London, BL, Add. 14684
source date: xiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/540, Add. 14,684, London, BL, Add. 14,684, BL Add MS 14684

[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.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/541, Add. 14,684, foll. 1–36, London, BL, Add. 14,684, foll. 1–36, BL Add MS 14684, foll. 1-36, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 166, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXVI

[This manuscript contains: A work similar in character to the preceding, exhibiting some of the books of the Old Testament, in the following order. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

title: A work similar in character to the preceding, exhibiting some of the books of the Old Testament, in the following order
  Fol. 1a
  title: Ruth
  Fol. 1a
  title: Susanna
  Fol. 1b
  title: Esther
  Fol. 2a
  title: Judith
  Fol. 3a
  title: Isaiah
  Fol. 10a
  title: The twelve minor Prophets
  Fol. 10a
  title: Jeremiah
  ܫܠܷܡ̣ܘ . ܫܡ̈ܳܗܷܐ . ܕܰܟܬܴܒܴܐ . ܕܶܐܪܱܡܝܳܐ
    Fol. 23b
    title: The Lamentations
    Appended to Jeremiah.
    Fol. 24a
    author: Baruch
    title: The two Epistles of Baruch
    Appended to Jeremiah.
    Fol. 24b
    author: Jeremiah
    title: The Epistle of Jeremiah
    Appended to Jeremiah.
  Fol. 25a
  title: Ezekiel
  See additions.
  Fol. 30a
  title: Daniel
  Fol. 32b
  title: The Psalms

Paper, about 7 1/4, in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 36 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 14—17, and 23—26. The quires were originally 9 in number, the first five of which are now lost, with the exception of two leaves. They are signed with Syriac and Greek letters and arithmetical figures, thus: fol. 3 ܘ; fol. 13, ܙ; and fol. 23, ܚ. There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.

36 ff.

- Paper, about 7 1/4, in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 36 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 14—17, and 23—26. The quires were originally 9 in number, the first five of which are now lost, with the exception of two leaves. They are signed with Syriac and Greek letters and arithmetical figures, thus: fol. 3 ܘ; fol. 13, ܙ; and fol. 23, ܚ. There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xiith cent., and is fully pointed with Greek vowels (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ, , , , , , e.g. ܢܰܚܫܝܺܘܗܝ, ܐܶܦܱܠܓ݂ܝܺܘܗܝ, ܚܶܘܬ݂ܐ), rukkākh, kushshāi, etc.

See additions.

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

- The subscription to Ezekiel is repeated in Armenian capitals.

- The margins contain short notes by different hands, referring sometimes to grammatical points, e.g., fol. 7 b:

ܢܨܒ̣ܘܢ ܡܢ ܢܨܒܬܐ ܢܨܒ̇ܘܢ ܡܢ ܨܒܝܢܐ

- Other marginal notes refer to readings of the Septuagint, e.g., fol. 7 a:

ܥ܏ܒ

- Other marginal notes are explanatory of difficult words, e.g., fol. 9 b, referring to ܐܰܥܦܳܐ is written marginally:

܏ܗ. ܚܕ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ)

- On fol. 36a there are two notes, one of which seems to be of nearly the same age as the manuscript. It states that a certain Yeshūa’, the son of Rabban Sergius, of Melitene , became the son-in-law of the writer in in the year 1474, A.D. 1163.

ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܐܪܒܥܡܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܢ ܚܬܢܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܪܒܢ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܡܢ ܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܝ. ܡܬ̇ܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܘܡܫܘܐ ܠܗ ܕܢ̣ܛܪ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܘܗܝ

- The second note on fol. 36 a is of later date, and reads, "In the year 1500 (A.D. 1189) the Franks went forth to the country of Syria. And in the year 1448 (A.D. 1137) the king of the Greeks went forth to the land of Syria."

ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̈ܠܦ ܏ܘܢـ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܢܦ̣ܩܘ ܦܪ̈ܢܓܝܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ ܐ̈ܠܦ ܏ܘܬ ܏ܘܡܚ܆ ܢܦ̣ܩ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ

12th 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 CLXVI 1:113

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/542, Add. 14,684, foll. 37–117, London, BL, Add. 14,684, foll. 37–117, BL Add MS 14684, foll. 37-117, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 169, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXIX

[This manuscript contains: A work similar to the preceding, but comprising not only biblical books, but also the works of several Greek Fathers and other writers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.]

Syriac

title: A work similar to the preceding, but comprising not only biblical books, but also the works of several Greek Fathers and other writers
See the passages of Bar-Hebræus quoted by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars. ii., pp. 937-8.
See additions.
  title: The New Testament
    title: The Acts of the Apostles
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܱܟܣܺܝܣ. ܕ܏ܝܒ. ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
      title: The three Catholic Epistles
      Appended to The Acts of the Apostles.
    author: S. Paul
    title: The Epistles of S. Paul, in the usual order
    title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
    title: The four Gospels, according to the Harklensian version
    rubric: ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ
    title: The genealogies of our Saviour (S. Matthew, ch. i., and S. Luke, ch. iii.)
  title: The Greek Doctors
    author: Dionysius the Areopagite
    title: The writings of Dionysius the Areopagite, as translated by Phocas bar Sergius of Edessa
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܺܝܴܢܘܣܻܝܳܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܱܪܷܐܝܳܘܣ ܦܰܐܓܴܘܣ
    title: A list of the Byzantine emperors, from Constantine the Great down to Heraclius I
    rubric: ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: The writings of Basil of Caesarea
    rubric: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܣܪ̈ܝܐ
      author: Joannes Maro
      title: A discourse of Joannes Maro on the Incarnation of God the Word
      rubric: ܡܠܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ. ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܕܡܪܘܢ. ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܬܪܝܨ̈ܝ ܫ܏ܘ
      incipit: ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܘ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܫܪܪܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܚ̇ܠ ܐܠܗܐ: ܕܠܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ ܡܬܟܬܒܝܢ܆ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܒ̈ܐܦܐ܇ ܘܡܒܚܢܢܐ ܚܬܝܬܐ
      Interposed in the writings of Basil .
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I
    rubric: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܓܪܝ݊ܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܰܢܙܻܝܰܢܙܾܘ
      title: A short tract on the various meanings of the word ܡܠܬܐ in the writings of Gregory Nazianzen, with examples
      rubric: ܒܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܐ ܡܬܡܪܐ (sic) ܡܠܬܐ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܠܓܘܣ
      Inserted into The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I.
      title: Words from the commentary to certain of the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen
      Inserted into The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I.
      author: Joannes Philponus
      title: Words from the Διαιτητής, ܕܻܝܰܐܛܺܐܛܝܺܘܣ of Joannes Philoponus
      rubric: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܦܻܝܠܳܘܦܳܘܢܳܘܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܟܐܒ̈ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ
      Inserted into The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I.
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part II
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܠܓܘܣ
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: The letters of Basil and Gregory Nazianzen
    title: The names and sayings of the Seven Sages
    rubric: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܦܝ̈ܠܘܣܦܐ
    ܐ. ܣܳܐܠܳܘܢ ܐܬ݂ܝܢܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܕ̇ܡ ܣܓ݁ܝ ܒ ܒ̣ܺܝܐܰܣ ܦ݁ܐܪܝܢܝܐ ܣܘܓ݂ܐ ܒ̣̈ܝ̣ܫܐ. ܓ. ܦܶܐܪܻܝܐܰܢܕ݂ܪܴܘܣ ܩܘܪܢܬ݂ܝܐ. ܒ݁ܗܘܓ݁ܝܐ ܟ݂ܠ ܡܕ̇ܡ ܐܡ̣ܪ. ܕ. ܬ݂ܰܐܠܐܺܘܣ ܡܝܠܝܣܝܐ. ܕܥ̣ ܢܦ݂ܫܟ. ܗ. ܟ݂ܻܝܠܳܘܢ ܠܐܩܕ݂ܡܘܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܥܪܒ̣ܘܬ݂ܐ ܐܫܬ݁ܐܠ ܘ. ܦ݁ܺܝܛܰܩܘܳܣ ܠܶܙܒ̣ܺܝܢܴܝܴܐ. ܕ̇ܥ̣ ܙܒܢܐ ܙ. ܩܐܠܷܘܳܒ̣ܠܘܳܣ ܠܝܢܕ̣ܝܐ. ܡܡܫܚܘܬ݂ܐ ܛܪܩܐ
    The names are also barbarously written in Greek.
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The discourses of Severus of Antioch, in three parts
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣ݊ܘܐܝܪܣ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
      author: the synod (of Antioch)
      title: The letter of the synod (of Antioch) to John, patriarch of Alexandria
      rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܢܕܘܣ ܠܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ
      Prefixed to The discourses of Severus of Antioch, in three parts.
      author: John
      title: The reply of John to the synod
      rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܣܷܘܺܢܕ݂ܳܘܣ
      author: Severus
      title: The letter of Severus to John
      rubric: ܕܣܷܘܻܐܝܪܴܘܣ ܠܝܾܘܚܰܢܳܢ
      author: John
      title: The reply of John to Severus
      rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܣܶܘܻܐܝܪܷܐ

Paper, about 7 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 81 leaves (Add. 14,684, foll. 37—117), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 110—112, and 117. The quires have been left without signatures. Leaves are wanting after foll. 110, 111, and 117. The number of lines in each page varies from 19 to 25.

81 ff.

- Paper, about 7 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 81 leaves (Add. 14,684, foll. 37—117), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 110—112, and 117. The quires have been left without signatures. Leaves are wanting after foll. 110, 111, and 117. The number of lines in each page varies from 19 to 25.

This manuscript is written in a good, current hand of the xiith or xiiith cent., with numerous Greek vowels, etc.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- The margins are crowded with notes, and with words written in Greek characters.

12th or 13th 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 CLXIX 1:119-120