London, BL, Add. 14440
source date: xth or xith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/104, Add. 14,440, London, BL, Add. 14,440, BL Add MS 14440, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 16, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XVI

[This manuscript contains: Those books of the Old Testament which constitute, according to the Nestorian division, theܒܸ݁ܝܬ̣ ܡ̇ܘ̈ܬ݁ܒ݂ܸܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-325b
title: Those books of the Old Testament which constitute, according to the Nestorian division, the ܒܸ݁ܝܬ̣ ܡ̇ܘ̈ܬ݁ܒ݂ܸܐ
See Add. 12,138, foll. 74 a, 303 b [...] , and Add. 7150.
  Foll. 1b-36
  title: The book of Joshua according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ
  Foll. 36b-70
  title: The book of Judges according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܬܩ̤ܪܐ ܥܒܪܐܝܬܐ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ
  Foll. 70a-147
  title: The two books of Samuel (undivided) according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
    Foll. 70a-147
    title: 1 Samuel according to the Peshitta version
    Foll. 70a-147
    title: 2 Samuel according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 147a-225
  title: The two books of Kings (undivided) according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܣܪܝܠ
  1 Kings, xxii, 8—27 is missing.
    title: 1 Kings according to the Peshitta version
    title: 2 Kings according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 225b-250
  title: The Proverbs of Solomon, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ
  Foll. 250b-289
  title: The Proverbs of Jesus the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪ ܣܝܪܐ
  Foll. 289b-297
  title: The book of Ecclesiastes or Koheleth, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒ̇ܐ ܕܩܘܿܗܠܸܬ̣ ܒܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕ
  Foll. 297b-301
  title: The book of Ruth, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪܥܘܬ
  Foll. 301b-305
  title: The Song of Songs, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܪܬ ܫܐܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܘܫܩܗ̇ ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
  Foll. 305b-325b
  title: The book of Job according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ [The following portions of the text are missing: Job, xii. 9— xiv. 5, xv. 29—xvii. 14, xxviii. 24—xxxiii. 9, and xlii. 11 to the end.]

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 7, consisting of 325 leaves, many of which are much stained and a few slightly torn (especially foll. 68, 76, 77, 79, 86, 87, 89—193, and 318—325). The quires, 34 in number, are signed with letters; ܟܟ, ܠܓand ܠܕare incomplete, leaves being missing after foll. 185, 312, 313, 319, and 325. The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 23. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth or xith cent., with numerous Syriac vowels and diacritical marks.

Vellum

325 ff. 9 3/4 × 7

The quires, 34 in number, are signed with letters.

- Quires ܠܓ, ܟܟ, and ܠܕ are incomplete.

- Many leaves are much stained and a few slightly torn (especially foll.68, 76, 77, 79, 86, 87, 89—193, and 318—325).

- Leaves are missing after foll.185, 312, 313, 319, and 325.

- The following portions of the text are missing:1 Kings, xxii, 8—27;Job, xii. 9— xiv. 5, xv. 29—xvii. 14, xxviii. 24—xxxiii. 9, and xlii. 11 to the end.

The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 23.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth or xith cent., with numerous Syriac vowels and diacritical marks.

10th or 11th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org project team.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 XVI 1:10-11