London, BL, Add. 14496
source date: xth cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/186, Add. 14,496, London, BL, Add. 14,496, BL Add MS 14496, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 287, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXXVII

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1430, Add. 14,496, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,496, upper text, BL Add MS 14496, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 287, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: A Sacerdotal. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

Foll.1-93
title: A Sacerdotal
  Foll.1a-29
  title: A collection of Anaphoras and other Orders of Service
    author: Jacob of Edessa
    title: An Exposition of the Syriac Liturgy by Jacob of Edessa
    ܠܟܠܗ̣ ܥܡܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܣܗܕܘܬܐ. ܘܟܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܡܚܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ̇ ܢܩܥܐ ܥܡܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܘܢܩܕܫܘܢ ܦܘܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ̇ ܏ܚܕ ܏ܐܒܐ ܏ܩܕܝܫܐ ܏ܚܕ ܏ܒܪܐ ܏ܩܕܝܫܐ ܏ܚܕ ܏ܪܘܚܐ ܏ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܢܫܬܘܘܢ ܠܢܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ܀ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܢܣܝܒܘܬܐ܆ ܦܩ̇ܕ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܡܘܕܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܘܒܠܛܝܒܘܬܐ. ܚܠܦ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܐ܀
    ܫܠܡ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ
    See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 479 foll. The text, however, differs considerably from that edited by Assemani, as the passage quoted above (fol. 1 a, lines 4—13), compared with Assemani, p. 483, lines 19—22, suffices to show.
    Foll.4a-5
    title: Introductory prayers and sedras
    Foll.5a-10
    author: Celestine, bishop of Rome
    title: The Anaphora of Celestine, bishop of Rome
    rubric: ܩܘܪܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܡܪܢܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܠܝܣܛܝܢܘܣ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ
    Foll.10b-13
    author: Julius, bishop of Rome
    title: Anaphora of Julius, bishop of Rome
    rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܘܡܝ
    Foll.13a-15
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Anaphora of Gregory Nazianzen
    Foll.15a-18
    title: Anaphora of the holy Apostles
    rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
    Foll.18b-20
    author: Severus
    title: The Signing of the Cup, or Benediction of the Chalice, of Severus
    rubric: ܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ: ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚܕܬܐ
    Foll.20a-22
    author: Various
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Eucharistic prayers, including one of Gregory (Nazianzen)
    rubric: ܐܚܕܬܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ (sic)
    Foll.22b-23
    author: Basil
    title: The Benediction of the Chalice, of Basil
    rubric: ܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ
    title: A prayer
    Foll.23a-23
    author: Jacob of Edessa
    title: Exposition of the Order of Baptism
    author: Jacob of Edessa
    title: A short exposition
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
    ܫܠܡܘ ܪܐܙܐ ܘܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ
    Foll.23b-25
    author: Severus
    title: The Order of Baptism, of Severus
    Foll.25a-28
    title: The Order of the Consecration of Water on the Epiphany
    Foll.28b-29
    author: Jacob of Edessa
    title: Another Order of the Consecration of Water, drawn up by Jacob of Edessa
    rubric: ܬܘܪܨܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܚܫܚ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܓܝܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܟܢ̈ܘܫܝܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ
  Foll.29a-93
  title: A Collection of Sedras and Prayers for the whole year
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ [ܣܕܪ̈ܐ] ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܛ̈ܟܣܐ ܘܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
    Foll.31a
    Foll.38b
    Foll.49b
    title: Prayers arranged alphabetically
    Foll.54a
    title: The Order of the Washing of Feet
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܒܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ
    Foll.87b
    Foll.89b
    author: John the patriarch
    title: Sedras of John the patriarch
      author: John the patriarch
      title: Part a
      rubric: ܕܚܘܣܝܐ
      author: John the patriarch
      title: Part b
      rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܕܡܝܘ ܒܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ

Vellum, about 9 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 93 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 6, 13, 14, 22—24, 27, 28, 50, 56, 58, 65, 66, 74, 82, 86—88 and 90—93. The quires, probably 19 or 20 in number, are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as in various other places. There are from 26 to 36 lines in each page. Nearly the whole of this volume is palimpsest, the scribe having made use of parts of at least three older manuscripts (see Add. 14,496, lower text 1 [...] , Add. 14,496, lower text 2 [...] , and Add. 14,496, lower text 3 [...] ).

Vellum

93 ff. 9 × 6 1/8

The quires, probably 19 or 20 in number, are signed with letters.

- Many of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1,6,13, 14, 22—24, 27, 28, 50, 56, 58, 65, 66, 74, 82, 86—88 and 90—93.

- Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as in various other places.

- Nearly the whole of this volume is palimpsest, the scribe having made use of parts of at least three older manuscripts.

There are from 26 to 36 lines in each page.

This volume, which is palimpsest throughout, is written in a good, regular hand of about the xth cent.

10th 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 CCLXXXVII 1:223-225

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1431, Add. 14,496, lower text 1, London, BL, Add. 14,496, lower text 1, BL Add MS 14496, lower text 1, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 287, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: The Books of Joshua and Judges, according to the Peshitta version; A lesson. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: The Books of Joshua and Judges, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll.7
  title: Joshua vii. 7-16
  Foll.8b
  title: Judges ii. 22-iii. 9
  Foll.75
  title: Judges x. 1-15
  Foll.76
  title: Judges xiii. 14-xiv. 8
  Foll.83
  title: Joshua xiv. 7-xv. 8

Foll.17b
title: A lesson
rubric: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ

Vellum leaves, about 9 in. by 6 1/8, written in two columns. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 14,496, upper text [...] ).

Vellum

- Nearly the whole of this volume is palimpsest, the scribe having made use of parts of at least three older manuscripts, of which this is the first. See, for example, foll. 5, 7—10, 12, 16, 17, 27, 28, 75, 76, 83, etc.

Written in two columns,

Written in a good Estrangela of the vith or viith cent

6th or 7th 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 CCLXXXVII 1:223-225

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1432, Add. 14,496, lower text 2, London, BL, Add. 14,496, lower text 2, BL Add MS 14496, lower text 2, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 287, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Uncertain Contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: Uncertain Contents
The contents cannot be stated with certainty, though rubrics are still partially legible on foll. 69 b and 70 a.

Vellum leaves, about 9 in. by 6 1/8. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 14,496, upper text [...] ).

Vellum

- Nearly the whole of this volume is palimpsest, the scribe having made use of parts of at least three older manuscripts, of which this is the second. See, for example, foll. 42, 43, 69 and 70.

Not divided into columns.

Written in a fine Estrangela of the vith cent.

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 CCLXXXVII 1:223-225

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1433, Add. 14,496, lower text 3, London, BL, Add. 14,496, lower text 3, BL Add MS 14496, lower text 3, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 287, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Severus. The second part of the treatise of Severus against Joannes Grammaticus of Caesarea. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

foll.84b
author: Severus
title: The second part of the treatise of Severus against Joannes Grammaticus of Caesarea
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ̣. ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ

Vellum leaves, about 9 in. by 6 1/8, written in two columns. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 14,496, upper text [...] ).

Vellum

- Nearly the whole of this volume is palimpsest, the scribe having made use of parts of at least three older manuscripts, of which this is the third. The greater portion of the book appears to have belonged to this manuscript.

Written in two columns.

A manuscript of the viith cent., written in a small, neat Estrangela.

7th 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 CCLXXXVII 1:223-225