London, BL, Add. 14556
source date: vith or viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/287, Add. 14,556, London, BL, Add. 14,556, BL Add MS 14556, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 614, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXIV

[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The second part of the Thesaurus of Cyril of Alexandria, or the treatise on the Holy and Consubstantial Trinity, comprising chapp. xxi.-xxxv. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-138b
author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The second part of the Thesaurus of Cyril of Alexandria, or the treatise on the Holy and Consubstantial Trinity, comprising chapp. xxi.-xxxv.
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ
ܫܠܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܫܬܬܥܣܪ̈ . ܘܘ ܘܘ.
Chap, xxiii. commences on fol.1a, but the legible portion of the text begins on fol.2b with the words:ܐܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܟܝܢܐܝܬ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ. ܘܕܚܪܝܢ ܗܘ ܒܩܢܘܡܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܚܘܝܐ, corresponding with the Greek,τὸ ἐκ πατρὸς ἔχειν φυσικῶς σημαίνει, καὶ καθ' ὑπὁστασιν ἕτερον ἑαυτὸν πρὸς τὸν δεδωκότα δεικνύει, Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars 1, p. 226 B. The lacuna after fol.54 extends from p. 285 C to p. 286 D.

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 138 leaves, some of which are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 15, 18, 21, 137 and l38. The quires were originally 17 in number, but the first 3 are now lost, and the 9th is imperfect, two leaves being wanting after fol. 54. They are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures; e.g. fol. 51, ܛ; fol. 90, ܝܓ; fol. 110, ܝܗ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.

Vellum

138 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 1/2

The quires were originally 17 in number, signed with both letters and arithmetical figures; e.g. fol.51, ܛ; fol.90, ܝܓ; fol.110, ܝܗ.

- The first 3 quires are now lost, and the 9th is imperfect, two leaves being wanting after fol.54.

- Some of the leaves are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll.1-3, 15, 18, 21, 137 and 138.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.

This volume is written in a neat, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

- Some portions of the text have been purposely erased, e. g. on foll. 15b and 21b. The writing on foll. 1 and 2a has been almost completely effaced, in order to make room for some prayers in the Coptic language, and even of these but little is now legible.

- On the margin of fol. 138a the names of the twelve tribes of Israel are written in Greek letters by a Coptic hand.

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 DCXIV 2:487-488