London, BL, Add. 14639
source date: A. Gr. 773
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/403, Add. 14,639, London, BL, Add. 14,639, BL Add MS 14639, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 911, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXI

[This manuscript contains: Eusebius of Caesarea. The first five books of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-130b
author: Eusebius of Caesarea
title: The first five books of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea
rubric: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Each book is preceded by an index of chapters.
This work was translated into Syriac at a very early period, for the St. Petersburg manuscript is dated A. Gr. 773, A.D. 462
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  foll.1a-17b
  title: Book i
  The missing portions are chapters 1—12 of the index; the latter part of ch. 1, from the words; the beginning of ch. 2, as far as, and the end of the same chapter, from the words; lastly, the commencement of ch. 3, as far as
  foll. 18a-40a
  title: Book ii
  foll. 40b-69b
  title: Book iii
  foll. 70a-96a
  title: Book iv
  foll. 96b-130a
  title: Book v

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 130 leaves, a few of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 13, and 130. The quires, signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g. fol. 64 a, �) are 14 in number; but the first is imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 1 and 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 36 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. 3, p. 1039.]

Vellum

130 ff. 9 3/4 × 6 3/4

The quires, signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g.fol. 64a,ܚ) are 14 in number; but the first is imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 1 and 2.

- A few leaves are stained and torn, especially foll. 13, 13, and 130. The quires, signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g.fol. 64a,ܚ) are 14 in number; but the first is imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll.1 and 2

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 36 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- Colophon fol. 130b

A note on states that the volume was written by one Elias.

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܠܫܐ ܘܬܚܘܒܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܠܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܦ݁ܓܥ ܒܗ. ܘܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܐܡܪ݂. ܐܠܗܐ ܗܒ ܕܚܠܬܟ ܒܠܒܗ. ܘܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܟ ܡܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܚ̇ܟܡܝܗܝ ܕܢܕܥܟ ܘܚܘܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ̣. ܐܝܢ̇ ܐܡܝܢ.܀.

The remainder of this note, which contained the date and other particulars, has been carefully erased. The word alone ܐܝܪܚ is legible;

- fol. 130b

The remainder of this note, which contained the date (The word ܐܝܪܚ is alone legible) and other particulars, has been carefully erased; and in its place is substituted the usual record of the acquisition of the manuscript by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932

ܗܘܬ ܡܐܬܝܬܗܘܢ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ܀ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܫܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ܀ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܒܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ.

6th century

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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 DCCCCXI 3:1039-1040