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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1520, Add. 14,644, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,644, upper text, BL Add MS 14644, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 936, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Addai. The Doctrine, or Preaching, ofAddai, orThaddaeus, the Apostle, atEdessa; The Doctrine, or Teaching, of the Apostles; Simon Peter. The Doctrine, or Teaching, ofSimon PeteratRome; The Finding, or Invention, ofthe Crossfor the second time, by the empressHelene; The martyrdom ofJudas, a Jewish convert, who became bishop ofJerusalemunder the name ofCyriacus; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

author: Addai
title: The Doctrine, or Preaching, of Addai, or Thaddaeus, the Apostle, at Edessa
ܫܠܡܬ. ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ. ܕܐܕܝ. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܐܟܪܙ. ܒܐܘܪܗܝ. ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ. ܕܐܒܓܪ. ܡܠܟܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ.
Imperfect at the beginning and in the middle.
See Cureton's Ancient Syriac Documents, p.ܗ.

title: The Doctrine, or Teaching, of the Apostles
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
See Add. 14,531 [...], fol. 109 a.
It has been edited by De Lagarde in his Reliquiae Juris Ecclesiast. Antiquiss., p.ܠܓ, and by Cureton in his Ancient Syriac Documents, p.ܟܕ . Compare also Mai, Scriptt. Vett. Nova Collectio, t. x.
The Apostolical Canons are numbered with arithmetical figures on the margins of foll.11 and 12.

author: Simon Peter
title: The Doctrine, or Teaching, of Simon Peter at Rome
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
See Add. 14,609 [...], fol. 16 a , and Cureton's Ancient Syriac Documents, p.ܠܗ .

title: The Finding, or Invention, of the Cross for the second time, by the empress Helene
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܗܠܢܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ. ܐܡܗ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ. ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ.
incipit: ܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܫܘܝܬ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܗܠܢܐ ܐܡܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܣ ܠܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܡܝܬܪܬܐ. ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܕܪܫܐ ܗܘܬ. ܘܚܘܒܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܟܝܚ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܘܬܗ̇. ܘܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܥܩܒܗ ܘܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܙܩܝܦܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
ܫܠܡܬ ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܒܡܚܦܛܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܢܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܙܟܝܐ.

title: The martyrdom of Judas, a Jewish convert, who became bishop of Jerusalem under the name of Cyriacus
rubric: ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܗܘܕܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ. ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ. ܘܐܬܩܪܒ ܠܐܦܣܩܦܘܬܐ. ܘܐܫܬܡܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ. ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܦ ܣܗܕܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܪܫܝܥܐ. ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ
See the Acta Sanctt. for May, t. i., p. 449.

title: The life of Abraham Ḳῑdūnāyā
rubric: ܢܨܚܢܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܝܕܘܢܝܐ
Imperfect at the end.
See Add. 12,160 [...], fol. 109 a .

title: The martyrdom of Jacob, who was cut in pieces.
ܫܠܡܬ ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܗܘ̈ܙܝܐ. ܕܐܬܟܠܠ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܦܪܣ. ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝ ܐܚܪܝ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ.
See Assemani, Acta Martyrum, pars i., p. 242.
Imperfect at the beginning.

title: The life of Julian Sābā, or the Aged
rubric: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܣܒܐ
See Add. 12,160 [...], fol. 117 a.

title: The martyrdom of Sophia, and her three daughters,Elpis, Pistis and Agape, at Rome
rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܦܝܐ. ܘܕܒ̈ܢܬܗ̇ ܬܠܬ. ܗܠܦܝܣ. ܦܝܣܛܝܣ. ܐܓܦܐ. ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
They belonged to the gens Sallustia,ܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܣܛܝܣ, and suffered under Hadrian.

title: The martyrdom of Sharbῑl, the high priest of Edessa, who became a Christian, and suffered under Trajan
rubric: ܗܘܦܡ̈ܢܡܛܐ ܕܫܪܒܝܠ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ. ܘܐܬܗܦܟ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܡܘܕܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ.
See Cureton's Ancient Syriac Documents, p.ܡܐ .

title: The history of Cosmas and Damian
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܕܡܝܢܐ ܐܚ̈ܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܩܘܪܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ.
See Add. 12,174 [...], fol. 397 b

title: The history of the Man of God from the city of Rome (Alexius Romanus), in the time of Rabūlas, bishop of Edessa
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ.
Compare the Acta Sanctt. for July, t. iv., p. 262.

title: An index to the contents of the volume
ܐܣܬܝܟܘ ܕܝܢ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܘ̈ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ. ܚܕܐ. ܕܐܒܓܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܘܫܟܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ. ܘܫܟܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ. ܘܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ. ܘܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܝܕܘܢܝܐ. ܘܢܨܚܢܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ. ܘܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܦܝܐ ܘܕܒ̈ܢܬܗ̇ ܬܠܬ ܦܣܛܝܣ ܘܗܠܦܝܣ ܘܐܓܦܐ. ܘܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ. ܘܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܝܠ. ܘܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܕܡܝܢܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܐܣ̈ܘܬܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ. ܘܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ.

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 94 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 7, 17, 35, 78, 79, and 90—94. The quires are 11 in number, but only one or two are complete, leaves being wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 7, 15, 24, 43, 53, 60, 70, 78, and 86. There are from 27 to 35 lines in each page. Foll. 44 and 45 are comparatively modern and palimpsest (See Add. 14,644, foll. 44 and 45, lower text [...] ).

94 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 94 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 7, 17, 35, 78, 79, and 90—94. The quires are 11 in number, but only one or two are complete, leaves being wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 7, 15, 24, 43, 53, 60, 70, 78, and 86. There are from 27 to 35 lines in each page. Foll. 44 and 45 are comparatively modern and palimpsest (See Add. 14,644, foll. 44 and 45, lower text [...] ).

This volume is written in a fine, regular, Edessene hand of the vth or vith cent., with the exception of foll. 44 and 45.

See additions.

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

- On fol. 93 a, after the doxology, once stood a note, of which we can now read only the words

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ. ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ.

- In its place has been substituted another, recording that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.

- On fol. 94 a, which is much stained and torn, one Sergūnā has written his name

ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܒܨ[ܝܪܐ ܘܕ]ܘܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢܫܐܣܪܓܘܝܢܒܪܕܬܘܡܣܐܒܪ ܓܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܬ ܟܘܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܘܠܡܪܝܢܐܝܢ ܐܡܢܘܐܡܢ܀

- The same page contains an ancient recipe for the manufacture of ink, in Arabic and Karshūnῑ, probably of the ixth cent. The Arabic text runs as follows:

ٮسم الله الرحىم مٯه الحبر الاسود ٮاحد ثلثىن وٯِبِه عٯص وٮرضه وٮحعله ٯى ٯدر ح[دد]ه وتصب علىه ٯِسط وٮصڡ ما و ٮطٮحه حٮى ىدهٮ ٮلٮه وٮصڡىه ٮرٯعه سٯىٯه وٮعىده ٯى الٯدر على الٮار وٮاحد ٮلٮ واٯ صمع عرٮى وٮدٯه حٮى ىصىر مٮل العٮار وٮٮرد دال الما وٮاحد داک الصمع وٮلٯىه علىه ٯلىل ٯلىل وٮاحد وٯىه ٯلٯٮٮ و[ىدٯه ں]عما وٮلٯىه علىه ٮم ٮعىده حٮى ادا ڡىو اٮرلٮه وحعلٮه ڡى ٯاروره [ووٯ]ڡه ٮلٮ ايام

or, adding the usual points and vowels:

بسم الله الرحمَن الرحيم صفة الحبر الاسود تأخذ ثُلْثَيْن وقيّة عفص وترضّه وتجعله في قِدْر جديجة وتصبّ عليه قسط ونصف مآء وتطبخه حتّي يذهب ثُلْثُه وتصفّيه برقعة سفىقة وتعيده في القدر علي النار وتأخذ ثُلْث واق صمغ عربيّ وتدقّه حتي يصير مثل الغُبار وتبرّد ذاك المآءَ وتأخذ ذاك الصمغ وتلْقيه عليه قليل قليل وتاخذ وقيّة قَلْقَنْت(χάλχανθον)وتدقّه نِعِمَّا وتلقيه عليه ثمّ تعيده حتّي اذا فىو (؟) انزلتَه وجعلتَه في قارورة ووقّعْه ثلَث ايّام،

"Take 2/3 oz. of gall-nut, pound it, and put it into a new pot. Pour on it a quart and a half of water, and boil it till one-third evaporates, then strain it through a coarse cloth, and put it again into the pot upon the fire. Take 1/3 oz. of gum-arabic, and pound it till it becomes like dust. Let the water cool; then take the gum-arabic and throw it into it by little and little. Take an ounce of copperas; pound it very fine and throw it in. Then put it (the pot) on (the fire) again, till it (the water)……….(?). Then take it off, put it into a bottle, and let it stand for three days."

The Ḳarshūnῑ text, which presents only a few trifling deviations from the above, runs thus:

[ܨܦـ]ـܗ ܐܠܚܒܪ ܐܠܐܣܘܕ ܬܐ[ܟܕ] ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܩܝܗ ܥܵܦܨ. ܬܡ ܬܕܩܗ. ܘܬܓܥܠܗ ܦܝܦܕܪܓܕ[ܝܕܗ ܘܬܨܒ] ܥܠܝܗ ܩܣܛ ܘܢܨܦ ܡܐ.(ܘܬܒܩܝܗ?)ܬܠܬ ܐܝܐܡ. ܬܡ ܬܨ[ܦܝܗ] ܒܪܩܥܗ ܣܦܝܩܗ. ܘܬܛܒـ[ܟـ]ـܗ ܚܬܐ ܝܕܗܒ ܬܠܬܗ. ܘܬܨܦܝܗ . . . ܘܬܥܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܐܠܢܐܪ. ܘܬܐܟܕ ܬܠܬ ܘܐܩ ܨܡܓ ܥܪܒܝ ܘܬܕܩܗ ܚܬ . . . ܚܬܐ ܐܕܐ ܒܪܕ ܕܐܟ ܐܠܡܐ. ܬܐܟܕ ܕܐܟ ܐܠܨܡܓ. ܘܬܕܪܗ ܥܠܝ ܕܐܟ ܐ . . . ܘܬܐܟܕ ܘܩܝܗ ܩܠܩܢܬܘܬܕܩܗܐܢܥܡܐ ܘܬܠܩܝܗ ܥܠܝܗ. ܘܬܥܝܕܗ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܢܐ[ܪ]. . . ܐܢܙܠܗ ܘܐܓܥܠܗ ܦܝܦܐܪܘܪܗܘܘܩܦܗ ܬܠܬ ܐܝܐܡ,

- As mentioned above, foll.44 and 45 are palimpsest. The older Syriac text is partially legible on fol.44 b, and appears to be of the ixth cent. At the foot of fol.45 b stands the name of Bar-ṣaumā, probably the person who inserted these two leaves.

ܒܪܨܘܡܐ

5th or 6th 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 DCCCCXXXVI 3:1083-1086

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1521, Add. 14,644, foll. 44, 45, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,644, foll. 44, 45, lower text, BL Add MS 14644, foll. 44, 45, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 936, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXVI

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

Syriac

title: Unspecified contents

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6. These leaves are palimpsest (See Add. 14,644, upper text [...] ).

2 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6. These leaves are palimpsest (See Add. 14,644, upper text [...] ).

The older Syriac text is partially legible on fol.44 b, and appears to be 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 DCCCCXXXVI 3:1083-1086