London, BL, Add. 14631
source date: xth 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/378, Add. 14,631, London, BL, Add. 14,631, BL Add MS 14631

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/379, Add. 14,631, foll. 1–16, London, BL, Add. 14,631, foll. 1–16, BL Add MS 14631, foll. 1-16, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 972, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCLXXII

[This manuscript contains: Part of a life of Dioscorus I., patriarch of Alexandria, the successor of Cyril (See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandrin. Jacobit., p. 114, and Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 409 ), written by his disciple Theopistus, Θεόπιστος , ܬܐܘܒܝܣܛܘܣ (fol. 1b., 12a) in the Pentapolis or Cyrenaica, shortly after the death of Dioscorus; Extract from a letter of Jacob of Edessa to the deacon Bar-had-be-shabba, against the adherents of the Council of Chalcedon. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1-14a
title: Part of a life of Dioscorus I., patriarch of Alexandria, the successor of Cyril written by his disciple Theopistus, Θεόπιστος, ܬܐܘܒܝܣܛܘܣ (fol. 1b., 12a) in the Pentapolis or Cyrenaica, shortly after the death of Dioscorus
See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandrin. Jacobit., p. 114, and Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 409
See fol. 13 a at the foot: ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܬ݀ܕܟܪܬ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܐܬܢܒܝ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܩܝܢܕܝܢܘܣ ܪܒܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܥܠܝܟ. ܘܒܪܫܥܬܗ ܫ̇ܢܝܬ ܠܝ̣ ܠܦܢܛܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ̣ ܘܐܬ̇ܛ̇ܫܝܬ ܒܗ̇. ܘܬܡܢ ܐܟ̇ܬܒܬ ܠܗܕܐ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܣܩܪܘܣ. ܘܡ̇ܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܟ݁ܬܒܬ. ܏ܘܫ.

Fol. 14b-16
title: Extract from a letter of Jacob of Edessa to the deacon Bar-had-be-shabba, against the adherents of the Council of Chalcedon
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠܩܝ̈ܕܘܢܝܐ.
Imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 16 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 9, 12, 15, and 16. The quires are signed with letters, but only ܘ is complete. Many leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end, and there is a lacuna after fol. 10. There are from 21 to 25 lines in each page.

16 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 16 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 9, 12, 15, and 16. The quires are signed with letters, but only ܘ is complete. Many leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end, and there is a lacuna after fol. 10. There are from 21 to 25 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent.

10th 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 DCCCCLXXII 3:1149

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/380, Add. 14,631, foll. 17–44, London, BL, Add. 14,631, foll. 17–44, BL Add MS 14631, foll. 17-44, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 933, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Anecdotes of holy men and women, chiefly Egyptian, from the earliest times down to the end of the vth cent. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Anecdotes of holy men and women, chiefly Egyptian, from the earliest times down to the end of the vth cent.
They are numbered with red letters on the margin, as far as ܦܕ. Only the first anecdote is altogether wanting, but ܒ, ܟܐ, ܟܒ, and ܦܕ, are more or less imperfect.

Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 28 leaves (Add. 14,631, foll. 17—44), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 25, 33, 35, and 44. The quires, now only three in number, are signed with letters. One leaf is missing at the beginning, and another after fol. 24; how much is wanting at the end, cannot be determined. There are from 25 to 33 lines in each page.

28 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 28 leaves (Add. 14,631, foll. 17—44), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 25, 33, 35, and 44. The quires, now only three in number, are signed with letters. One leaf is missing at the beginning, and another after fol. 24; how much is wanting at the end, cannot be determined. There are from 25 to 33 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a small, neat hand of the ixth or xth cent.

9th or 10th 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 DCCCCXXXIII 3:1080

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/381, Add. 14,631, foll. 45–53, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,631, foll. 45–53, upper text, BL Add MS 14631, foll. 45-53, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 807, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCVII

[This manuscript contains: Part of a prayer; Questions addressed by the priest Sergius to John bar Cyriacus, bishop of Tellā, with the replies of the latter; Questions addressed by the priest Addai to Jacob of Edessa, with the replies of the latter; A calendar of Saints' days; Unspecified contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 45a
title: Part of a prayer

Fol. 45a-49a
title: Questions addressed by the priest Sergius to John bar Cyriacus, bishop of Tellā, with the replies of the latter
rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܫܐܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ. ܠܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܬܠܐ ܕܡܘܙܠܬ. ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ
ܫܠܡ ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܩܘܣ
These are also called the Canons of John of Tellā
See Lamy, Dissert, de Syrorum fide et disciplina in re Eucharistica, p. 62.

Fol. 49a-52
title: Questions addressed by the priest Addai to Jacob of Edessa, with the replies of the latter
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܫܐܠܗ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܕܝ
See de Lagarde, Reliquiae juris ecclesiast. antiquiss.,19.1 p. ܩܟܕ, and Lamy, Dissert. de Syr. fide etc., p. 98.

Foll. 52b-53
title: A calendar of Saints' days
rubric: [ܩܘܕܝܟـ]ـܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܘ . . . ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ

Fol. 53b
title: Unspecified contents
Fol. 53 b was also covered with writing by the same hand, but this leaf is so much mutilated, that it is impossible to say what the subject was.

Vellum, about 7 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 9 leaves (Add. 14,631, foll. 45 — 53), of which the first and last are much stained and torn. There are from 29 to 39 lines in each page.

Fol. 45 is palimpsest. The more ancient text is Coptic, written in double columns, in uncial characters of about the viith cent. Perhaps the leaf belonged to the palimpsest that appears in Add. 17,183.

9 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 9 leaves (Add. 14,631, foll. 45 — 53), of which the first and last are much stained and torn. There are from 29 to 39 lines in each page.

- Fol. 45 is palimpsest. The more ancient text is Coptic, written in double columns, in uncial characters of about the viith cent. Perhaps the leaf belonged to the palimpsest that appears in Add. 17,183.

The writing is good and regular, partly Estrangela, partly current, of the ixth or xth cent.

9th or 10th 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 DCCCVII 2:815

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1487, Add. 14,631, fol. 45, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,631, fol. 45, lower text, BL Add MS 14631, fol. 45, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 807, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCVII

[This manuscript contains: Unspecified contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Coptic

Fol. 45
title: Unspecified contents

This folio is palimpsest. The more ancient text is Coptic, written in double columns, in uncial characters of about the viith cent. Perhaps the leaf belonged to the palimpsest that appears in Add. 17,183.

1 f.

- This folio is palimpsest. The more ancient text is Coptic, written in double columns, in uncial characters of about the viith cent. Perhaps the leaf belonged to the palimpsest that appears in Add. 17,183.

The more ancient text is Coptic, written in double columns, in uncial characters of about the viith cent.

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 DCCCVII 2:815