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source date: A. Gr. 1161
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/419, Add. 14,651, London, BL, Add. 14,651, BL Add MS 14651, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 948, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXLVIII

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1453, Add. 14,651, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,651, upper text, BL Add MS 14651, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 948, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXLVIII

[This manuscript contains: Lives of Saints and Martyrs; Discourses by several writers; The doxology; Index of the contents of the volume; Further discourses by several writers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: Lives of Saints and Martyrs
  author: Deacon Jacob
  title: The history of Pelagia, the harlot, of Antioch
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܘܠܡܕܗ̇ ܕܢܨܝܚܬܐ ܦܠܓܝܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ
  See the Acta Sanctt. for October, t. iv., p. 262.
  title: The martyrdom of Febronia
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܗ̇ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܬܝ ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ ܢܨܝܚܬܐ
  See Add. 14,647, fol. 157 b.
  title: The history of Eupraxia
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܘܦܪܟܣܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  See Add. 14,649, no. 24.
  author: John of Asia
  title: The history of the two sisters Mary and Euphemia
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ. ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܬܐ. ܕܡ̇ܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܛܒܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܗ̇ ܒܐܡܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܒܬܠܐ ܕܡܘܙܠܬ
  See Add. 14,647, fol. 40 a, and Land, Anecdota Syr., t. ii., p. 92.
  author: Athanasius
  title: Letter of Athanasius to the Virgins, who went and prayed at Jerusalem, and returned
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܦܐ ܕܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ (sic) ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܐܙ̈ܠܝ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܨ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܦ̣ܢ̈ܝ
  See Add. 14,607, no. 7, a.
  author: John of Asia
  title: The history of the virgin Susanna
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܫܡܗ̇ ܫܘܫܢ. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ
  See Add. 14,650, no. 18, h; Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 35 of the preface, and p. 343.
  title: The history of John of Rome
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܕܗܘܡܐ (sic) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
  title: The martyrdom of Sabinianus
  rubric: ܗܘ ܦܡܢܡܛܐ: (sic) ܕܡܪ (sic) ܣܒܝܢܝܢܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܝܠܐ
  incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܗ ܕܣܗܕܐ܇ ܕܐܣܗܕ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܣ̇ܘܣ ܕܘܟܣ܇ ܘܕܡ̣ܛܪܝܘܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ. ܒܪܝܫ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܒܣ̇ܘܣ ܕܘܟܣ̣. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܠܣܒ̇ܝܢܝܢܘܣ. ܣܒ̈ܝܢܝܢܐ̣. ܠܡܢܐ ܩ̇ܝܡܬ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ܇ ܏ܘܫ
  title: The martyrdom of Seleucus and Stratonice
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܛܘܢܝܩܐ ܘܕܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ (sic) ܡܟܝܪܗ̇. ܒܩܘܙܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܢܡܪܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܢܦܐ ܘܪܫܝܥܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ
  See Add. 12,174, no. 56.

title: Discourses by several writers
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Discourses of Jacob of Batnae
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Creed of the Council of Nicaea
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܬ ܒܢܩܝܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ
    incipit: ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܪܘ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܒܗ ܐܬ݀ܦܬܚ ܥܠܡܐ ܣܡܝܐ ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Creed of the Council of Chalcedon
    rubric: ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܣܗܢܕܘܣ ܕܟܠܩܢܪܘܣ (sic)
    incipit: ܓܢܒܪ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܬܘܩܦܗ ܦ̣ܪܩ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܗ. ܦܪܘܩܝܗ̇ ܠܥܕܬܟ ܡܢ ܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܟܦܪ̈ܝ ܒܫܡܟ
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On Pentecost
    rubric: ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܐ (sic)
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 328, no. 184.
  author: Ephraim
  title: Discourse of Ephraim on the Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܡ (sic) ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܟܕ ܫܕܪܗ ܡܪܢ ܠܨܪܦܬ ܨܝܪܢ (sic) ܨܝܪ (sic) ܐܪܡܡܠܬܐ (sic) .ܡܛܠ ܕܟܦܢ
  incipit: ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܡܪܗ. ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡ̇ܫܠܛ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܓܕܫܐ ܘܣ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ. ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܓ̇ܠܙ ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Pride
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܬܝܪܘܬܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ (sic)
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 86..
  author: Ephraim
  title: Discourse of Ephraim on the Female Sinner
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܪܗܬ ܒܚܛܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܬܠܒܒܘ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܕܟܡܐ ܡܪܚܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܠܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ ܫܒ̣ܩ ܠܗ̇ ܚ̈ܘܒܝܗ̇. ܐܦ ܣܡܟܗ̇ ܕܡ̇ܥܩܐ ܗܘܬ. ܏ܘܫ
  Compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 156, no. 54.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Ten Virgins
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܢ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 139.

title: The doxology

title: Index of the contents of the volume

title: Further discourses by several writers
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: Funeral discourse of Isaac of Antioch on priests and deacons
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 233, no. 95.

Vellum, 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 217 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 171. There are from 19 to 26 lines in each page. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see below).

217 ff.

- Vellum, 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 217 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 171. There are from 19 to 26 lines in each page. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see below).

The upper text is written in a good, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1161, A.D. 850.

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

- Colophon

A note on fol. 214 b informs us that the manuscript was written in the year 1161, A.D. 850, and that it belonged to the priest Job and another man, whose name is not mentioned.

ܫܠܡܬ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܢܝܣܢ ܝܪܚܐ. ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܬܐ (sic) ܒܗ. ܝܘܡ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܡ̈ܝܬܪܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡܠܩ̈ܛܐ. ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܟܬܒܗ̇ ܗ̣ܘ ܘܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܐܬܪ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܟܠܢܫ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ

- On fol. 1 a there is a note, in the usual form, stating 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.

AD 850 AG 1161

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 DCCCCXLVIII 3:1101-1103

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1454, Add. 14,651, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,651, lower text, BL Add MS 14651, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 948, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXLVIII

[This manuscript contains: The Gospels, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: The Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked on the margins. There was also a harmony at the foot of each page, e. g. foll. 48 a, 88 a, 92 b, 151 a. There were also rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
  foll. 5 a
  title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
  These sections are marked on the margins.
  48 a
  title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
  These sections are marked on the margins.
  143 a
  title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
  These sections are marked on the margins.
  182 b
  title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
  These sections are marked on the margins.
  foll. 3 a
  title: Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
  6 b
  title: Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
  66 a
  title: Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
  143 a
  title: Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.

This manuscript is palimpsest throughout. The lower texts' quires are signed with letters; e. g. foll. 31 a, ܓ, 181 a, ܒ.

Vellum

217 ff.

- This manuscript is palimpsest throughout. The lower texts' quires are signed with letters; e. g. foll. 31 a, ܓ, 181 a, ܒ.

The ancient text is written in a fine, large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

Most of the rubrics, being painted with red paint, have either nearly or altogether disappeared.

Fol. 112 b exhibits a Cross within an oval nimbus, which was probably once decorated with various colours.

There is a similar Cross, but ofsmaller size, on fol. 216 a.

6th or 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 DCCCXVIII 3:1103