London, BL, Add. 14450
source date: 7th 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/122, Add. 14,450, London, BL, Add. 14,450, BL Add MS 14450, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 79, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXXIX

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

Syriac

title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the text with red ink
The Eusebian canons (and doubtless the Epistle to Carpianus) were originally prefixed to the volume, for foll. 1 and 2 contain can. v— viii., arranged in columns, with ornamented capitals, etc.

title: Gospel harmony
At the foot of each page (except foll. 18—30).

Foll. 3a-195b
title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
Of the lessons some are rubricated in the text.
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܛܛܪܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܡܠܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܟܪܙܘܗܝ ܘܣܒܪܘܗܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ. ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘܚܝܢ.
A brief doxology follows,ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܣܓܝܕܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܡܝܢ, after which we read in a smaller, more cursive character:ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬܒ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
  Foll. 3a-42
  title: The Gospel of S. Matthew, according to the Peshitta version
  Commencing with: ch. ii. v. 5.
  The following portions of the text are likewise wanting: ch. ii. 16—v. 20, vi. 3—x. 22 (with the exception of a few words on foll. 6 and 7), xii. 43 — xiii. 28, xix. 23—xxi. 9, xxi. 25—xxii. 37, and xxiii. 14—xxiv. 11.
  Foll. 42b-79
  title: The Gospel of S. Mark, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 79b-145
  title: The Gospel of S. Luke, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 145a-195b
  title: The Gospel of S. John, according to the Peshitta version

Vellum, about 12 1/2 in. by 9 5/8, consisting of 195 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—9, 14, 18, 29 and 30. The quires are 23 in number, but ܐand ܒare very imperfect. They were signed with both arithmetical figures and letters (e. g. fol. 9 a, ܓ;fol. 31 a, ܘ; fol. 41 a,ܙ;fol.121a,ܝܗ); but have been since renumbered with Syriac letters, and also with Coptic arithmetical figures (commencing with fol. 191 a). Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 17, 26, 27 and 28. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 24 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the viith cent. Foll. 18—30 are part of another codex of about the same age; and fol. 14 is an addition of considerably later date and palimpsest.

Vellum

195 ff. 12 1/2 × 9 5/8

The quires are 23 in number.

They were signed with both arithmetical figures and letters (e. g.fol. 9 a, ܓ;fol. 31 a, ܘ;fol. 41 a, ܙ;fol. 121a, ܝܗ).

- Some leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1—9, 14, 18, 29 and 30.

- Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll.2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 17, 26, 27 and 28.

- Quires ܐ and ܒ are very imperfect.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 24 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the 7th century. See additions.

Of about the same age. See additions.

S. Matthew, ch. xxvi. 48—64, elegantly written in the Palestinian character, and perhaps of not much later date than the rest of the volume.See additions. See decoration notes.

A later Syriac hand.See additions.

A later Coptic hand.See additions.

The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the text with red ink.

Later Syriac and Greek hands.See additions.

See additions.

Ornamented capitals in the Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons.

Ornamentation at the top of fol. 14b.

The figure of a fish on the lower margin of fol. 14b.

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

- The quires have since been renumbered with Syraic letters.

- The quires have also been renumbered with Coptic arithmetical figures (commencing with fol. 191 a).

- Many more lessons have been noted on the margins by later hands, Syriac and Greek (see, for example, foll.10 a, 13 b, 35b, 43 a, 74 a, 106 b, 108 a and b, 122 a, 123 a and b, 126 a, 175 a and b, etc.). The beginning and end of each lesson are marked in Syriac by ܩ and ܫ in Greek by αρ(ἀρχή) and τε(τέλος).

- Fol. 14 is an addition of considerably later date and palimpsest. It contains S. Matthew, ch. xxvi. 48—64, elegantly written in the Palestinian character, and perhaps of not much later date than the rest of the volume.

- Foll. 18—30 are part of another codex of about the same age.

- On the margin of fol. 156 a a reader called John has recorded his name:

ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܫܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ.

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 LXXIX 1:55