In fact, an indication of the time of writing is found in the text, and the two scribes who carried out the work are named: Jón Þórðarson and Magnús Þórhallsson.
Auk vísbendinga um ritunartíma geymir handritið einnig nöfn skrifaranna tveggja: Jón Þórðarson og Magnús Þórhallsson.