Home›Sources›National Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A)SourcesNational Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "National Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/national-library-of-russia-firkovich-collection-leningrad-codex-ms-firkovich-b-19a.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). National Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/national-library-of-russia-firkovich-collection-leningrad-codex-ms-firkovich-b-19aCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-national-library-of-russia-firkovich-col, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {National Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/national-library-of-russia-firkovich-collection-leningrad-codex-ms-firkovich-b-19a}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe National Library of Russia in St Petersburg is the custodian institution holding the Leningrad Codex, catalogued as Firkovich B 19A, the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, dated by its own colophon to 1008 or 1009 CE. As the holding institution it is the correct source for the manuscript's provenance, physical description and custodial history. Its limit is that a library's own holding record documents the object itself, not the text-critical scholarship built on it, so a claim about how the Leningrad Codex's readings compare to other Masoretic witnesses, or its use as a base text for critical editions, needs a text-critical scholarly source in addition to this custodial one.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (30 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The National Library of Russia's own institutional record for its own manuscript holding, treated at the top tier as that primary custodial institutional record.NotesWell-attestedThe National Library of Russia holds the Leningrad Codex (Firkovich B 19A), the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, dated by its colophon to 1008/1009 CE.CustodianCustodian SourceWell-attestedYesCustodian BodyWell-attestedNational Library of Russia, St PetersburgCustodian BasisWell-attestedThe Leningrad Codex has been held in the Imperial Public Library / National Library of Russia since the 19th-century Firkovich acquisitions.CitationPublisherWell-attestedNational Library of Russia, St PetersburgPublication YearWell-attested2020URLWell-attestedhttps://nlr.ru/Source TypeWell-attestedLibraryCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithRussia, Countries Well-attested This source names Russia directly: "The National Library of Russia in St Petersburg is the custodian institution holding the Leningrad Codex, catalogued as Firkovich B 19A, the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, dated by..."Source National Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A)tier 1the holders' own accountClaims Backed By This Source (30 claims)This source backs 30 claims across the atlas. As facts: 22 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds.Artifacts & Relics, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.Articles, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Textual Witnesses, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Custodians & Museums, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Well-attested22ArticlesAn Imperial Library That Became a Repository of Jewish ManuscriptsFrom Cairo to Crimea to the NevaHistory and ProvenanceOverviewWhy This Manuscript Escapes Firkovich's Reputation ProblemArtifacts & RelicsLeningrad CodexCustodians & MuseumsNational Library of RussiaSourcesNational Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A)Textual WitnessesLeningrad CodexHolds5Artifacts & RelicsLeningrad CodexCustodians & MuseumsNational Library of RussiaSourcesNational Library of Russia, Firkovich Collection, Leningrad Codex (MS Firkovich B 19A)General References3Artifacts & RelicsLeningrad CodexCustodians & MuseumsNational Library of RussiaTextual WitnessesLeningrad CodexComments (0)No comments yet. 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