Lectionary 162
Lectionary 162, designated by siglum ℓ 162 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. 
Formerly it was labelled as Lectionary 45a.

Description 

The codex contains lessons from the Acts and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarion),
on 239 parchment leaves (28 cm by 20 cm), originally 242 leaves. Lost leaves were supplied on paper. The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page. It has breathings and accents in red.

It contains musical notes.

History 

The manuscript was written by order of Luke from Antioch. In 1747 it belonged to Caesar de Missy, along with the codices 560, 561, ℓ 239, ℓ 240, ℓ 241.

The manuscript was digitized by the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts in 2008.

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).

Currently the codex is located in the Glasgow University Library (Ms. Hunter 406) at Glasgow.

See also 

 List of New Testament lectionaries
 Biblical manuscript
 Textual criticism

Notes and references

Bibliography 

 Ian C. Cunningham, Greek Manuscripts in Scotland: summary catalogue, with addendum (Edinburgh, 1982), no. 52;
 John Young & P.H. Aitken, A catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of the Hunterian Museum in the University of Glasgow (Glasgow, 1908), pp. 325–327.

External links 

 Images of the codex at the CSNTM
 Description of the codex at the Special Collections of the Glasgow University

Greek New Testament lectionaries
12th-century biblical manuscripts
University of Glasgow Library collection