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Add. 17,107

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/736
Description based on Wright XXXVIII (1:23-24) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 541 / AG 852
Origin: Edessa
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 70 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: Ezekiel, according to the Peshitta version; Hymns and prayers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 7 7/8, consisting of 70 leaves. The quires, nine in number, are signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 27 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a good, regular Estrangela.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): Ezekiel, according to the Peshitta version
 
Title:
ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ
  Subscription (Fol. 68a): ܫܠܡܬ ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܡܫܒܚܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ   Colophon: See additions.
Note: The lessons are rubricated in the text.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Hymns and prayers
Note: Rather rudely written, and now so much stained and effaced as to be read in some places with difficulty.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1: A few Greek and Syriac vowels have been added by later hands.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡـ[ܪܢ ܘ] ܐܠܗܢ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܒܨܘ . .
Addition 3 (Fol. 68b): On fol. 68 b, we find the following note, in a current hand, stating that this volume was written at Edessa, A. Gr. 852, and purchased by Sergius and Abraham, the sons of Malkā, from the town of Hadathā for the use of the convent to which they belonged.ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܢ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘܙܒܢܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܩܪܘܢ ܒܗܘܢ (sic) ܘܢܬܗܓܘܢ ܒܗܘܢ (sic) ܗܢܘܢ ܘܝܪ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ ܢܩܪܐ ܘܢܩܝܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܥܢܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܢܗܪܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
Addition 4 (Fol. 68b): On the same page, in a hand of not much later date, there is an inventory of the altar cloths, napkins, etc., left in the said convent, after one John had taken what he required. This inventory was made out by the priest Luke.♱ܓܢܘܣܝܣ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܦܫ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܫܩܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܬܫܡܫ̈ܬܗ. ܦܪ̈ܣܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܨܠܒܐ (sic) ܚܕ̈ܬܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܘܕܪܓܘܢܐ (sic) ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܦܪ̈ܣܐ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܟܬܢܐ ܘܫܘܫܦܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܟܬܢܝܬܐ ܘܡܢܕ̈ܠܐ ܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܛܝܢܣ ܕܟܬܢܐ♱ ܐܢܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܠܘܩܐ ܟܬܒܬܝ
Addition 5 (Fol. 3a): ܘܬܘܒ ܬܚ̈ܘ̣ܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܓܢ̣ܣ

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