London, BL, Add. 14474
source date: ixth cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/159, Add. 14,474, London, BL, Add. 14,474, BL Add MS 14474, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 121, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXI

[This manuscript contains: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version.; The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version; The Apostolic Epistles; Jacob of Batanae. A collection of festal discourses; Severus of Antioch. Discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-62
title: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version.
  Foll. 1a-2
  title: The Epistle of Romans, according to the Peshitta version
  Contains ch. ix. 9—x. 8.
  Foll. 2a-12
  title: The Epistle of 1 Corinthians, according to the Peshitta version
  Begins with ch. vi. 11.
  Foll. 12b-22
  title: The Epistle of 2 Corinthians, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 22b-27
  title: The Epistle of Galatians, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 27b-32
  title: The Epistle of Ephesians, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 32b-36
  title: The Epistle of Philippians, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 36b-39
  title: The Epistle of Colossians, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 39b-42
  title: The Epistle of 1 Thessalonians, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 42b-44
  title: The Epistle of 2 Thessalonians, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 44a-48
  title: The Epistle of 1 Timothy, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 48a-50
  title: The Epistle of 2 Timothy, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 50b-52
  title: The Epistle of Titus, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 52b-53
  title: The Epistle of Philemon, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 53a-62
  title: The Epistle of Hebrews, according to the Peshitta version
  Ends with ch. xii. 2.

Foll. 62a-98
title: The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܕܡܬܦܫܩ̣ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ

Foll. 98b-116
title: The Apostolic Epistles
Throughout the whole of the above portions of this manuscript the larger sections are marked on the margins.
  Foll. 98b-102
  title: The Epistle of S. James, according to the Harklensian version
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܿܪܨܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܐ
  ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܦܬ ܏ܪܡܒ
  Foll. 102b-105
  title: The second Epistle of S. Peter, according to the Harklensian version
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
  ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ.
  Foll. 105a-109
  title: The first Epistle of S. Peter, according to the Peshitta version
  Ends with ch. iii. 9.
  Foll. 109a-110
  title: The second Epistle of S. John, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 110a-111
  title: The third Epistle of S. John, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 111a-113
  title: The Epistle of S. Jude, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 113a-116
  title: The first Epistle of S. John, according to the Harklensian version
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݁ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܐܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܿܪܨܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܐ.

Foll. 116-140
author: Jacob of Batanae
title: A collection of festal discourses
rubric: ܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡܐܪ̈ܢܝܐ.
Six prose homilies of Jacob of Batnae, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 304, no. 8—13, and also Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 304, no. 23.
These homilies have been translated into German by the Rev. P. Pius Zingerle, “Sechs Homilien des heiligen Jacob von Sarug” (Bonn, 1867); and Syriac text of the sixth has been published in his Rev. P. Pius Zingerle, Monumenta Syriaca, vol. i., p. 91 (1869).
  Foll. 116b-119
  author: Jacob of Batanae
  title: On the Nativity
  rubric: ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
  Foll. 119a-123
  author: Jacob of Batanae
  title: On the Epiphany
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Imperfect.
  Foll. 123a-128
  author: Jacob of Batanae
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
  Slightly imperfect at the end.
  Foll. 128a-130
  author: Jacob of Batanae
  title: On Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
  Very imperfect at the beginning and in the middle.
  Foll. 130b-133
  author: Jacob of Batanae
  title: On the Friday of the Passion (Good Friday)
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Imperfect
  Foll. 133a-134
  author: Jacob of Batanae
  title: On Easter Sunday
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ
  Very imperfect

author: Severus of Antioch
title: Discourses
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: On the Ascension, hom. epithron. xlvii.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܠܩܐ
  Very imperfect.
  Foll. 134b-140
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: On Pentecost, hom, epithron. xlviii.
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ .. ܐܬܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ̣. ܟܕ ܩܲܕ݁ܡ ܐܬܟ݂ܪܙ ܨܘܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܝ̇ܕܐ.
  incipit: ܐܫܥܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܛܒ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܥܠܝܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܢܐ ܒܢܒ̈ܝܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
  Imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 140 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8, 61, 112, 120, 121, 128, and 129. The number of the quires, which are signed with letters, was probably 19 or 20, butܐ,ܛand ܝـare lost; of ܒthere remains only the first leaf; and leaves are also missing after foll. 108, 128, 129, 131, 133, and 140. Each page has from 24 to 30 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixthcent., with the exception of foll. 105 —112, which are paper leaves, written apparently by a hand of the xithor xiithcent. Greek vowels, and the points rukkākh and kushshāi, have been added on two different occasions, one punctuator having employed red, the other black ink (ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, , , , , , , ).

Vellum

140 ff. 8 3/8 × 6 1/4

The number of the quires, which are signed with letters, was probably 19 or 20.

- Quires ܐ, ܛ and ܝـ are lost; of ܒ there remains only the first leaf.

- Leaves are also missing after foll.108, 128, 129, 131, 133, and 140.

Each page has from 24-30 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent.

See additions.

Foll.105—112, are paper leaves, written apparently by a hand of the xith or xiith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

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

- The lessons are also indicated on the margins, often by later hands,— red, green, and blue (fol. 69a) paint being employed for this purpose, as well as common ink.

- Greek vowels, and the points rukkākh and kushshāi, have been added on two different occasions, one punctuator having employed red, the other black ink (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ, , , , , , , ).

- In those parts that are taken from the Harklensian version (Epistle of S. James, second Epistle of S. Peter, and first Epistle of S. John), there are a considerable number of marginal annotations, consisting chiefly of various readings and Greek words; e.g. fol. 99a, S. James, ch. i. 8, ܬܪܝܢܝ ܢܦܫܐ marg. ΔΙΨΥΧΟⲤ; 15, ܒܬܪܟܢ ܗ̣ܝ ܪܓܬܐ marg.ΕΙΤΑ; fol. 99b, ch. i. 21 ܡܠܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܐ ܒܢ marg. ܒܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܢ ܐܠܐ ܒܐ 24, ܕܒ̣ܪܝܬܐ marg. ΓΕⲚΕⲤΕⲰⲤ; ܘܡܚܕܐ̣ ܛܥ̣ܐ ♰ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ marg. ܕܐܝܟ.

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 CXXI 1:76-77