London, BL, Add. 12143
source date: the year of the Greeks 1540
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/18, Add. 12,143, London, BL, Add. 12,143, BL Add MS 12143, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 722, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXII

[This manuscript contains: Dionysios bar Ṣalibi. The Commentary of Jacob, or Dionysius, bar Salībī on the four Gospels. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-464b
author: Dionysios bar Ṣalibi
title: The Commentary of Jacob, or Dionysius, bar Salībī on the four Gospels
rubric: ܩ]ܕܝܫܬܐ . . . ܦܘܫܩܐ . . . [ܒܦ̈]ـܣܝܩܬܐ ܒܝܨ̇ܝܦܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܠܐܒܘܢ ܡـ[ـܪܝ ܕܝܘܢـ]ـܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܨ̇ܠܝܒܝ. ܡܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܦܫ̈ܩܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܬܝܝ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ]...
rubric: (By the help of the) holy (Trinity we begin to write) the Commentary (on the holy Gospels, compiled) in brief terms, with great care, by our father Mār Dionysius, alias Jacob, bar Salībī, from the works of all the commentators and expounders of the mysteries of the fear of God.
See below.
The last three leaves are merely part of the old binding.
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t.ii., p. 156 seqq; Forshall and Rosen's Catalogue of the Syriac MSS. in the Brit. Mus., p. 71; Payne Smith's Catalogue of the Syriac MSS. in the Bodleian Library, col. 411
  Foll. 1b-11
  author: Dionysios bar Salibi
  title: Introduction
  The Introduction,fol. 1b, is divided in this manuscript into 44 sections, the 35th and 36th, according to Assemani and Loftus, being united.
    Foll. 11a-204
    author: Dionysios bar Salibi
    title: Commentary on S. Matthew
  Foll. 204a-220
  author: Dionysios bar Salibi
  title: Commentary on S. Mark, with four introductory sections
  Foll. 220a-298a
  author: Dionysios bar Salibi
  title: Commentary on S. Luke, with six introductory sections
  Foll. 298a-464
  author: Dionysios bar Salibi
  title: Commentary on S. John, with five introductory sections

Paper, about l0 3/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 467 leaves, the first three or four of which are much torn. This manuscript is composed of 40 quires (mostly of 12 leaves), numbered with letters. Each page has from 26 to 36 lines. It is written in the ordinary, cursive character; is dated A. Gr. 1540, A.D. 1229

Paper

467 ff. 10 3/8 × 6 7/8

This manuscript is composed of 40 quires (mostly of 12 leaves), numbered with letters.

- The first three or four of the leaves are much torn.

Each page has from 26 to 36 lines

It is written in the ordinary, cursive character.See additions.

See additions.

- Colophon

On fol. 464b there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written in the year of the Greeks 1540, A.D. 1229, by one Barsaumā of Melitene ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܡܠܝܛܝܢܝ, for his own use.

ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ݀ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ. ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܆ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܫܩ̣ܠ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡ̤ܠܐ ܒܘܝܐܝܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ. ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܣܓܝܕܐ ܏ܘܩܕ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܫܝ̣ܚܐ. ܐܟܡܐ ܕܟ̇ܢܫ ܘܐܓܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܚܣܝܐ ܏ܩܕܝ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܪ ܨܠܝܒܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܬܚܣܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܢ̣ܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܘܬܡܐ ܒܬܡܘܙ ܝܪܚܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܡܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܡܫܡ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣ̇ܥܘܪܐ ܘܢܘܡܝܩܐ νομικός ܕܡܠܝܛܝܢܝ ܕܡܝܢܬܐ. ܟܬܒ̣ܬܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܝ̇ܬܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܝ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܬܒ̇ܥ ܘܢܣ̇ܒ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟ̇ܐܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܗܦܟ ܠܗ ܡܢܕܪܝܫ ܠܡܪܗ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܝܛܐ ܡܢ ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ. ܘܢܐܪܬ ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܢܛ̇ܪ ܠܕܟ̈ܬܝܒܢ ܢܬܢܛܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ:

- Below this we find a shorter note, mentioning that the book was repaired and bound by one Jacob, A. Gr. 1727, A.D. 1416.

ܐܬܚܕܬ ܘܐܬܕܒܩ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦ ܘܫܒܥ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܣܪܚܘ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܠܡܚܝܠܘܬܝ

AD 1229 AG 1540

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 DCCXXII 2:623