Minuscule 543

Minuscule 543 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), ε 257 (in von Soden's numbering of New Testament manuscripts) and labelled 556 by biblical scholar and textual critic F. H. A. Scrivener,:255 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on parchment. Using the study of comparative handwriting styles (palaeography) it has been assigned to the 12th century.

Minuscule 543
New Testament manuscript
The first page of the Gospel of Mark
TextGospels
Date12th century
ScriptGreek
Now atUniversity of Michigan
Size28 cm by 23 cm
TypeCaesarean text-type
CategoryIII
Handminute
Notemember of f13

The manuscript contains the text of the four Gospels, with some gaps and some unusual grammar forms and numerous errors. The manuscript is housed at the University of Michigan.

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