London, BL, Add. 14569
source date: viiith
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/302, Add. 14,569, London, BL, Add. 14,569, BL Add MS 14569, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 532, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXXII

[This manuscript contains: A chronological introduction; Athanasius of Alexandria. The Festal Letters of Athanasius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-10a
title: A chronological introduction

Foll. 10a-69
author: Athanasius of Alexandria
title: The Festal Letters of Athanasius
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܥܐ̈ܕܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ
These letters were printed by Dr. Cureton in the order of their discovery, Cureton, London, 1848; and re-edited, in correct sequence and with a Latin translation, by Cardinal Mai in his Nova Patrum Bibliotheca, tom. vi. (see also Migne, Patrol. Cursus Complet., Ser. Graeca, t. ii. col. 1339, etc.). They were translated into German by Dr. Larsow, Leipzig, 1852; and into English by Dr. Burgess, in Dr. Pusey's Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, 1854, where the two leaves (foll. 41 and 48) are printed, which were added to the manuscript since the appearance of the Curetonian text.
Of the letters only twenty remain, the last of which is imperfect.

Vellum, about 10 7/8 in. by 7 7/8, consisting of 69 leaves, several of which are slightly soiled, the first being also torn. The quires, signed with letters, are now 7 in number. There are from 26 to 33 lines in each page.

Vellum

69 ff. 10 7/8 × 7 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, are now 7 in number.

- Several of the leaves are slightly soiled, the first being also torn.

There are from 26 to 33 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a peculiar, rather cursive hand, of about the viiith cent.

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- On fol. 1 a there is written in large, open characters, a note stating that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara:

.ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕ܏ܝܫ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܝܣ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ

- From a note on the margin of fol. 1 b it appears that a history of the blessed Virgin and a life of Simeon Stylites (Add. 14,484?) were at one time bound with these letters.

.ܘܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܼܢܐ

- On the same page a poor monk named Jacob has recorded his inability to understand the introduction in these words:

.܀ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܀ ܐܢܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܩ̇ܪܝܬ ܠܗܕܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܘܢ ܐ̇ܡܪܐ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ

ca. 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 DXXXII 2:406