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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew Bible manuscript
Masoretic Text manuscript
codex
medieval manuscript
associatedWith Ben-Asher Masoretic tradition NERFINISHED
catalogCode B19A
colophonStates copied in 1008 CE
contains Ketuvim NERFINISHED
Neviim NERFINISHED
Torah NERFINISHED
complete Hebrew Bible
currentCity Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
currentCountry Russia NERFINISHED
currentLocation National Library of Russia NERFINISHED
date 1008 CE
early 11th century
hasAlternativeName Firkovich B19A NERFINISHED
Leningrad Codex NERFINISHED
Leningradensis NERFINISHED
hasCantillationMarks yes
hasColophon yes
hasDecoration geometric and ornamental designs
hasMasorah Masorah magna NERFINISHED
Masorah parva NERFINISHED
hasPageLayout three-column layout in poetic books (some sections)
hasVocalization Tiberian vocalization NERFINISHED
inCollection Firkovich collection NERFINISHED
isOldestComplete Hebrew Bible in Hebrew
language Hebrew
material parchment
placeOfOrigin Egypt NERFINISHED
Fustat NERFINISHED
relatedTo Aleppo Codex NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
usedAsBaseTextFor Biblia Hebraica Quinta NERFINISHED
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia NERFINISHED
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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Leningrad Codex alsoKnownAs Codex Leningradensis