London, BL, Add. 14603
source date: viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/339, Add. 14,603, London, BL, Add. 14,603, BL Add MS 14603, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 700, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCC

[This manuscript contains: Index of the chapters; The first half (ch. i.—xxv.) of the second book of the treatise ofPeter, patriarch of Antioch, againstDamian, patriarch of Alexandria. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-5a
title: Index of the chapters
rubric: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܡܝܢܐ
Prefixed to The first half (ch. i.—xxv.) of the second book of the treatise of Peter, patriarch of Antioch, against Damian, patriarch of Alexandria.
We see, therefore, that the whole work was divided into two books, each containing 50 chapters; and each book into two discourses of 25 chapters (compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 77, no. vii).
The manuscript Add. 7191, which is of the viith cent., contains the latter half of the first book, foll. 1—41, and the whole of the second book, foll. 42—173; and Add. 7192, which is also of the viith cent., a portion of book ii., part 2, viz. chapp. xlii.—xlviii., foll. 1-50. Compare Forshall's Catalogue: nos. 1 and Rosen's Catalogue: li.

Foll. 5b-85
title: The first half (ch. i.—xxv.) of the second book of the treatise of Peter, patriarch of Antioch, against Damian, patriarch of Alexandria.
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܡܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ .. ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܬ̈ܠܬܐ܀
ܐܫܬܠܡܘ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܦܠܐܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܡܝܢܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ. ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܟܘܠܗ ܡܣܝܟܐܝܬ.

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 85 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 6, 8, 9, 22, 32, 40, 41, 43, and 48. The quires were originally 15 in number, but ܘ, ܛ and ܝܐ are lost, and several others are very imperfect. They are signed with Syriac letters, and also with either Greek letters or Syriac arithmetical figures; e.g. fol. 20 b, �; fol. 41 b,�; fol. 44 a, �; fol. 57 a, �; fol. 67 a, �; fol. 77 a, �. Leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 9, 10, 21, 31, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, and 56. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 39 to 44 lines. [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 586.]

Vellum

85 ff. 10 1/4 × 6 7/8

The quires were originally 15 in number.

The quires are signed with Syriac letters, and also with either Greek letters or Syriac arithmetical figures; e.g. fol.20b, ܓ; fol.41b, ܙ; fol.44a, ܝ; fol.57a, ܝܓ; fol.67a, ܝܕ; fol.77a, ܝܗ.

- Some leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.6, 8, 9, 22, 32, 40, 41, 43, and 48.

Leaves are wanting after foll.8, 9, 10, 21, 31, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, and 56.

Quires ܘ, ܛ, and ܝܐ are lost, and several others are very imperfect.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 39 to 44 lines.

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

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

- The original note on fol.85b has been carefully erased, as also a later one which was written over it. We now find in the first column the following lines of arithmetical figures:

which, if transcribed into letters, read as follows: ܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܕܢܚܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܙܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܚ̈ܝ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܡܝܢ "the sinner David, son of the priest Denha, from the city of Arzan; brethren, pray for me. Amen."

In the second column, written by the same hand, are the words: . . . ܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܐܪܝ݅ܡ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝܣ ܓܘܝܐ. ܕܐܘܝܕ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܝܐܩܘܢ ܒܪ ܕܢܚܐ ܐܪܘܣ(ίερεύς)ܡܢ ܐܪܙܘܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܚܘܙܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ ܒܙܒܢ . . ܒܪܟܡܪܝ. ܐܒܗ̈ܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ.

- A note on the margin of fol.2a shows that the homily of Chrysostom on Ps. 1. (li.) 1, several discourses of Jacob of Batnae, and letters of Basil, were once bound with this work.

ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܪܚܲܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ܀ ܘܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܙ̇ܟܝ ܡܟܣܐ܀ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܦܘܼܠܬܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ܀ ܘܥܠ ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ܀ ܏ܘܘ ܥܠ ܫ̇ܡܪܝܬܐ܀ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܣ̇ܡܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܘܼܩܒܠ܀ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܟܣܢܘܬܐ܀ ܘܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܒ܏ܬܘ ܕܢܦ̣ܠ (sic)܀ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܬܒ̣ (sic)܀

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 DCC 2:586-587