Merilo Pravednoye

сиѩ книги мѣрило праведноѥ. извѣсъ истиньныи...
Page of the oldest surviving Trinity (Troitsky) copy of Merilo Pravednoye, 14th century
Createdthe end of the 13th or the beginning of the 14th century
Author(s)churchmen and monks
Purposemoral precept; guide book for the court; transmission of several old texts
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First page of Russkaya Pravda (Vast version) from the oldest surviving Trinity copy of Merilo Pravednoye

Merílo Právednoye or Just Measure (lit.'measure of righteousness'; Russian: Мерило Праведное, Church Slavonic: мѣрило праведноѥ) is a Russian collection of writings from the late 13th or early 14th century, preserved in the copies of the 14th to the 16th centuries. The name was given in modern literature, taken from the first words of this text: "this books is just measure, true weighing..." ("siya knigi merilo pravednoye, izves istin`nyi..." or "сиѩ книги мѣрило праведноѥ. извѣсъ истиньныи..."). Just Measure was written in Church Slavonic and Old Russian.[1]

  1. ^ Советская историческая энциклопедия : в 16 т. — М. : Государственное научное издательство «Советская энциклопедия», 1961—1976.