London, BL, Add. 12142
source date: vith or viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/14, Add. 12,142, London, BL, Add. 12,142, BL Add MS 12142

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/15, Add. 12,142, foll. 1–73, London, BL, Add. 12,142, foll. 1–73, BL Add MS 12142, foll. 1-73, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 154, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLIV

[This manuscript contains: The book of Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-73b
title: The book of Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach
rubric: ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܒܪܣܝܪܐ
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܒܪܣܝܪܐ
This manuscript has been used by Dr. de Lagarde in his edition of the de Lagarde, Apocryphal Books of the Old Testament, Leipzig, 1861.
The Subscription is followed by the usual doxology.
The missing portions of the text are chap. xl. 11-26, and chap. xlvi. 4-18.
Fol.66, which contains chap. xlvi. 18 - xlvii. 4, has been at one time separated from the volume.

Vellum, about 12 in. by 9, consisting of 73 leaves, one of which, fol. 66, is much mutilated. The quires, eight in number, are signed with arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 9, ;fol. 19,), to which the letters of the alphabet are sometimes added (e.g. fol. 39, ܗ; fol. 49, ܘ). A later hand has numbered not only the quires, but also the leaves, with the letters of the alphabet, sometimes in-correctly. Leaves are wanting after foll. 59 and 65. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 18 to 22 lines. The character is a large, elegant Estrangela of the, vith or viith cent., with Greek vowels occasionally added by a later hand (ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, , ).

Vellum

73 ff. 12 × 9

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The quires, eight in number, are signed with arithmetical figures (e.g. fol.9, ; fol.19,).

- Fol.66 is much mutilated.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.59 and 65.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 18 to 22 lines.

The character is a large, elegant Estrangela of the,vith or viith cent.

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

- Greek vowels occasionally added by a later hand (ܰ, ܳ, ܶ, ܺ, , ).

- A later hand has numbered not only the quires, but also the leaves, with the letters of the alphabet, sometimes incorrectly.

- Fol. 66, which contains chap. xlvi. 18 - xlvii. 4, has been at one time separated from the volume, and the following note is written upon it in a hand of the xith or xiith cent.

ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܣܦܪ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܐܘ ܕܫܡܘܝܠ. ܐܘ ܕܒܪܐܣܝܪܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܪܡ̇ܙ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܡܠܬܗ. ܘܡ̇ܣܗܕ. ܕܟܠ ܒܣܪ [ܠܐ] ܐܣ̇ܗܕ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ ܐܫܬܐܝܠ ܘܚ̣ܘܝ ܠܡ̇ܠܟܐܐܘܪܚܗ. ܘܐܪܝ̣ܡ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܠܗ ܒܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܠܡܒܛܠܘܚ̈ܛܗܐ.

- On fol. 73b there is a note, stating that this manuscript was brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by Moses of Nisibis, A.Gr. 1218, A.H. 294, (A.D. 906-7), being a present from Emmanuel, Abba John son of Abu 'l-Bashar 'Abd-allāh of Tagrit and Abba Salībā son of Abu 'l-Bashar 'Abd-allāh of Tagrit.

܀ ܫ̇ܟܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܘܥܒܣ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܨܠܝܒ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܕܠܗܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܐܒܘ ܠܒܫܪ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ܆ ܢܥ̣ܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ. ܒܩܝܲܡ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ. ܘܢܒ̇ܪܟ ܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܚ̇ܣܐ ܚܘܒܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܢܫ̇ܪܬܚ ܒܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ܀ ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢ̇ܦܩܝܘܗܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܕܢܟ݂ܘܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܕܢܦ̣ܣܘܩ ܘܢܓܪܘܕ ܡܢܗ. ܘܐܠܐ ܡ̇ܚܝܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܕܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܢܐܪܬ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ ܖܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܡ̇ܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ. ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܟ ܕܘܝܐ. ܥܠ̣ ܕܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡ̇ܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ ܫܢܬ ܡ̇ܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܨܠܘܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܬܐܓܡ̈ܐ ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܐܡܝܢ.♱

- The letters of the alphabet are sometimes added to the quires (e.g. fol.39, ܗ; fol.49, ܘ)

6th or 7th century

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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 CLIV 1:97-98

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/16, Add. 12,142, foll. 74–107, London, BL, Add. 12,142, foll. 74–107, BL Add MS 12142, foll. 74-107, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 944, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXLIV

[This manuscript contains: Acts of Martyrs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 74a-107
title: Acts of Martyrs
  Foll. 74a-86b
  title: The martyrdom of Cyprianus, Justa and Theoctistus, at Nicomedia, during the reign of Diocletian
  ܫܠܡܬ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܝܢܐ ܚܪܫܐ ܘܕܝܘܣܛܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܘܕܬܐܩܛܣܛܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ
  Slightly imperfect at the commencement.
  See Add. 12,174, fol. 175 a.
  These acts agree substantially with the narrative in the Acta Sanctorum for September, tom, vii., pp. 217—219 and 244—246.
  The father of Justa is here called ܐܕܣܝܐ , in Add. 12,174, ܐܘܕܘܣܝܐ ; whilst his mother is named in the latter manuscript, ܩܠܘܕܘܢܝܐ , and the deacon whom she heard preaching, ܐܦܪܠܝܐ . The name of Agladius is not mentioned here ; in 12,174 he is called ܐܘܓܠܝܕܘܢ . The priest who receives Cyprian into the church is called in this manuscript ܐܘܬܡܝܐ ; in 12,174, ܐܢܬܝܡܐ . The Comes Orientis who persecutes Cyprian and Justa is named in 12,142, ܐܘܛܠܡܐܘܣ ; in 12,174, ܐܘܛܘܠܡܘܣ . Instead of Φουλεανὸς δὲ ὁ συγκάθεδρος, both manuscripts have ܒܘܠܒܘܣ ܕܝܢ ܣܘܢܩܬܕܪܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ. Lastly, the name of the Roman matron, who received the bodies of the martyrs from the sailors, is ܪܘܦܝܢܐ , of the family of ܩܠܘܕܝܢܐ (12,142) or ܩܠܘܕܝܢܝܘܣ (12,174).
  The date of the martyrdom is the 15th of Ḥazῑrān, ܒܚܡܫܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܚܙܝܪܢ; but in 12,174 the words ܝܘܢܝܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ are inserted after ܕܡܬܩܪܐ.
  Foll. 87a-104a
  author: Laurentius
  author: Bassus
  author: Probianus
  title: The martyrdom of Pantaleon, Hermolaus, Hermippus, Hermocrates, and others, at Nicomedia, during the reign of Maximian II
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܢܛܠܐܘܢ ܘܕܐܪܡܠܐܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܥܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܒܢܝܩܘܡܕܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  ܫܠܡܬ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܦܢܛܠܠܐ̇ܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܐܪܡܠܐܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܕܗܪܡܝܦܘܣ ܘܗܪܡܩܪܛܝܣ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ: ܥܡ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܬܟܠܠܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܢܝܩܘܡܕܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  These acts also agree substantially with those given in the Acta Sanctorum for July, tom. vi., pp. 412—420
  These acts were written according to a statement at the end, by three of Pantaleon's disciples, Laurentius, Bassus, and Probianus; fol. 103 b, second col.: ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܪܢܛܝܣ ܘܒܣܘܣ ܘܦܪܘܒܝܢܣ ܕܐܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܦܢܛܐܠܡܘܢ (Panteleêmôn) ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܕܒܝܩܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܚܙܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܐܬܠܝܛܐ. ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܙܝܢܢ. ܘܟܠ ܕܦܢܝ ܕܘܝܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܚܫ. ܘܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܕܫܡܥܢܢ. ܘܟܬܒܢܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܗܘܦܡ̈ܢܡܛܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܘܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܣܟܘܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ. ܘܡܛܠ ܕܦܪܣܛܓܡܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܗܘ̣ܱܐ ܒܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܒ̇ܪ ܥܠ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܡܡܪܚ ܕܗܘܦܡ̈ܢܡܛܐ ܢܣ̣ܒ̣. ܗܢܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܢܫܬܠܡ. ܐܢܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ̣ ܐܪܚܩܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܠܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܬܐܟܠܘ ܩܪ̈ܨܝܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܡܟܣܝܡܝܢܣ ܐܬܟ݁ܠܠܘܿ ܗܘܘ̣. ܫܘܟܠܠܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܢܛܠܐܡܘܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ. ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ. ܘܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܕܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
  Foll. 104a-107
  title: The martyrdom of Candida, a Roman lady, who was taken captive and carried away into Persia, where she became the wife of the king Vartran, the grandfather of Shabūr (Sapor) and suffered, along with other women, in the first persecution of the Christians.
  Vararanes or Bahram I. seems to be meant. He reigned A.D. 274-277, and was the great-great-grandfather of Sapor II. or the Great
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܢܕܝܕܐ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ. ܕܐܫܬܒܝܬ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ̣. ܘܐܙܠܬ ܠܒܝܬ ܦܪ̈ܣܐ ܘܗܘܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܡܠܟ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܪܬܪܢ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܬܗ̇.܀܀܀
  incipit: ܒܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ. ܡܛܘܠ ܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܘܪܬܪܢ ܐܒܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܫܒܘܪ ܡܠܟ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܦܪܣ. ܏ܘܫ.
  These acts are imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 12 in. by 8 7/8, consisting of 33 leaves (Add. 12,142, foll. 74—107), the last of which is much soiled and torn. The quires are numbered with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g., foll. 81, ܝܓ; 93, ܝܗ); the later numeration with letters is in part erroneous. Twelve quires and some leaves are wanting at the beginning, and at least several leaves at the end. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 27 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

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- Vellum, about 12 in. by 8 7/8, consisting of 33 leaves (Add. 12,142, foll. 74—107), the last of which is much soiled and torn. The quires are numbered with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g., foll. 81, ܝܓ ; 93, ܝܗ ); the later numeration with letters is in part erroneous. Twelve quires and some leaves are wanting at the beginning, and at least several leaves at the end. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 27 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the vith cent.

The later numeration with letters is in part erroneous.

6th 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 DCCCCXLIV 3:1092-1093

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/17, Add. 12,142, foll. 108–242, London, BL, Add. 12,142, foll. 108–242, BL Add MS 12142, foll. 108-242, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 582, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXXXII

[This manuscript contains: The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel according to S. Matthew, homm. i.—xxxii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 108a-242
title: The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel according to S. Matthew, homm. i.—xxxii.
See the Benedictine edition of Chrysostom's works, 1834—38, t. vii., pp. 1—426, and Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lvii.
The following portions of the text are missing. At the beginning, hom. i., from the commencement to the words Εἰ δέ τι περὶ καιρῶν ἦ τόπων διαφόρως ἀπήγγειλαν (tom. vii., p. 6). After fol. 113, hom. ii., from the words Οὐχ ὤς τινες οἴονται κάτωθεν ἄνω βουλόμενος ἐλθεῖν (p. 27) to the end; the whole of hom. iii.; and hom. iv., from the beginning to the words καίτοι γε οὐ παραδευγματισμοῦ μόνον ἦν ὑπεύθυνος ἡ τοιαύτη, ἀλλὰ καὶ κολάζεσθαι αὐτὴν ὁ νόμος ἐκέλευεν (p. 60). After fol. 114, hom. iv., from the words καὶ γὰρ καὶ τῶν εἰρημένων ἕνεκεν, καὶ ἵνα φανῇ αὐτοῦ ἡ φιλοσοφία, ἀναβάλλεται τὴν παρουσίαν (p. 63) to Εἰ γὰρ καὶ μὴ σὸς ὁ τόκος (p. 67). After fol. 120, hom. v., from the words καὶ τὰ πρὸ τούτου δε εἰρημένα τοῦτον τὸν λόγον συνίστησιν (p. 88) to Κἄν 'Ιεζεκιὴλ ἦ ὁ παρακαλῶν, ἀκούσεται, ὅτι 'Εὰν στῇ Νῶε (p. 92). After fol. 171, hom. xv., from the words Τὸ γὰρ δὴ θαυμαστὸν, τοῦτό ἐστιν, ὅτι οὐ κολακεύοντες, οὐδὲ θεραπεύοντες, ἀλλ' ἐπιστύφοντες ὥσπερ τὸ ἄλας (p. 222) to the end; and hom. xvi., from the beginning to the words Οταν μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀμύνωμεν, ἀλλ' ἑτέρους σκιρτῶντας ἄγχωμεν, καὶ ρᾳθυμοῦντας ἐπιστρέφωμεν (p. 244). After fol. 241, the greater part of hom. xxxii., from πορεύεσθε δὲ μᾶλλον πρὸς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου 'Ισραήλ (p. 417) to the end; with the exception of the fragment fol. 242, which contains p. 418, lines 1—4, and the last seven lines of p. 419.

Vellum, about 12 ¼ in. by 9, consistingof 135 leaves (Add. 12,142, foll. 108—242), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 110, 230, and 237—242. The quires have been twice numbered with arithmetical figures, once by the scribe, and again by an early corrector (see fol. 212a).A third numeration, with letters, is of late date and incorrect. Leaves are wanting both at thebeginning and end;and there are lacunae after foll. 113, 114, 120, 171, and 241. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 37 to 43 lines. This manuscript is written in a small, elegant, Edessene character, probably of thebeginning of the vith cent.

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- Vellum, about 12 ¼ in. by 9, consisting of 135 leaves (Add. 12,142, foll. 108—242), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 110, 230, and 237—242. The quires have been twice numbered with arithmetical figures, once by the scribe, and again by an early corrector (see fol. 212 a). A third numeration, with letters, is of late date and incorrect. Leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end; and there are lacunae after foll. 113, 114, 120, 171, and 241. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 37 to 43 lines.

This manuscript is written in a small, elegant, Edessene character, probably of the beginning of the vith cent.

The quires have been numbered with arithmetical figures by an early corrector (see fol. 212 a).

A third numeration, with letters, is of late date and incorrect.

6th 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 DLXXXII 2:465-466