London, BL, Add. 14449
source date: 6th or 7th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/121, Add. 14,449, London, BL, Add. 14,449, BL Add MS 14449, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 69, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXIX

[This manuscript contains: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons; Gospel harmony; The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-197a
title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
They are marked in the ordinary way.

Foll. 1a-197a
title: Gospel harmony
They are marked at the foot of each page.

Foll. 1a-197a
title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
ܫܠܡ [ܠܡܟܬܒ] ܒ[ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ] ܛܛ[ܪܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ] ܩܕܝܫܐ [ܡܬܝ] ܡܪܩܘܣ ܠܘ[ܩܐ] ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܟܪܙܘ[ܗܝ] ܘܣܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܘܡܕ[ܝܢܐ.]
The usual doxology follows.
Some lessons are rubricated in the text.
  Foll. 1a-50b
  title: The Gospel of S. Matthew, commencing with ch. v. 46, according to the Peshitta version
  ܫܠܡܬ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܥܒܪܐܝܬ ܒܦܠܝܣܛܝܢܐ.
  Foll. 50b-86b
  title: The Gospel of S. Mark, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ
  ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܡܠܠ ܪܗܘܡܐܝܬ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ.
  Foll. 87b-150a
  title: The Gospel of Luke, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ ܡܣܒܪܢܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ ܡܣܒܪܢܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ
  Foll. 150a-197a
  title: The Gospel of John, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
  ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܒܐܦܣܣ.

Vellum, about 12 7/8 in. by 9 3/4, consisting of 197 leaves, of which foll. 31 and 197 are slightly torn. The quires are now signed with letters; originally they were 22 in number, but ܐand ܒhave been lost. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 26 lines. The writing is a fine, large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent. Many Syriac vowels and other points have been subsequently added

Vellum

197 ff. 12 7/8 × 9 3/4

The quires are now signed with letters; originally they were 22 in number.

- Foll.31 and 197 are slightly torn.

- Quires ܐ and ܒ have been lost.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 26 lines.

The writing is a fine, large Estrangela of the 6th or 7th century.

See additions.

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A comparatively modern hand.See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- Many Syriac vowels and other points have been subsequently added.

- Many more lessons have been noted on the margins by later hands, one of which has also marked the larger sections in the several Gospels, viz., 22 in S. Matthew, 13 in S. Mark, 23 in S. Luke, and 20 in S. John.

- In two places the headings of the lessons are written in Greek, viz.fol. 9a, ΤΟΝ ΑΓΙΟΝ(Syr.ܩܪܝ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ,) and fol. 88 b, της αγιας μαριασ(Syr.ܕܣܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ).

- On fol. 197 b there is a note in a comparatively modern hand, much torn and effaced, containing the name of ܐܒܘ ܥܠܝ ܚܣܢ ܒܪ . . .

6th or 7th 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 LXIX 1:46-47