Lexicographical manuscript

13th or early 14th c. (before 1313)

paper

ii, 187, ii' leaves

175 × 140 mm

Greek

1 (ff. 1r–176v, 178r–184r) ⟨Ioannes Zonaras⟩, Lexicon

Rubric: None

Incipit: [mut.] ... [--- 60 mm ---] ἰορδάνης ἰορδάνης ἰορδάνου τελ[--- 30 mm ---] αἰδέσιμος, ἀξιοτίμητος

Explicit: ὡς· ἀντὶ τοῦ ὅπως καὶ ὅτι [mut.]

Note: The order of the folios is wrong. The correct order is: 1, 11–16, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 8, 4, 5, 8, 17–. ff. 1r–31rΑ; ff. 31r–37rΒ; ff. 37r–42rΓ; ff. 42r–52vΔ; ff. 52v–85vΕ; ff. 85v–88rΖ; ff. 88r–94rΗ; ff. 94r–99rΘ; ff. 99r–104vΙ; ff. 104v–114vΚ; ff. 114v–118vΛ; ff. 119r–124vΜ; ff. 124v–127vΝ; ff. 127v–128vΞ; ff. 128v–138vΟ; ff. 139r–151vΠ; ff. 151v–154vΡ; ff. 154v–163vΣ; ff. 163v–169rΤ; ff. 169r–171vΥ; ff. 171v–175vΦ; ff. 175v–176v, 178r–179vΧ; ff. 179v–181rΨ; ff. 181r–184rΩ

Sigla: Nr. 108, Alpers (1981), pp. 32–33.

Editions: Tittmann (1808); Naoumides (1974); Alpers (1981), pp. 149–193; Aurivillius (1821–1822), pp. 20–21.

2 (f. 177v) Lexicum in Psalmos

Rubric: ἀρχὴ τῶν λέξεων τῶν ρν´ ψαλμῶν

Incipit: Ἀλληλούια· αἰνείτε τὸν ὄντα ἤτοι τὸν Κύριον

Explicit: καὶ μετὰ τῆς συνουσίας, ἑτέρας τεσσαράκοντα· ἔνθα ἡγεῖται [mut.]

Note: For a similar glossary to the Psalms see Ernesti (1785), pp. 291–306.

3 (ff. 184r–184v:14) Lexicum in Octateuchum

Rubric: ἐκ τῆς ὀκτατεύχου

Incipit: [mut.] ἐν φυτῷ σαβέκ· ἐν φυτῷ δυνατῷ

Explicit: χυτρόγαυλον· λέβητας ἢ λουτῆρας [mut.]

Edition: Benediktsson (1938), pp. 260–280.

4 (ff. 184v:15–184v:22, 177r–177v) Lexicum in Reges

Rubric: λέξεις τῶν βασιλείων α´

Incipit: ἀναφέ· βαθμῶν

Explicit: ἥνπερ Ἕλληνες καλοῦσιν Ἀφροδίτην [mut.]

Note: Missing text? f. 184v ends with ὡς ἀντίον ὑφαινόντων· ἀντίον ἐνταῦθα λέγει τὸ κανόνιον· τὸ μέσον τοῦ ἵστου βαλλόμενον· ὅπερ καί and f. 177r begins with μεσάγκυλον λέγεται

Edition: Fabricius (1790–1809), vol. 6, pp. 646–648.

5 (f. 185r) Glossary to Luke

Incipit: [mut.] μου πλησμονή

Explicit: φαρισαῖος δια?? .. [mut.]

Note: Invocation on f. 186r: ‘δόξα τῷ Θεῷ τῷ δόντι ἀρχὴν καὶ τέλος ... λύσις δίδου ἐμῶν ἀμπλακημάτων’

Edition: Lagarde (1887), pp. 205–206.

6 (ff. 185r–185v) Gregorius Nazianzenus, Carmina moralia, I.2.30 (TLG2022.060; CPG3035)

Rubric: τοῦ ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ θεολόγου ἀκροστιχὶς τῶν πάντων στοιχείων ἑκάστου ἰάμβου τελείαν παραίνεσιν ἔχοντος

Incipit: Ἀρχὴν ἁπάντων καὶ τέλος ποιοῦ τὸν Θεόν

Explicit: Ὦ τίς φυλάξει ταῦτα, καὶ σωθήσεται

Editions: PG, vol. 37, pp. 908–910; Davids (1940), pp. 126–129.

7 (f. 185v) Gregorius Nazianzenus, Alphabeticum paraeneticum I

Rubric: τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἕτερος ἀλφάβητος

Incipit: Ἀρχὴν νόμιζε τῶν ὅλων εἶναι Θεόν

Explicit: Ὦ παῖ, φίλασσων ταῦτα σώζειν ἐνθέως

Edition: Sakkeliōn (1890), pp. 18–19.

8 (ff. 185v–186v) ⟨Symeon Metaphrastes⟩, Acrostichon

Rubric: ⟨ἕ⟩τερος ἀλφάβητος

Incipit: Ἀπὸ βλεφάρων δάκρυα, ἀπὸ καρδίας πόνους

Explicit: μνησθεὶς τίς μου ὑπόστασις, σῶσον, ὡς οἶδας μόνος

9 (ff. 186v–187v) Nicephorus Uranus, Acrostichon

Rubric: ἕτερος ἀλφάβητος

Incipit: Ἀπὸ χειλέων λόγον σοι προσοίσω, Λόγε

Explicit: εἰς σπλάγχνα σου κατέφυγον· μή με ἀποβδελύξῃ

10 (f. 187v) List of provincial capitals

Rubric: η´ μητροπόλεις

Incipit: [mut.] .. [--- 1 chars ---]άρεια

Explicit: η´ Νίκαια

Physical Description

Support

Textblock

Support 1

Locus: ff. 1–129, 132–135, 138–187

Support: Arabic paper

Folding: Quarto

Leaf dimensions: 175 × 140 mm

Support 2

Locus: ff. 130–131, 136–137

Support: Western paper

Folding: Quarto

Leaf dimensions: 175 × 140 mm

Watermark 1

Motif: Amphora with handle

similar to Briquet, Pot 12470 Mošin-Traljić, no. 6844

Foliation

Foliation in the top right corner of every recto page giving the total number of 187 folios. Older foliation in the top right corner of every tenth recto page giving the total number of 190 folios, which is incorrect. This is due to a miscalculation in the intervals ff. 21–30, 61–70, 101–110.

Collation

Textblock

Formula: ₁

Note: F. 177, which is sewn to a guard, has been misplaced. The Correct order is: 1-176, 178-184, 177, 185-187.

Catchwords: None

Layout

Layout 1

Locus: ff. 1r–129v, 132r–135v, 138r–187v

Columns: 1

Written lines: 18–31

Written area: 129/157 × 85/102 mm

Layout 2

Locus: ff. 130r–131v, 136r–137v

Columns: 1

Written lines: 21–23

Written area: 146/153 × 90/102 mm

Script

Textblock

Hand 1

(ff. 1r–187v) The script is similar to the so-called Fettaugenmode.

Binding

Description:

Byzantine binding, possibly original.

Binding dimensions: 175 × 140 mm

Condition: Damage from worms on the first and last folia.

History

Origin

13th or early 14th c. (before 1313). This manuscripts most likely was the exemplar of Parisinus suppl. gr. 462 which is dated to 1313.

Provenance

Acquisition

The manuscript was probably acquired by Jacob Jonas Björnståhl and came to Uppsala University Library in 1784 as part of a donation by consisting of 13 Greek manuscripts.