London, BL, Add. 14691
source date: 1541
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/549, Add. 14,691, London, BL, Add. 14,691, BL Add MS 14691

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/550, Add. 14,691, foll. 1–109, London, BL, Add. 14,691, foll. 1–109, BL Add MS 14691, foll. 1-109, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 264, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXIV

[This manuscript contains: A lesson (1 Corinth., xi. 23 — 32); Several prayers (ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ); Instructions to the priest for celebrating the holy Eucharist; A collection of Anaphoras. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-2
title: A lesson (1 Corinth., xi. 23 — 32)

Foll. 1a-2
title: Several prayers (ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ)

Foll. 1a-2
title: Instructions to the priest for celebrating the holy Eucharist

Foll. 2b-108
title: A collection of Anaphoras
  Foll. 2b-24
  author: Jacob of Edessa
  author: S. James, the brother of our Lord
  title: Of S. James, the brother of our Lord, as revised by Jacob of Edessa
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ. ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ܆ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ܇ ܚܲܬܝܬܐ ܘܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ
  Foll. 24b-43
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Of John Chrysostom
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
  Foll. 43a-55
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: Of Cyril of Alexandria
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
  Foll. 55b-74
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Of Gregory Nazianzen
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ
  Foll. 74a-85
  author: Jacob of Edessa
  title: Of Jacob of Edessa
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ
  See Renaudot, Liturg. Orient., t. ii., p. 371
  Foll. 85-100
  author: Ignatius
  title: Of Ignatius
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝ̣ܘܣ ܢܘܪܢܐ
  Foll. 100a-104
  author: Xystus, bishop of Rome
  title: Of Xystus, bishop of Rome
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܪܡܝ̣ (sic)
  Foll. 104a-108
  author: Dionysius bar Salībī
  title: Of Dionysius bar Salībī
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܕܝܘܢܢܣܝ̣ܘܣ ܒܪ ܨܠܝ̣ܒܝ
  See Renaudot, p. 449
  Fol. 108a
  author: Eustathius
  title: Of Eustathius
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܣܛܬܐܘܣ
  See Renaudot, p. 235
  A later hand has added this anaphora.

Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 109 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8 and 107—109. The quires, signed with letters, are 11 in number. There are from 14 to 21 lines in each page.

109 ff.

- Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 109 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8 and 107—109. The quires, signed with letters, are 11 in number. There are from 14 to 21 lines in each page. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 1541, A.D. 1230

The writing is good and regular.

Foll. 1 and 2 a were written by a different hand from the rest of the volume.

A later hand has added the anaphora of Eustathius.

See additions.

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

- On foll. 107 b and 108 a there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written in the year 1541, A.D. 1230, by the priest 'Adlēv bar Joseph.

ܐܫܬ݀ܠܡ ܘܐܣܬ݀ܝܟ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܗ ܘܐܟܬ݂ܒ ܒܗ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܒܬܡܘܿܙ̣ ܝܪܚܐ ܫܡܫܲܢܝܐ. ܕܫ̇ܢܬ ܐܘܢ̇ܡܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܕܘܿܝܐ ܘܚܲܛܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܢܪܫܘܡ ܠܫܡܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܠܗ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܓܘܐ. ܥܲܕܠܹܘ ܕܒܫܡ ܘܠ̣ܘ ܒܥ̈ܒ݁ܕܐ ܕܝܪܝܘܢܐ ܒܫܡܐ ܘ܏ܩܫ ܒܪ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܪ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܡܐ ܒܪ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܨܠܝ̣ܒܐ. ܡܢ̈ܚ̣ܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܒܝܬ . . . ܒܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܢ ܘܡܲܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܥܠ . . . ܡܘܓܝ̣ܬܗ. ܒ݁ܒ̣݁ܥܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܕܡܩܲܪܒ ܘ܏ܫ.

- In another note, at the foot of fol. 73 b, he mentions his brother Rabban Michael.

ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܬܘܒܟ ܥܡ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘ܏ܫ. ܘܠܐܚܘܢ ܪܒܢ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܕܐܦ ܗܘ ܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܥܡܝ.

- The volume passed by purchase from the hands of ‘Adlēv into those of Rabban Iyūb. Fol. 108 a.

ܙܒܢ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܪܒܢ ܐܝܘܒ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܪܒܢ ܥܕܠܘ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܢܩܪܒ ܒܗ ܘܢܠܦ ܡܢܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܠܙܒܘܢܐ ܘܠܡܢ ܕܡܩܪܒ ܒܗ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ.

- Rabban Iyūb in his turn sold it to Rabban Joseph. Fol. 108 a.

ܙܒܢ ܠܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܡܢ ܪܒܢ ܐܝܘܒ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬ݀ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܢܩܪܒ ܒܗ ܘܢܐܬܪ ܡܢܗ ܘܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܕܦܓܥ ܒܗ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܙܒܘܢܐ ܘܠܡܙܒܢܢܐ ܏ܘܫ.

AD 1230 AG 1541

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 CCLXIV 1:208-209

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/551, Add. 14,691, foll. 110–114, London, BL, Add. 14,691, foll. 110–114, BL Add MS 14691, foll. 110-114, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 150, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CL

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of the Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 110-114
title: Fragments of the Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 110-111
  title: Romans
  Ch. xv. 14-33.
  Foll. 111a-114
  title: 1 Corinthians
  Ch. ii. 4 - v. 10.

Five paper leaves, about 10 in. by 6 3/4, all much stained and torn (Add. 14,691, foll. 110—114).

Paper

5 ff. 10 × 6 3/4

- All leaves are much stained and torn.

The writing is good and regular, of the 13th century.

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 CL 1:95