London, BL, Add. 14646
source date: 6th century
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/410, Add. 14,646, London, BL, Add. 14,646, BL Add MS 14646

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/411, Add. 14,646, foll. 1–133, London, BL, Add. 14,646, foll. 1–133, BL Add MS 14646, foll. 1-133, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 937, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Athanasius. The life ofAntonybyAthanasius; Palladius. Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-80
author: Athanasius
title: The life of Antony by Athanasius
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ ܢܨܝܚܐ
See Add. 14,609 [...] , no. 5.
The note that originally stood on fol. 1 a has been almost completely effaced; and even of a later note, recording that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, the greater part has been rubbed out.

foll. 80b-133b
author: Palladius
title: Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius
rubric: ܬܫܥܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Compare, in particular,Add. 14,609 [...] , no. 6. The principal rubrics are as follows.
  foll. 83a-99
  author: Palladius
  title: Of John of Lycopolis
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ
  ܫܠܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ.
  foll. 99b-102
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Hor or Or
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܗܘܪ ܡܫܡܠܝܐ.
  fol. 102b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Ammon
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܡܘܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ.
  foll. 103a-103b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Ben or Be
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܒܝܢ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܫܪܝܪܐ
  foll. 104a-104b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of the convents of monks there
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܡܢ
  foll. 105a-105b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Theon, or Theonas, the faster
  rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܢ ܨܝܡܐ ܓܒܝܐ
  foll. 106a-120
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Apollo, or Apollonius
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܦܠܘ ܙܗܝܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
  foll. 120b-122b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of the brethren whom Apollo sent with us
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܡܢ ܐܦܠܘ
  foll. 123a-129b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Copres
  rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܩܘܦܪܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܒܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܢܦ̣ܩ
  foll. 130a-130b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Sur, Isaiah and Paul
  rubric: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܪܐ ܘܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܣܘܪ ܘܐܫܥܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܐ. ܕܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ.
  foll. 131a-133
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Hellen the faster
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ ܨܝܡܐ ܘܢܨܝܚܐ
  fol. 133b
  title: Part of Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius
  author: Palladius
  title: Part of Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius
  rubric: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܒܐ̣ ܕܒܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܣܟܡ ܡܝܬܪ ܗܘܐ
  ܚܙܝܢܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܢܛܝܢܘ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ. ܠܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ.
  Nothing remains of this section but the words quoted above.

Vellum, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 133 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—10, 28, and 99. The quires, now signed with letters, are 15 in number, but one at least is wanting at the end. There are from 20 to 28 lines in each page.

Vellum.

133 ff. 8 1/2 × 5 1/4

The quires, now signed with letters, are 15 in number, but one at least is wanting at the end.

- 133 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—10, 28, and 99.

There are from 20 to 28 lines in each page.

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

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 DCCCCXXXVII 3:1086-1087

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/412, Add. 14,646, foll. 134–194, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,646, foll. 134–194, upper text, BL Add MS 14646, foll. 134-194, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 939, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: The life ofSerapion; The history ofPaul the bishopandJohn the priest. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

title: The life of Serapion
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ
See Add. 14,582 [...], fol. 190 b .

title: The history of Paul the bishop and John the priest
rubric: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ.
See Add. 12,160 [...], fol. 134 b .

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 61 leaves (Add, 14,646, foll. 134—194) a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 134—141, 174—177, and 194. The quires, six in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 163 a, ��); but later hands have marked them with letters, from ܐ to ܘ and from ܝܘ to ܟܐ. There are from 24 to 30 lines in each page. Foll. 183—194 are palimpsest (see Add. 14,646 foll. 183-194, lower text [...] ). [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. 1087.]

Vellum.

61 ff. 8 3/8 × 5 1/4

The quires, six in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 163 a, %); but later hands have marked them with letters, from ܐ to ܘ and from ܝܘ to ܟܐ.

- 61 leaves (Add, 14,646, foll. 134—194) a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 134—141, 174—177, and 194. Foll. 183-194 are palimpsest.

There are from 24 to 30 lines in each page.

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

foll. 183—194 are in a current hand of about the xth cent.

Later hands have marked the quires with letters, from ܐ to ܘ and from ܝܘ to ܟܐ.

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 DCCCCXXXIX 3:1087

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1401, Add. 14,646, foll. 183–194, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,646, foll. 183–194, lower text, BL Add MS 14646, foll. 183-194, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 939, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Part of the book of Isaiah, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 183-194
title: Part of the book of Isaiah, according to the Peshitta version
The ancient text of the palimpsest leaves

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 5 1/4. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 14,646 foll. 134-194, upper text [...] ).

Vellum.

12 ff. 8 3/8 × 5 1/4

- Slightly stained and torn, especially fol. 194

Written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

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 DCCCCXXXIX 3:1087