title: Lectionary 255
text: # Lectionary 255
  
  Lectionary 255, designated by siglum ℓ 255 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek–Arabic manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.
  
  ## Description
  
  The codex contains lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium), with numerous lacunae. on 41 parchment leaves (27 cm by 21.5 cm). It contains lessons from the Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John. The leaves are arranged in quarto.
  
  The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 25 lines per page.
  
  ## History
  
  Eduard de Muralt dated the manuscript to the 11th or 12th century, Gregory dated it to the 10th or 11th century. It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 11th century.
  
  The manuscript was examined and described by Eduard de Muralt.
  
  The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (number 255).
  
  The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
  
  The codex is housed at the Russian National Library (Gr. 84) in Saint Petersburg.
  
  