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Add. 14,476

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/161
Description based on Wright CXXXIII (1:84) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 5th or 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Mixed Material Codex, 110 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 in. by 8 1/2, consisting of 110 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—6, 10, 14, 24, 41, 45, 51, 61, 91, 94, and 97—109. The quires—12 in number, of which the first is lost—were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol. 51 a,%, andfol. 71 a, %) are now numbered with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 28 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangelaof the vthor vithcent., with the exception of fol. 17, which may be of the ixthcent., and fol. 110, which is a more modern, paper leaf. A later hand has repaired foll. 4, 10, 14, 45, 61, 106, and 107. Greek vowels have been very sparingly added; e.g. foll. 61 b, 62 a, 72 b, and 73 a.

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

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Romans [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 14): ܫܠܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ. ܘ .
Notes:
  • Commencing with ch. vi. 22.
  • The Epistle to the Romans is divided, by a numeration with Greek letters, into 21 sections (κα, fol.12 b); and there is also a different division by means of the Syriac letter ܨ [ (ܨܚܚܐ) ] , which extends to the other epistles.
Item 3 (Fol. 14a): 1 Corinthians
Item 4 (Fol. 35a): 2 Corinthians
Item 5 (Fol. 49a): Galatians
Item 6 (Fol. 56a): Ephesians
Item 7 (Fol. 63a): Philippians
Item 8 (Fol. 68b): Colossians
Item 9 (Fol. 73a): 1 Thessalonians
Item 10 (Fol. 77b): 2 Thessalonians
Item 11 (Fol. 80a): 1 Timothy
Item 12 (Fol. 86a): 2 Timothy
Item 13 (Fol. 90b): Titus
Item 14 (Fol. 93a): Philemon
Item 15 (Fol. 94a): Hebrews

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: The quires are now numbered with letters.
Addition 2: Fol. 17, which may be of the 9th century.
Addition 3: Fol. 110, which is a more modern, paper leaf.
Addition 4: A later hand has repaired foll. 4, 10, 14, 45, 61, 106, and 107.
Addition 5: Greek vowels have been very sparingly added; e.g. foll. 61b, 62a, 72b, and 73a.
Addition 6: Other lessons have been marked at different times on the margins.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/161.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/161.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14476

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  • Created by Tucker D. Hannah
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