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Add. 14,457

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/130
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Add. 14,457, foll. 1–198

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1193
Description based on Wright LXX (1:47) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 198 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The four Gospels according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 198 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled, and a few slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 183, and 200. The quires, 20 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 82 a, ܛ and ���); a later hand has renumbered them with letters, and placed Coptic ciphers at the top of the first and last leaves of each quire. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines. Foll. 32 and 41 are paper leaves of the xiith or xiiith cent.

The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 1, p. 47.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a fine Estrangela of the 6th or 7th century.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, ): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 2b): The four Gospels according to the Peshitta version
Note: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the text, and there is a harmony at the foot of each page. The lessons are rubricated in the text in the usual way, whilst later hands have noted many on the margins.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Matthew
Note: See custodial history.
Item 3 (Fol. 57a): Mark
  Subscription (Fol. 93b): ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ. ܕܡܠ̣ܠ ܪܗܘܡܐܝܬ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܝܬ݂ܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ.
Item 4 (Fol. 94a): Luke
  Subscription (Fol. 154b): ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ.ܕܡܠܠ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܒܐܦܣܘܣ
Note: The letters ܦܣܘܣ have, however, been partially erased.
Item 5 (Fol. 154b): John

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1: A later hand has renumbered the quires with letters, and placed Coptic ciphers at the top of the first and last leaves of each quire.
Addition 2: Later hands have noted many lessons on the margins.
Addition 3 (Fol. 94a): There is a note, at the foot of fol. 94 a, which has been purposely effaced, and is consequently barely legible. It begins: ܐܝܬ܏ܘ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܘܨܠ ܕܫܟܢܗ (؟) ܠܗ ܪܒܢ ܠܥܙܪ(؟) ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܏ܘܫ. "This Gospel belongs to Rabban Gabriel, a priest, from the region of Mosul, having been presented (?) To him by Rabban Lazarus(?), from the district of Tūr-'Abdīn," etc.
Addition 4 (Fol. 1a): One reader has prefixed to the volume an index,ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ, fol. 1a. It is drawn up in the ordinary form, ܟـ standing for ܟܘܪܣܐ , quire, and ܦ for ܦܬܚܐ , opening or interstice; e.g. ܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܟܚ : ܟـ : ܕ : ܦ : ܛ : ܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܟܛ : ܟـ : ܗ : ... : ... : ܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܠ : ܟـ : ܗ : ܦ : ܐ : ܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܠܐ : ܟـ : ܘ : ܦ : ܗ : ܘ܏ܫ.

Add. 14,457, foll. 199–200

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1194
Description based on Wright LXX (1:47) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 2 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The Gospel of John. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of two leaves. Fol. 200 is slightly torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines. These leaves seem to be of the the xiith or xiiith century.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll.199 and 200 seem to be of the 12th or 13th century. See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 199): The Gospel of John
  Colophon: See additions.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 200b): On fol. 200 b, at the end of the Gospel of S. John, there is a note, unfortunately mutilated, stating that these two leaves were written by one Gabriel of Edessa: ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ . . . ܓܒܪܝܠ ܒܪ ܡـ . . . ܐ ܩܝܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܗܝ ܡـ[ܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܚܡܬ] ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܘ . . . ܘܝܐ ܘܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܘ܏ܫ.

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William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/130.

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William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/130.

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