London, BL, Add. 14551
source date: viiith 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/282, Add. 14,551, London, BL, Add. 14,551, BL Add MS 14551, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 611, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXI

[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The first part of the Homilies of Cyril of Alexandria on the Gospel of S. Luke, viz. hom. i.-lxxx. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-138
author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The first part of the Homilies of Cyril of Alexandria on the Gospel of S. Luke, viz. hom. i.-lxxx.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ̣. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ .. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ܲ. ܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ̣ ܬܡ̈ܢܐܝ̈ܢ.
See additions.
Of these homilies, however, the first 28, as well as the 30th and 31st, are entirely lost. The remaining homilies are complete.
  Fol. 1a-1b
  title: Homily xxix.
  Foll. 2a-3b
  title: Homily xxxii.
  incipit: ܒܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܥ̣ܒܕ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ̈.
  See Dr. Payne Smith's edition, p. 5, line 19.

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 138 leaves, of which the first three and the last are much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 22 in number, but the first seven are now lost, and the 8th is very imperfect, 8 leaves being missing between foll. 1 and 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.

Vellum

138 ff. 10 1/8 × 6 1/2

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 22 in number.

- The first three and the last leaves are much stained and torn.

- The first seven quires are now lost, and the 8th is very imperfect, 8 leaves being missing between foll.1 and 2.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.

This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of about the viiith cent. See additions.

See additions.

- Colophon Doxology Ownership Inscription

Beneath the final rubric, are the words ܒܪܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ̣. ܘܡܫܒܚ ܫܡܗ̣ ܠܕܪܕܪܝܢ, followed by the doxology.

A long note, filling up the whole of the second column of this page, has been most carefully effaced. At the beginning of its second paragraph, we can just decipher the words ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܡܪܝ ܓܐܘܪܓܝ : ܐܠܐ, This book belongs to the disciples of the bishop, our father Mar George; but—.

On the remaining fragment of fol.138, we read part of the original colophon:ܠܐ ܡܪܝ ܢܬܛܠܡ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܚܡܫ ܬܐ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܠ ܙܪܥ̣ ܙܪܥܟ ܡܡܕܟ ܒܣܡ̈ܡܢܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܒܐܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ܀

Lord, let not be unjustly withheld the reward of the five pairs(the fingers),which have laboured (and) sown thy seed, mixed with pigments, on the field of animals(the vellum),with the quills of birds, through the strength of God.

- Ownership Inscription

The perpetrator of this outrage of effacement was Isaac bar Abraham bar Dinārā of Tagrit , who has recorded his purchase of the volume in these words:

܀ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܠܥܠܡܝܢ. ܚܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܒܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

8th 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 DCXI 2:485