London, BL, Add. 14586
source date: viith or 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/322, Add. 14,586, London, BL, Add. 14,586, BL Add MS 14586, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 633, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. The metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-75
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: The metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܡܪܢ
There are no divisions marked, either in the text or on the margins.

Vellum, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 7/8 consisting of 75 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 6, 7, 14, 15, 65, 72, 74 and 75. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 10 in number, but of these ܘ is lost, and several others are imperfect, leaves being missing at the beginning, as well as after foll. 6, 7, 13, 64, 71 and 73. There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page.

Vellum

75 ff. 6 7/8 × 4 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 10 in number.

- Of the quires,ܘ is lost, and several others are imperfect, leaves being missing at the beginning, as well as after foll.6, 7, 13, 64, 71 and 73.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.6, 7, 14, 15, 65, 72, 74 and 75.

There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith or viiith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- A note on the margin of fol.75 b, beginning with the words ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ has been carefully erased.

- Another note, on the margin of fol. 1b, informs us that the volume belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩ̈ܝܛܐ. ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܡܡܢܥ ܠܗ ܐܡܝܢ.

7th or 8th century

The volume once belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

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 DCXXXIII 2:503