London, BL, Add. 14643
source date: A. Gr. 947
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/407, Add. 14,643, London, BL, Add. 14,643, BL Add MS 14643, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 913, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXIII

[This manuscript contains: Geographical notes; A Chronicle, or rather a collection of historical notes; A list of the Arab Caliphs, from the time of the prophet Muhammad down to that of Yazid II.; Short Hymns. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

fol. 1
title: Geographical notes, imperfect both at beginning and end
Cf. These have been published by Land in his Anecdota Syriaca, t. i., pp. 23—24 of the text.

foll. 2a-50a
title: A Chronicle, or rather a collection of historical notes
  foll. 2a-35a
  author: Eusebius
  title: Part of a Chronicle, or rather a collection of historical notes
  The first part of which, fol. 2 a, is chiefly derived from the Chronicle of Eusebius .
  foll. 35b-56a
  title: Part of a Chronicle, or rather a collection of historical notes
  The second part, fol. 35b-56b, seems to be a compilation from several later authorities. The latest date mentioned in these notes is A. Gr. 947, A.D. 636 (fol. 50 b; compare Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., p. 168).
  Cf. From the former, which is slightly imperfect at the beginning, Professor Roediger has edited considerable extracts in his Chrestomathia Syriaca, 2nd ed., p. 105;; Professor Roediger has also given a Latin translation in Schoene's edition of the Chronicle, vol. ii., p. 201.; The latter has been published by Land in his Anecd. Syr., t. i., pp. 2—22 of the text.

foll. 56b-57a
title: A list of the Arab Caliphs, from the time of the prophet Muhammad down to that of Yazid II.
rubric: ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܕܡ̇ܚܡܛ ܪ[ܣܘܠܐ] ܕܐܠܗܐ
This list appears to have been drawn up during the caliphate of Hisham, A.D. 724—742, not improbably by the transcriber of the manuscript himself.
Cf. It has been published by Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., p. 40.

foll. 57b-60a
title: Short Hymns
rubric: ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
This was apparently added by a later hand.

Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 6, consisting of 60 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but of ܐ only the last leaf remains, and of ܒ the first two leaves are missing. There are from 24 to 32 lines in each page.

Vellum

60 ff. 9 2/5 × 6

The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but of ܐ only the last leaf remains, and of ܒ the first two leaves are missing.

- The quires are 7 in number, but of ܐ only the last leaf remains, and of ܒ the first two leaves are missing.

There are from 24 to 32 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela, and belongs in all probability to the middle of the viiith cent.

foll. 57b-60a See additions.

fol. 60b See additions. A later owner erased the original possessor's name, and substituted his own (John).

fol. 60b See additions. A later hand has in its turn been almost completely effaced the second possesor's name (John).

- foll. 57b-60a

Short hymns apparently added by a later hand.

ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ

- Colophon

The note on fol. 60 b, in the handwriting of the scribe, once contained the name of the original possessor; but a later owner erased it, and substituted his own (John), which has in its turn been almost completely effaced.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ [ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ . . . ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ . . ـܬ . . . ]. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ̇. ܥܠ ܡܢ ܕܐܫܬ̣ܘܬܦ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣ̣ܡ ܣܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܫܡ̣ܗܢـ̣ܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܫܘܬܦܝܘܗܝ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܒܓܢܘܢܗ ܕܠܐ ܦܛ̇ܪ݂. ܏ܘܫ.

8th 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 DCCCCXIII 3:1040-1041