Definition
Minuscule 1093 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, catalogued in the Gregory‑Aland numbering system, which is used to identify and classify New Testament Greek manuscripts.
Overview
Minuscule 1093 is a handwritten codex written in Greek minuscule script on parchment leaves. Palaeographic analysis assigns the manuscript to the 12th century, although the precise dating has not been universally confirmed. The codex contains portions of the New Testament, though the exact books represented and any lacunae (gaps) are not consistently described in publicly available catalogues. The manuscript is referenced in scholarly works on New Testament textual criticism and is listed in the standard compendia of Greek New Testament manuscripts.
Etymology / Origin
The term minuscule refers to the style of Greek handwriting that developed from the 9th century onward, characterized by small, rounded letters, in contrast to the earlier uncial script. The number 1093 is the sequential identifier assigned to the manuscript within the Gregory‑Aland catalog, a system devised by Caspar René Gregory and Kurt Aland for organizing Greek New Testament manuscripts.
Characteristics
- Material: Parchment (animal skin).
- Script: Greek minuscule, typical of medieval Byzantine manuscripts.
- Date: Assigned to the 12th century on palaeographic grounds; precise dating is not confirmed.
- Contents: Includes portions of the New Testament; specific books and completeness are not uniformly documented.
- Text‑type: Generally associated with the Byzantine text-type, which is the predominant textual family in later Greek manuscripts. It is often placed in Aland’s Category V, indicating a text of lesser significance for establishing the earliest attainable New Testament text.
- Physical description: The codex comprises a number of leaves (exact count varies in sources), each of a size typical for medieval Gospel books; dimensions are not definitively recorded.
- Current location: The manuscript is held in a library or collection; the exact repository is not consistently cited in accessible catalogs.
Related Topics
- Greek New Testament manuscripts – The broader corpus of handwritten Greek copies of the New Testament.
- Gregory‑Aland numbering – The cataloguing system used to assign numbers such as 1093 to Greek New Testament manuscripts.
- Textual criticism of the New Testament – The scholarly discipline concerned with evaluating manuscript evidence to reconstruct the original text.
- Byzantine text-type – A major textual family representing the majority of later Greek New Testament manuscripts.
Note: Certain specific details about Minuscule 1093, such as its exact contents, physical dimensions, and present repository, are not consistently documented in publicly available scholarly sources; accurate information on these points is not confirmed.