London, BL, Add. 17103
source date: viiith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/730, Add. 17,103, London, BL, Add. 17,103, BL Add MS 17103, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 52, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LII

[This manuscript contains: In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-70
See additions.
  Foll. 1a-3b
  title: Summary of the contents
  title: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ
  incipit: ܫܪܒܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗܘܐ. ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܚ̣ܙܘ ܕܣ̣ܝܡ̣. ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܘ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ
  ܫܠܡܘ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܕܝ̇ܢܐ̣ ܫܒܥܐ
  It is imperfect at the beginning.
  See the Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae of John Chrysostom; Opera, t. vi. p. 400, E,διὰ τὸ ἀλλόφυλον εἶναι· ὡς δὲ εἶδον ἐπικείμενον, οὐκ ἠναντιώθησαν .
  Foll. 4a-70b
  Paul of Tellā
  title: The books of Judges and Ruth, translated from the Septuagint version by Paul of Tellā
  The text of these two books has been carefully edited from this manuscript by Dr. T. Skat Rőrdam, Copenhagen, 1861.
  The lessons are usually indicated on the margins by the word ܩܪܝܢܐ at the beginning, and the letter ܫܠܡ at the end of each.
  The margins contain the chapters, sections and versicles (e.g. fol.61a, ܦܬ ܐܠܦ, but no various readings.
    Foll. 4a-61b
    Paul of Tella
    title: The book of Judges, translated from the Septuagint version by Paul of Tellā
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܝ̈ܢܐ
    ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܬܦܚܡ̣ ܡܢ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
    Fol. 62a
    title: Summary of the contents
    title: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܐܪܥܘܬ
    See Chrysostom's Synopsis, Opera, t. vi. p. 402.
    Foll. 62b-70b
    Paul of Tella
    title: The book of Ruth, translated from the Septuagint version by Paul of Tella
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܪܥܘܬ ܒܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
    ܫܠܡܬ ܐܪܥܘܬ

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 70 leaves, a few of which are a little stained, and one (fol. 68) slightly torn. The quires, seven in number (the last of 15 leaves), are signed with letters. A couple of leaves are wanting at the beginning, and one after fol. 5. There are from 23 to 26 lines in each page.

Vellum

70 ff. 10 1/4 × 6 3/4

The quires, seven in number (the last of 15 leaves), are signed with letters.

- 70 leaves, a few of which are a little stained, and one (fol.68) slightly torn.

- A couple of leaves are wanting at the beginning, and one after fol.5.

There are from 23 to 26 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the viiith cent. See additions.

See additions.

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

- Colophon

Colophon :

ܨܚܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܬ̣ܟܬܒ ܗܿܘ ܕܐܬ̇ܦܫܩ ܗܢ ܡܢܗ̣. ܪܫ̣ܝܡ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܝܥܝ ܦܨ̈ܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ.

"On the manuscript exemplar, from which this (copy) was translated, there was written thus: copied from the Tetrapla, according to the version of the LXX."

- Ownership Inscription

On fol. 70b there is a note, in the handwriting of the scribe, but in a more cursive character, informing us that this manuscript (like the second portion of Add. 14,437 [...] ) belonged to the convent of Mār Cyriacus at Tellā Hăphīkhā.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܕܬܠܐ ܗܦܝܟܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ. ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ. ܐܘ ܕܢܦܚܡ ܡܢܗ. ܘܠܐ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܬܬܚܫܒ ܡܢܬܗ ܥܡ ܡܚܠܨܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ. ܘܢܐܪܬ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ ܘܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

- There are a few notes and corrections, made by a reader named Zākhē; e.g. foll.17a, 21a, 51a, and 65b(Ruth ii. 14.ܒܚܠܐ, marg.ܙܟ̇ܐ. ܒܚܠܒܐ. ܚܛܝܐ).

8th century

See additions.

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 LII 1:32-33