencil, "Fragments of John iii (2) and 1 Cor. xi." Centre, in pencil: "MS. Bib. [crossed out] Gr. Bib. e. 1." Folio ir: modern paper with library notice sheet. No entries on notice sheet.

Fragments Greek recto with Arabic verso. Position of texts on both sides of folios is not identical.

DIMENSIONS(mm) and LINES
Fragment 1: 41 H x 74 W, 3 lines(r) in Greek; 3 lines(v), 2 Coptic, 1 Arab. Fragment 2: 100 H x 55 W, 6 lines(r); 2 lines(v), one word in Arabic. Fragment 3: 111 H x 79 W, 6 lines(r); 2 partial lines(v) in Arabic.

DECORATION
Red teleia in Greek text between some words.

ANNOTATIONS
Individual fragment pages titled by former owners in pen.

Catalogs: Summary Catalogue, vol. 5, p. 829, nº 30539. Joseph van Haelst, Catalogue des papyrus littéraires juifs et chrétiens (UPSPap 1), Paris, Publications de la Sorbonne, 1976, nº 440, p. 442.

Columns

2

Script

Majuscule

Number of Pages

54