London, BL, Add. 14445
source date: viiith or ixth century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/117, Add. 14,445, London, BL, Add. 14,445, BL Add MS 14445, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 41, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLI

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1191, Add. 14,445, foll. 1–3a, London, BL, Add. 14,445, foll. 1–3a, BL Add MS 14445, foll. 1-3a, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 41, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLI

[This manuscript contains: Index of lessons in the Proverbs of Solomonand other biblical books, according to the Septuagint version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-3a
title: Index of lessons in the Proverbs of Solomon and other biblical books, according to the Septuagint version
rubric: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
See additions.

The first three leaves of the volume Add. MS 14,445 foll. 3b-48 [...] . A leaf is wanting after fol. 1.

Vellum

3 ff. 10 × 7 3/4

- A leaf is wanting after fol.1.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 22 lines.

The handwriting seems to be of the viiith or ixth century. See addtions.

The leaves contain an index with ornamental borders.

- Colophon

A note on the margin of fol. 3a states that this index was drawn up by one Severus, with the aid of the priest John and the deacon and steward Romanus:

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܢ̇ܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܣ̣ܡ ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܐܬܬܪܨܘ.♱ ܘܥܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܫܡ̇ܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܪܘܡܢܐ ܪܒܝܬܐ̇. ܕܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܥܿܕܪܘܢ♱

8th or 9th century

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

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 XLI 1:26

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1192, Add. 14,445, foll. 3b–48, London, BL, Add. 14,445, foll. 3b–48, BL Add MS 14445, foll. 3b-48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 41, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLI

[This manuscript contains: The book of Daniel, according to the Peshitta version, including all the Apocryphal portions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

Foll. 3b-48
title: The book of Daniel, according to the Peshitta version, including all the Apocryphal portions
See additions.
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܒܝܠ ܘܬܢܝܢܐ ܘܫܘܫܢ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ
  Foll. 3b-12
  title: The book of Daniel, according to the Peshitta version.
  rubric: ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ
  Foll. 12a-38
  title: The Song of the Three Holy Children
  rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܢܢܝܐ ܘܕܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
  Foll. 38a-39
  title: Bel
  rubric: ܒܝܠ
  Foll. 39b-41
  title: the Dragon
  rubric: ܬܢܝܢܐ
  Foll. 41b-48
  title: Susannah
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܘܫܢ ܛܘܒܢܝܬ

Vellum, about 10 in. by 7 3/4, consisting of 48 leaves, the last of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires, six in number, seem to have been originally signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see fol. 26), but a more modern hand has marked them with letters from ܙ to ܝܒ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 34 and 37. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 22 lines.

Vellum

48 ff. 10 × 7 3/4

The quires, six in number, seem to have been originally signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see fol. 26), but a more modern hand has marked them with letters from ܙ to ܝܒ.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.34 and 37.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 22 lines.

The writing is a large, regular Estrangela. See additions.

See collation.

- Colophon

On fol. 48a there is the following note, in the handwriting of the scribe, saying that the manuscript was written in the year 843, A.D. 532, and collated with care in the convent of the Orientals (at Edessa?). Part of it has been intentionally erased.

ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘܡܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ [ܣܒܝ . . ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ. . . ] ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ. ܘ. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܪ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܗ. ܕܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܗܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ ܕܕܩܛܐ. ܡܦܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܒܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ.

AG 843 AD 532 Convent of the Orientals (at Edessa?)

A note on fol. 48 b informs us that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of St. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, in the year 1243, A.D. 932.

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

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 XLI 1:26-27