Codex Leningradensis
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Codex Leningradensis is the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew, dating to the early 11th century and serving as a primary source for modern biblical editions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Leningradensis canonical | 2 |
| Codex Leningradensis (shelfmark) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4760440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Leningradensis Context triple: [Leningrad Codex, alsoKnownAs, Codex Leningradensis]
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A.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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B.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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C.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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D.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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E.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Leningradensis Target entity description: Codex Leningradensis is the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew, dating to the early 11th century and serving as a primary source for modern biblical editions.
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A.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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B.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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C.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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D.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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E.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible manuscript
ⓘ
Masoretic Text manuscript ⓘ codex ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ben-Asher Masoretic tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Masoretic Text
|
| catalogCode | B19A ⓘ |
| colophonStates | copied in 1008 CE ⓘ |
| contains |
Ketuvim
ⓘ
Neviim ⓘ Torah ⓘ complete Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| currentCity |
Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| currentCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Library of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg
|
| date |
1008 CE
ⓘ
early 11th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Firkovich B19A
ⓘ
Leningrad Codex ⓘ Leningradensis ⓘ |
| hasCantillationMarks | yes ⓘ |
| hasColophon | yes ⓘ |
| hasDecoration | geometric and ornamental designs ⓘ |
| hasMasorah |
Masorah magna
ⓘ
linked to:
Masorah
Masorah parva ⓘ
linked to:
Masorah
|
| hasPageLayout | three-column layout in poetic books (some sections) ⓘ |
| hasVocalization |
Tiberian vocalization
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiberian vowel points
|
| inCollection |
Firkovich collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Firkovich Collection
|
| isOldestComplete | Hebrew Bible in Hebrew ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Egypt
ⓘ
Fustat ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aleppo Codex
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleppo Codex fragments
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| script | Hebrew script ⓘ |
| scriptoriumType | Jewish scriptorium ⓘ |
| significance |
oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew
ⓘ
primary source for modern printed Hebrew Bibles ⓘ |
| textType | Masoretic Text ⓘ |
| usedAsBaseTextFor |
Biblia Hebraica Quinta
ⓘ
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia ⓘ modern critical editions of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bible translators
ⓘ
scholars of Masoretic tradition ⓘ textual critics of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingStyle | square Hebrew script ⓘ |
| writingSystem | consonantal Hebrew with vowel points ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Leningradensis Description of subject: Codex Leningradensis is the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew, dating to the early 11th century and serving as a primary source for modern biblical editions.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Codex Leningradensis