Oriental MS 1001, Bohairic-Arabic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. It is dated to the year 1663. Horner designated the manuscript by siglum H3.
Description
It contains a complete text of the four Gospels on 253 paper leaves (30 by 21 cm), in octavo. The text is written in two columns per page, 36 lines per page.George Horner, The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, 1 vol. (1898), p. CI
It contains the Eusebian tables, Prolegomena, tables of the before each Gospel, and pictures; it is illuminated. the Ammonian sections and a references to the Eusebian Canons in red.
The nomina sacra are written in an abbreviated way.George Horner, The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, 1 vol. (1898), p. CII
History
It is dated by a colophon to the year 1663.
In 1721 it was presented to the Church of Our Lady and Saint George in Harat ar-Rum. Lightfoot, Arthur Headlam examined the manuscript.Constantin von Tischendorf, Novum Testamentum Graece Editio Octava Critica Maior, vol. III, p. 871
Currently it is housed at the British Library (Oriental MS 1316) in London.
See also
List of the Coptic New Testament manuscripts Coptic versions of the Bible Biblical manuscript Additional MS 14470 Oriental MS 425
References
Further reading George Horner, The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, 1 vol. (1898), pp. CI-CII