Original
In the opinion of A. Kh. Vostokov [Vostokov 1865, 204], I. V. Yagich [Yagich, LXVIII], Metropolitan Makary [Makary, 57], I. K. Kupryanov [Kupryanov, 40-44], K. I. Papadopulo-Keramevs [Papadopulo, 144], K. M. Kuyev [Kuyev, 15], M. A. Momina [Momina, 218], N. A. Nechunayeva [Nechunayeva 1994, 96-97; Nechunayeva 2000, 20, 85, 86, 110, 154, 158] and V.A. Baranov [Baranov 1996] the original was a South-Slavonic (Bulgarian) manuscript that appeared in Russia among the first Bulgarian books [Momina, 218] (see 1). N.D. Uspensky believes that the PM original was provided with notes [Uspensky, 60-61].
The Greek originals of some PM verses were not found [Nechunayeva 2000, 78, 158; Shchegoleva 2001; Menaion (Greek) 1899; Menaion (Greek) 1928] .