Beta

Ra A

London, British Library, Royal MS 1 D V. No diktyon: 74390.
ibid., Royal MS 1 D VI. No diktyon: 74391.
ibid., Royal MS 1 D VII. No diktyon: 74392.
ibid., Royal MS 1 D VIII. No diktyon: 39763.
GA Number: 02, Trismegistos ID: 62318, LDAB ID: 3481.
s. V | Parchment, 779 ff.  279 + 238 + 118 + 144 ff., 320 × 280 mm, 2 col., 50–51 lines per page. |  Majuscule (Biblical Majuscule). | Provenance: Alexandria.
Codex Alexandrinus. Pandect of the Greek Bible (OT and NT). | The manuscript is divided into four volumes: vol. 1, Genesis – 2 Chronicles; vol. 2, Hosea to 4 Maccabees; vol. 3, Athanasius’ Letter to Marcellinus and Psalms to Sirach; vol. 4, New Testament and 1–2 Clement; the Psalms of Solomon, which are indicated in the ancient table of contents (vol. 1, f. 4r), are lost (cf. Albrecht: Psalmi Salomonis, 185–187). Together with Ra B and Ra S, Codex Alexandrinus forms the base text for the manual edition by Rahlfs-Hanhart. | Collation: LXXGot; HoP (siglum III) | Text-type: varying text-type.
Content
vol. 1, 1r–3v flyleaves
vol. 1, 4r Table of contents
vol. 1, 5r–38r Gen. ed. Wevers
vol. 1, 38r–63r Exod. ed. Wevers
vol. 1, 63v–81v Lev. ed. Wevers
vol. 1, 82r–106v Num. ed. Wevers
vol. 1, 107r–128r Deut. ed. Wevers
vol. 1, 129r–145r Ios. Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 1, 145v–162r) Iud. Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 1, 162v–164v Ruth ed. Quast
vol. 1, 165r–185r I Reg. Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 1, 185r–201v II Reg. Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 1, 202r–224v III Reg. Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 1, 225r–243v IIV Reg. Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 1, 244r–259r I Paralip. Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 1, 259r–279v II Paralip. ed. Hanhart
vol. 2, 1v Table of contents (s. XVII)
vol. 2, 2r–27r Duodecim prophetae ff. 2r–6r: Osea; ff. 6v–9v: Amos; ff. 10r–12r: Michaeas; ff. 12v–14r: Ioel; ff. 14r–v: Abdias; ff. 14v–15v: Ionas; ff. 15v–16v: Nahum; ff. 17r–18r: Habacuc; ff. 18r–19r: Sophonias; ff. 19v–20r: Aggaeus; ff. 20v–25v: Zacharias; ff. 25v–27r: Malachias; ed. Ziegler–Albrecht
vol. 2, 27r–65r Is. ed. Ziegler
vol. 2, 66r–94v Corpus Ieremiae ff. 66r–86v: Ier.; ff. 86v–89v: Baruch; ff. 89v–93r: Lam.; ff. 93r–94v: Epistula Ieremiae; ed. Ziegler
vol. 2, 95r–127v Ezech. ed. Ziegler
vol. 2, 128r–142r Dan. ed. Ziegler–Munnich
vol. 2, 143r–148v Esther ed. Hanhart
vol. 2, 149r–154r Tob. ed. Hanhart
vol. 2, 154r–162v Iudith ed. Hanhart
vol. 2, 163r–172v I Esdras ed. Hanhart
vol. 2, 172v–185v II Esdras ed. Hanhart
vol. 2, 186r–207v I Maccabaeorum ed. Kappler
vol. 2, 207v–222v II Maccabaeorum ed. Kappler–Hanhart
vol. 2, 222v–229r III Maccabaeorum ed. Hanhart
vol. 2, 229r–238v IV Maccabaeorum Göttingen edition in preparation
vol. 3, 1v Table of contents (s. XVII)
vol. 3, 2r–9r Epistle of Athanasius to Marcellinus on the Psalms see Migne, Patrologia Graeca, XXVII.11-46. Superscription (f. 2r): 'Ἀθανασίου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξάνδριας εἰς τοὺς Ψαλμοὺς'. Colophon (f. 9r): 'Ἀθανασίου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀλεξάνδριας ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Μαρκέλλινον'
vol. 3, 9r Eusebius, Hypothesis of the Psalms see Migne, Patrologia Graeca, XXIII.65-72. Superscription (f. 9r): 'Ὑποθέσεις Εὐσεβείου τοῦ Παμφύλου'
vol. 3, 10v–11v Table of contents and canons for the Psalms f. 10v: Περιόχαι εἰς τοὺς Ψαλμοὺς
vol. 3, 12r–43v Ps. 1–151 f. 12r: Ψαλτήριον. 9 folios are lost between ff. 25 and 26, which would have contained Psalms 49:20-79:11. Colophon (f. 43v): 'Ψαλμοὶ ΡΝ καὶ ἰδιόγραφος'
vol. 3, 44r–48v Odae Odes (Canticles): hymn of Moses (Exod. 15:1-19); song of Moses (Deut. 32:1-43); song of Hannah (1 Samuel (1 Kings) 2:1-10); song of Hezekiah (Isa. 26:9-20); prayer of Jonah (Jonah 2:3-10); prayer of Habbakuk (Hab. 3:2-19); prayer of Hezekiah (Isa. 38.10-20); 'Prayer of Manasseh'; prayer of Azariah (Dan. 3:26-45); 'Hymn of Our Fathers' (Dan. 3:52-88); Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55); Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:29-32); Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79); Ὕμνος Ἑωθινὸς (Gloria in excelsis deo). Superscription (f. 44r): 'Ὠδὴ Μωυσέως ἐν τῆ ἐξοδῶ'. Colophon (f. 48v): 'Ὠδαὶ ΙΔ'
vol. 3, 49r–64v Iob Superscription (f. 49r): 'Ἰώβ'. Colophon: (f. 64v): 'Ἰώβ'
vol. 3, 64v–78r Prov. Superscription (f. 64v): 'Παροιμία'. Colophon (f. 78r): 'Παροιμία Σολομῶντος'
vol. 3, 78r–83r Eccl. Superscription (f. 78r): 'Ἐκκλησιαστὴς'. Colophon (f. 83r): 'Ἐκκλησιαστὴς'
vol. 3, 83r–85v Cant. Superscription (f. 83r): 'Ἄσματα Ἀσμάτων'. Colophon (f. 85v): 'Ἆσμα Ἀσμάτων'
vol. 3, 6r–95r Sap. Superscription (f. 86r): 'Σωφία Σολομῶντος'. Colophon (f. 95r): 'Σωφία Σολομῶνος'
vol. 3, f. 95r Prologue to Sir. Superscription (f. 95r): 'Πρόλογος'
vol. 3, 95v–118v Sir. Superscription (f. 95v): 'Σοφία Ἰησοὐ υἱοῦ Σιρὰχ'. Colophon (f. 118v): 'Σοφία Ἰησοῦ υἱοῦ Σιρὰχ'
vol. 4, 1v Table of contents (s. XVII)
vol. 4, 2r–133v N.T. see NTVMR
vol. 4, 134r–143r 1 Clement (with lacuna) loss of 1 leaf between ff. 142 and 143 (1 Clem. 57:7–63:4)
vol. 4, 143r–144v 2 Clement 1:1–12:5 (with lacunae; end lost explicit: Καὶ τὸ ἄρσεν μετὰ τῆς θηλίας οὔτε ἄρσεν οὔτε θῆλυ τούτ[…]
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Albrecht, F.: Die Psalmen Salomos. Griechischer Text nebst deutscher Übersetzung und Gesamtregister, Göttingen 2020, 4, 142.
Albrecht, F. (ed.): Psalmi Salomonis (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XII/3), Göttingen 2018, 74, 105, 178, 180, 185–187, 188, 236, 237, 240–241, 244, 257, 274–275.
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Catalogues
Fraenkel, D.: Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments von Alfred Rahlfs. Bd. I,1 Die Überlieferung bis zum VIII. Jahrhundert (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum. Supplementum I/1), Göttingen 2nd ed. 2020, 184–187.
George F. Warner and Julius P. Gilson, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King’s Collections, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1921), I, 17.
Rahlfs, A.: Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments (Mitteilungen des Septuaginta–Unternehmens der königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 2), Berlin 1914, 94–95, 195, 221.
Editions
Aland, B. et al. (eds.): Nestle–Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece. Begründet von Eberhard und Erwin Nestle. 28. revidierte Auflage, Herausgegeben vom Institut für Neutestamentliche Textforschung Münster/Westfalen unter der Leitung von Holger Strutwolf, Stuttgart 282012 (A).
Gentry, P.J. (ed.): Ecclesiastes (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XI/2), Göttingen 2019, 3 (A).
Hanhart, R. (ed.): Esdrae liber II (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum VIII,2), Göttingen 2nd ed. 2017, 7 (A).
Hanhart, R. (ed.): Esdrae liber I (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum VIII,1), Göttingen 2nd ed. 1991, 7 (A).
Hanhart, R. (ed.): Maccabaeorum liber III (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum IX/3), Göttingen 21980, 7 (A).
Hanhart, R. (ed.): Paralipomenon liber II (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum VII,2), Göttingen 2014, 13 (A).
Kappler, W. (ed.): Maccabaeorum liber I (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Litterarum Gottingensis editum IX/1), Göttingen 31990, 7 (A).
Kappler, W./Hanhart, R. (eds.): Maccabaeorum liber II, copiis usus quas reliquit Werner Kappler edidit Robert Hanhart (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum IX/2), Göttingen 42017, 7, 12–16 (A).
Quast, U. (ed.): Ruth (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum IV/3), Göttingen 2nd ed. 2009, 7, 20–23 (A).
Rahlfs, A. (ed.): Psalmi cum Odis (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Litterarum Gottingensis editum X), Göttingen 3rd ed. 1979, 10 (A).
Rahlfs, A./Hanhart, R.: Septuaginta. Id est Vetus Testamentum Graece iuxta LXX interpretes. Duo volumina in uno, Editio altera, Stuttgart 2006 (A).
Wevers, J.W. (ed.): Genesis (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum I), Göttingen 1974, 9 (A).
Wevers, J.W./Quast, U. (eds.): Deuteronomium (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum III/2), Göttingen 2nd ed. 2006, 7 (A).
Wevers, J.W./Quast, U. (eds.): Exodus (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum II/1), Göttingen 1991, 7 (A).
Wevers, J.W./Quast, U. (eds.): Leviticus (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum II/2), Göttingen 1986, 7 (A).
Wevers, J.W./Quast, U. (eds.): Numeri (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum III/1), Göttingen 1982, 7 (A).
Ziegler, J./Albrecht, F.: Duodecim prophetae. Editio altera (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XIII), Göttingen 2024 (A).
Ziegler, J. (ed.): Ezechiel. Mit einem Nachtrag von D. Fraenkel (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XVI/1), Göttingen 42015, 7 (A).
Ziegler, J. (ed.): Iob (Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XI,4), Göttingen 1982, 9 (A).
Ziegler, J. (ed.): Isaias (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XIV), Göttingen 31983, 7 (A).
Ziegler, J. (ed.): Jeremias, Baruch, Threni, Epistula Jeremiae (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XV), Göttingen 32006, 7 (A).
Ziegler, J. (ed.): Sapientia Iesu Filii Sirach (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XII/2), Göttingen 32016, 7, 55–56 (A).
Ziegler, J. (ed.): Sapientia Salomonis (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XII/1), Göttingen 32017, 7 (A).
Ziegler, J., Munnich, O., Fraenkel, D. (eds.): Susanna. Daniel. Bel et Draco (Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum XVI/2), Göttingen 21999, 121, 139–140 (A).
Author Felix Albrecht
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