London, BL, Add. 14659
source date: 8th or 9th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/427, Add. 14,659, London, BL, Add. 14,659, BL Add MS 14659, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 990, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXC

[This manuscript contains: Part of the Organon ofAristotle, with introductions, notes and commentaries byGeorge, bishop of the Arabs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1 a-263 b
title: Part of the Organon of Aristotle, with introductions, notes and commentaries by George, bishop of the Arabs
ܓܘܪܓܝ (ܓܝܘܪܓܝ) ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܝܥܩܘܒܝܐ
See additions.
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 494; Renan, Journal Asiatique, 1852, 4eme Serie, t. xix., p. 324, and "de Philosophia Peripatetica apud Syros," p. 32; Hoffmann, de Hermeneuticis apud Syros Aristoteleis, p. 148
  foll. 1a-59
  title: The Ten Categories
    foll. 1a-2b
    author: George, bishop of the Arabs
    title: Introduction
    rubric: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ̇ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܓܘܪܓܝ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
    Imperfect
    foll. 3a-28
    author: Aristotle
    title: Text
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ. ܡܛܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܣ
    foll. 28b-59
    author: George, bishop of the Arabs
    title: Commentary
    rubric: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ
  foll. 59b-82b
  title: The treatise Περὶ ἑρμηνείας
  Cf. Hoffmann, de Hermeneuticis apud Syros Aristoteleis, pp. 22—28, 30, 38, 45, 53.
    foll. 59b-67b
    author: George, bishop of the Arabs
    title: Introduction
    rubric: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܦܪܝܐܪܡܢܝܣ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ
    foll. 68a-82b
    author: Aristotle
    title: Text
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ. ܕܡܬ̣ܩܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ
  foll. 83a-263b
  title: The Analytica (Priora)
    foll. 83a-200
    title: Book i
      foll. 83a-94
      author: George, bishop of the Arabs
      title: Introduction
      rubric: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ
      foll. 94b-153
      author: Aristotle
      title: Text
      rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣. ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ̇ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ
      foll. 153b-200
      author: George, bishop of the Arabs
      title: Commentary
      rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    foll. 200b-263b
    title: Book ii
      foll. 200b-201
      author: George, bishop of the Arabs
      title: Introduction
      rubric: ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
      foll. 201b-243b
      author: Aristotle
      title: Text
      rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܢܘܠܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
      foll. 244a-263b
      author: George, bishop of the Arabs
      title: Commentary
      rubric: ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐ[ܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ] ܩܕܡܝܐ

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 263 leaves, many of which are much stained by water and more or less torn, especially foll. 32—37, 122, 157, 163—165, 180, 209—212, 218, 220, 221, 237—248, 255, and 257—263. The quires, signed with letters, are 27 in number. This volume is imperfect at the beginning and end, and a leaf is also wanting after fol. 2. There are from 26 to 32 lines in each page.

Vellum

263 ff. 9 1/8 × 6 3/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 27 in number.

- 263 leaves, many of which are much stained by water and more or less torn, especially foll. 32—37, 122, 157, 163—165, 180, 209— 212, 218, 220, 221, 237—248, 255, and 257 —263. This volume is imperfect at the beginning and end, and a leaf is also wanting after fol. 2.

There are from 26 to 32 lines in each page.

The writing is a clear, elegant Estrangela of the viiith or ixth cent. The name of the scribe was Theodosius. See additions.

There are many ornamental designs in this manuscript, coloured with red and green paints; e. g.foll. 3 a, 28 b, 46 a, 59 a (birds), 68 a (do.), 83 a (do.), 88 a, 89 b (birds), 90 b, 92 a, 93 a (birds) and b, 94 b (birds), 183 b, and 201 b.

- Colophon

The name of the scribe was Theodosius, as appears from a note (written with green paint) on fol. 32 a

ܨܠ̣ܘ ܥܠ ܬܝܕܣ ܡܚ̣ܝܠܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܟܬ̣ܒ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝ̣ܠܗ ܟܬ̣ܒ ܬܝܕܣ

- Colophon

The name of the scribe appears again on fol. 33a

ܬܝܕܣ

- Colophon

The name of the scribe appears again on fol. 55b

ܬܝܕܣ

8th or 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 DCCCCXC 3:1163-1164