London, BL, Add. 14539
source date: 9th century
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/266, Add. 14,539, London, BL, Add. 14,539, BL Add MS 14539, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 627, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Dionysius the Areopagite. The works of Dionysius the Areopagite, with the notes ofPhocas of Edessaand others, tables of chapters, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-118b
author: Dionysius the Areopagite
title: The works of Dionysius the Areopagite, with the notes of Phocas of Edessa and others, tables of chapters, etc.
  foll. 1a-18b
  title: De Caelesti Hierarchia
  $ܘܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐܝܢ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܨ̣ܝܪܝ̣ܢ. ܡܪ̈ܐܙܢܐ ܘܡ̇ܗ̈ܕܝܢܐ̇. ܠܘܬ ܡܬܩܪܒܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܬܢܗܪܢܘܬܐ ܘܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ
  imperfect at the beginning. On fol. 1 most of the text is illegible
  corresponding to the Greek καὶ τῶν ἡττόνων εἶναι τοὺς θειστέρους μύστας καὶ χειραγωγούς, ἐπὶ τὴν θείαν προσαγωγὴν καὶ ἔλλαμψιν καὶ κοινωνίαν
  Cf. Opera, ed. 1755-6, t. i., p. 38 B
  foll. 19a-46b
  title: De Ecclesiastica Hierarchia
  foll. 47a-97b
  title: De Divinis Nominibus
  foll. 98a-101a
  title: De Mystica Theologia
  foll. 102b-118
  title: The Epistles
  ܘܒܗ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܟܠ̣. ܘܚ̇ܒܫ ܠܟܠܡܕܡ
  The tenth epistle is wanting, as is also a considerable part of the ninth
  corresponding to the Greek καὶ ἐν τῷ παντὶ γίγνεται, καὶ περιέχει τὰ πάντα
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 615 C.

Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 118 leaves, the first of which is much soiled and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 14 in number, but ܐ and ܝܕ are lost, and ܒ is imperfect, a couple of leaves being missing after fol. 1. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 48 lines.

Vellum

118 ff. 10 1/2 × 7 1/8

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 14 in number, but ܐ and ܝܕ are lost, and ܒ is imperfect, a couple of leaves being missing after fol. 1

- The first leaf is much soiled and torn

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 48 lines

The text is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the ixth cent.

The notes are written in a smaller, cursive hand, some of them having been added at a later date

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 DCXXVII 2: 499