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Add. 14,679

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/535
Description based on Wright DCCX (2:606) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1102 / AG 1413
Origin: ܢܝܩܝܘܣΝικίου
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 195 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Daniel of Salach. The second volume of the Commentary of Daniel of Salach on the Psalms, comprising Pss. li. — c. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 195 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—9, 20—35, 44—46, 53, 54, 57, 58, and 192—194. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 25 in number; but the first four are lost, and the next eight are more or less imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 4, 5, 6, 8, 20, 29, 34, 35, and 52. There are from 21 to 26 lines in each page. This volume is written in a coarse, inelegant hand, and dated A.Gr. 1413, A.D. 1102.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a coarse, inelegant hand, and dated A.Gr. 1413, A.D. 1102.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below
Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Daniel of Salach. The second volume of the Commentary of Daniel of Salach on the Psalms, comprising Pss. li. — c. [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 192b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܘܫ̣ܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ: ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕ ܠܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ: ܩܫܝܫܐ ܢܟܦܐ: ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܨ̇ܠܚܝܐ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ: ܏ܘܫ.
Note: At present the text commences with the homily on Ps. lxii., from v. 4.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 192b): Then follows a note, fol. 192b, stating that the manuscript was transcribed by Samuel bar Cyriacus, a priest and stylite,A.Gr. 1413, (A.D. 1102), at a place called ܢܝܩܝܘܣ(Νικίου), not far from the desert of Scete and from Cairo and Alexandria. ܫܩ̣ܠ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝ̣̈ܕܝ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܠܡ ܘܐܣܛܘܢܪܝܐ ܡܚ̇ܝܠ̣ܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܐܪ[ܒܥ̈ܡـ]ـܐܐ ܬ̈ܠܬܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܬܠܬ ܒܫܒܐ ܒܬܡܢܝܐ ܒܬܐܡܘܙ ܝܪܚܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ. ܐܬܟܬܒ̣ ܘܐܬܕܩ (sic) ܒܐܝ̣̈ܕܝ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܨܝܪܐ. ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܘܠܝܕ. ܡ̈ܢܚܐ. ܟܬܟܕ (sic) ܗ̣ܘ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܒܓܘܙܪܬܐ ܕܫܡܗ̇ ܢܝܩܝܘܣ ܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝܣ ܘܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܗܓܝܢܐ ܘܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 194a): Fol. 194a contains a very small portion of the commentary on Ps. i., left unfinished by the scribe. The heading is written with yellow paint.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14679

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  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
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  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Decoration information encoded by Alexys Ahn
  • Decorations identified and categorized by Beth Maczka
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
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  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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