Minuscule 1253 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ÃÂ<sup>õ64</sup> (von Soden). It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on paper. Palaeografically it has been assigned to the 15th century (or about 1200). The manuscript is lacunose.
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels with a commentaries of Theophylact, written on 209 paper leaves (30 cm by 23 cm). It has two lacunae in Matthew 1:1-2; John 9:3-21.25. The text is written in two columns per page, in 36 and more lines per page. It contains pictures.
Aland did not place its text into any Category. According to the Claremont Profile Method it has mixed text in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
In Matthew 6:13, in the Lord's Prayer it has unique addition á½ ÃÂù ÃÂÿῦ á¼ÂÃÂÃÂùý ἡ òñÃÂùûõïñ, ÃÂÿῦ ÃÂñÃÂÃÂὸàúñὶ ÃÂÿῦ àἱÿῦ úñὶ ÃÂÿῦ á¼ÂóïÿàÃÂýõÃÂüñÃÂÿàõἰàÃÂÿὺàñἰῶýñÃÂ. á¼Âüîý.
In Matthew 19:16 it reads ôùôñÃÂúñûõ ñóñøõ (good teacher) â C, K, W, ÃÂ, ÃÂ, f<sup>13</sup>, 28, 33, 565, 700, 892<sup>mg</sup>, 1009, 1071, 1079, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1242, 1344, 1546, 1646, 2148, 2174, Byz, Lect, it, vg, syr, cop<sup>sa</sup>, arm, eth, Diatessaron.
In Luke 15:21 it has additional reading ÃÂÿù÷ÃÂÿý üõ ÃÂàõýñ ÃÂÃÂý üùÃÂøùÃÂý ÃÂÿà; the reading is supported by Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Monacensis, 33, 700, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1344, â 13, â 15, â 60, â 80, â 185.
It contains text of Luke 22:43-44 (Christ's agony).
In John 6:1 it reads ÃÂ÷àøñûñÃÂÃÂֈÃÂֈÃÂñûùûñùñàõùàÃÂñ üõÃÂ÷ ÃÂ÷àäùòõÃÂùñôÿàâ along with Codex Bezae, ÃÂ, 892, 1009, 1230.
According to Victor Gardthausen, the manuscript was written in the 16th century. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 15th century.
Nothing is known concerning the history of the codex until the year 1886, when it was seen by Victor Gardthausen, a German palaeographer, who first described the codex.
On the basis of Gardthausen description, C. R. Gregory added it to his list of the New Testament manuscripts.
The codex is currently located in the Saint Catherine's Monastery (Shelf number Gr. 303), at Sinai.