Leningrad Codex

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The Leningrad Codex is the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew, produced by the Masoretic tradition around 1008–1010 CE and serving as a primary textual basis for modern critical editions.

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Label Occurrences
Leningrad Codex canonical 5
Masoretic Text 2
Hebrew Masoretic Text 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew Bible manuscript
Masoretic Text manuscript
codex
medieval manuscript
alsoKnownAs Codex Leningradensis
Leningradensis
approximateDate early 11th century CE
collection Firkovich Collection
comparedWith Aleppo Codex fragments
surface form: Aleppo Codex
completeness complete Hebrew Bible
contains Tanakh
complete Hebrew Bible
containsPart Ketuvim
Neviim
Torah
currentLocation National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg
surface form: National Library of Russia
dateOfCreation 1008–1010 CE
hasFeature Masorah
surface form: Masorah magna

Masorah
surface form: Masorah parva

Masoretic accentuation
Masoretic vocalization
colophons
hasSignificance key witness to the Masoretic Text
standard reference text for textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible
influenced modern Bible translations
printed Hebrew Bibles
is oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew
language Hebrew
locatedIn Russia
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
placeOfOrigin Egypt
Fustat
religiousTradition Judaism
script Hebrew script
scriptType square Hebrew script
shelfmark Firkovich B19A
statusComparedToAleppoCodex oldest complete manuscript while Aleppo Codex is older but partially lost
subject Hebrew Bible text
textType Masoretic Text
tradition Masorah
surface form: Masoretic tradition
usedAs base text for Biblia Hebraica Quinta
base text for Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
primary textual basis for modern critical editions of the Hebrew Bible
usedIn modern biblical scholarship
writingDirection right-to-left
writingMaterial parchment
writingSystem consonantal Hebrew with vocalization

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Referenced by (9)

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Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia basedOn Leningrad Codex
Confraternity Bible scripturalSource Leningrad Codex
this entity surface form: Hebrew Masoretic Text
Laban religiousTextTradition Leningrad Codex
this entity surface form: Masoretic Text
Masorah includes Leningrad Codex
this entity surface form: Masoretic Text
BHS basedOn Leningrad Codex
Biblia Hebraica Quinta usesBaseText Leningrad Codex
Tiberian cantillation preservedIn Leningrad Codex
this entity surface form: Masoretic manuscripts
Aleppo Codex fragments relatedTo Leningrad Codex
Masoretic Text preservedIn Leningrad Codex