London, BL, Add. 14483
source date: ixth cent.
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/168, Add. 14,483, London, BL, Add. 14,483, BL Add MS 14483, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 706, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCVI

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Edessa. Extracts from the Scholia of Jacob of Edessa on the books of the Old Testament. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-27
author: Jacob of Edessa
title: Extracts from the Scholia of Jacob of Edessa on the books of the Old Testament.
rubric: ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ
See Add. 12,144 [...] and 17,193 [...] , and Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 489 seqq.
Many of the scholia contained in this volume have been edited by the Rev. Dr. Phillips, with an English translation and notes (London, 1864).
Others may be found in the Roman edition of the works of Ephraim Syrus; e.g. t. i., pp. 116—193, 273, 335, 366, 370, 436, 509, 515, and 562; t. ii., pp. 211, 221, 287, 289, and 293.
  Foll. 1a-5
  title: Scholia on Genesis
  Foll. 5a-10
  title: Scholia on Exodus
  Foll. 10a-17b
  title: Scholia on 1 Kings (1 Samuel)
  Foll. 17b-18a
  title: Scholia on 2 Kings (2 Samuel)
  Foll. 18a-25a
  title: Scholia on 3 Kings (1 Kings)
  Foll. 25a-27
  title: Scholia on 4 Kings (2 Kings)

Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 27 leaves, a few of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 6 and 9. The quires are signed with letters, but only ܝܒ (fol. 18 a) is complete. At present leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 17. There are from 25 to 29 lines in each page.

Vellum

27 ff. 9 1/4 × 6 3/8

The quires are signed with letters, but only ܝܒ(fol.18a) is complete.

- At present leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 17.

There are from 25 to 29 lines in each page.

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

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 DCCVI 2:591