Beta
Ra 744
Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, phil. gr. 271. No diktyon: 71385.
s. XVI
ca. 1540–1560 (indicated by the watermarks), cf. ÖNB Catalogue
| Paper, II + 105 ff., 210 × 150
mm,
1 col., 27 lines per page.
| Provenance: Johannes Sambucus (1531–1584) acquired the manuscript for a price of 5 ducats (cf. note on p. 1r). Court library binding with supralibros of Gerard van Swieten (1700–1772), dated 1754.
| Owner:
Johannes Sambucus (1531–1584).
Sir.
| Miscellaneous manuscript, containing, inter alia, Sirach. Ra 744 must be excluded as a witness to the Septuagint text, since it depends on a printed edition whose manuscript sources are known. Ziegler’s assessment that this manuscript forms the basis for the Aldina in the case of the Book of Sirach is wrong. The text is in fact based on this edition. See Albrecht’s blog post (2024-05-01).
| Collation: LXXGot
| Content | |
| 47r–87v | Sir. (prologue at the end) |
Catalogues
Hunger, H.: Katalog der griechischen Handschriften der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek, Teil 1: Codices Historici, Codices Philosophici et Philologici (Museion NF IV/1/1), Wien 1961, 375–377 (271).
Editions
Aldina: Πάντα τὰ κατ’ ἐξοχὴν καλούμενα βιβλία, θείας δηλαδὴ γραφῆς παλαιᾶς τε καὶ νέας. Sacrae scripturae veteris novaeque omnia, Venetiis in aedibus Aldi et Andreae soceri 1518 (source for Ra 744).
Ziegler, J. (ed.): Sapientia Iesu Filii Sirach (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XII/2), Göttingen 32016, 10; 40–41.
