British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII
E477330
British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII is a medieval manuscript in the British Library’s Royal collection containing a significant Greek biblical text identified in Alfred Rahlfs’ catalogue as number 911.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4887161 — 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: British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII Context triple: [Rahlfs 911, currentShelfmark, British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII]
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A.
Codex Bodley
Codex Bodley is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records the genealogy, dynastic history, and rituals of Mixtec rulers in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Codex Arundel
Codex Arundel is a celebrated collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific and artistic notes and drawings, showcasing his investigations into mechanics, geometry, and natural phenomena.
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C.
Cambridge University Library MS Nn.2.41
Cambridge University Library MS Nn.2.41 is the manuscript designation for the Codex Bezae, a significant early bilingual Greek-Latin New Testament codex renowned for its distinctive textual variants.
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D.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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E.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
- 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: British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII Target entity description: British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII is a medieval manuscript in the British Library’s Royal collection containing a significant Greek biblical text identified in Alfred Rahlfs’ catalogue as number 911.
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A.
Codex Bodley
Codex Bodley is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records the genealogy, dynastic history, and rituals of Mixtec rulers in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Codex Arundel
Codex Arundel is a celebrated collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific and artistic notes and drawings, showcasing his investigations into mechanics, geometry, and natural phenomena.
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C.
Cambridge University Library MS Nn.2.41
Cambridge University Library MS Nn.2.41 is the manuscript designation for the Codex Bezae, a significant early bilingual Greek-Latin New Testament codex renowned for its distinctive textual variants.
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D.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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E.
Codex Selden
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek biblical manuscript
ⓘ
codex ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| catalogueAbbreviation | BL Royal 1 D V–VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Alfred Rahlfs’ catalogue of Septuagint manuscripts ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Rahlfs 911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfRepository | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Royal collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSubdivision | Royal manuscripts ⓘ |
| collectionType | royal manuscript collection ⓘ |
| countryOfRepository | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical manuscript
ⓘ
religious manuscript ⓘ |
| holdingInstitution | British Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | Alfred Rahlfs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| partOf | British Library Royal manuscripts collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Greek script ⓘ |
| scriptoriumRegion | Byzantine cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | medieval Greek minuscule ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Royal 1 D V–VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textType | biblical text ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Septuagint tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workContained | Greek biblical text ⓘ |
| writingSupport | vellum ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII Description of subject: British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII is a medieval manuscript in the British Library’s Royal collection containing a significant Greek biblical text identified in Alfred Rahlfs’ catalogue as number 911.
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