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Add. 17,108

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/737
Description based on Wright XXIX (1:18) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 39 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The Proverbs of Solomon, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 7 3/4, consisting of 39 leaves, two of which, fol. 3 and 4, are slightly stained and torn. The quires, six in number, seem to have been originally signed with letters (see fol. 26). Several leaves are wanting at the beginning, and one leaf after fol. 10. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 19 to 22 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a fine, clear Estrangela of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 39): The Proverbs of Solomon, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
 
Title:
ܚܟܡܬܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 39a): ܫܠܡܬ. ܚܟܡܬܐ. ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ̇ ܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ
Notes:
  • The missing portions are: ch. i. 1—v. 9 and ch. xii. 13—xiii. 4.
  • Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text, whilst others have been noted on the margins by a later hand.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text, whilst others have been noted on the margins by a later hand.

How to Cite This Entry

David A. Michelson et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/737.

Bibliography:

David A. Michelson et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/737.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17108

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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Additional Credit:

  • Created by Daniel J. Greeson
  • Edited by Tucker D. Hannah
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Elizabeth Walston
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Locus information for manuscript items added by Ziyan Zhang
  • Decoration information encoded by Alexys Ahn
  • Decorations identified and categorized by Beth Maczka
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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