London, BL, Add. 14624
source date: ixth cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/364, Add. 14,624, London, BL, Add. 14,624, BL Add MS 14624, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 791, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXCI

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim. The Testament of Ephraim; Adam. The Testament of our father Adam; Jacob of Batnae. Three metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Story of Abbā Marcus, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaka; The Song of Songs, according to the Pěshīttā version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.]

Syriac

author: Ephraim
title: The Testament of Ephraim
rubric: ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Imperfect at the beginning and in the middle.
See S. Ephrsemi Opera, Gr. Lat., t. ii., p. 395, and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 137.

author: Adam
title: The Testament of our father Adam
rubric: ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܕܡ
incipit: ܫܥܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ: ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܫܐܕܐ̇. ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܫܥܬܐ ܠܐ ܣܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܟܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܠܐܢܫܐ
See Wright's Contributions to the Apocryph. Lit. of the N.Test., p. 61, and Renan, "Fragments du Livre Gnostique intitule Apocalypse d'Adam" etc., in the Journal Asiatique for Nov.-Dec. 1853, p. 427.
  title: The account of the twelve hours of the night and of the day
  title: The passage relating to the coming of the Messiah
  ܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܕܡ ܠܫܝܬ ܒܪܗ. ܫܡܥ̣ܬ ܒܪܝ ܕܐ̇ܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ܀ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܬܒܛܢ. ܏ܘܫ
  title: The burial of Adam by Seth
  incipit: ܘܐܢܐ ܫܝܬ ܟ̇ܬܒܬ ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܡܝ̣ܬ ܐܒܝ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܏ܘܫ

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Three metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the fall of the idols
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 327, no. 181.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Alexander the son of Philip, the Macedonian, and on the gate in the north, which faces towards Gog and Magog
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܓܘܓ ܘܡܓܘܓ
  incipit: ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܪܢ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܟ. ܒܗ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܬܗܪܐ ܒܝܬ ܫ̈ܡܘܥܐ. ܒܡܕܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܒܥܕ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܟ ܡܪܝ ܩ̈ܠܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܐ. ܡܢܟ ܢܠܒ̇ܫ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܛܥܝܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ܀
  See Knos, Chrestom. Syr., Gottingen, 1807, p. 66; and Weber, "Des Mor Yaqub Gedicht uber den glaubigen Konig Aleksandrus u. s. w.," Berlin, 1851.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the parable of the Vineyard, S. Matthew, ch. xxi. 23—41
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܠܐ ܕܟܪܡܗ ܕܚܒܝܒ
    incipit: ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܠܬܟ ܐ̇ܬܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܐ̇ܬܢܐ ܫܪܒܟ ܟܕ ܬܗ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܟܡܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܐܢܬ

title: Story of Abbā Marcus, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaka
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܥ̣ܡܪ ܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
incipit: ܡܫܬܥ̇ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܓܘܝܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܓܘܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܕܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܒܚܠܡܝ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
ܛܘܪܐ (i. e. Alexandria) ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܡܒܥܕ ܡܟܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܟܘܫ. ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܝ̈ܬܝܐ [The situation of the hill is here described.]
See Add. 14,732, fol. 154 a, where the name of the hill is written ܬܰܪܡܩܳܐ.

title: The Song of Songs, according to the Pěshīttā version
rubric: ܫܐܪܬ ܫܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 56 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, and 56. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but the first is imperfect, a leaf being lost at the beginning and another after fol. 6. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.

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- Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 56 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, and 56. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but the first is imperfect, a leaf being lost at the beginning and another after fol. 6. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent.

9th 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 DCCXCI 2:781-782