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Add. 17,115

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/744
Description based on Wright XCVI (1:66) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The Gospels of S. Matthew and S. John, according to the Peshitta version; The Epistle of S. Paul to the Hebrews, ch. i. 13—ii. 13, according to the Peshitta version.; The Epistle of S. Jude, vv. 1—13, according to the Peshitta version.; The Acts of the Apostles, ch. vii. 30— 39, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 8, consisting of 88 leaves, of which foll. 1, 21, and 86—88 are slightly stained and torn. The quires, nine in number, are now signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 28 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a fine, large Estrangela, of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll.87 and 88 are in a hand of the ixth or xth cent.
Hand 3 (minor, West Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Gospels of S. Matthew and S. John, according to the Peshitta version
Note: The lessons are rubricated in the text of the Gospels.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): S. Matthew
Item 3 (Fol. 48b): S. John
Item 4 (Fol. 87a): The Epistle of S. Paul to the Hebrews, ch. i. 13—ii. 13, according to the Peshitta version.
 
Title:
ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ܀ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܝܟܝܐܝܠ
Item 5 (Fol. 87b): The Epistle of S. Jude, vv. 1—13, according to the Peshitta version.
 
Title:
ܩܬܠܝܩܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܝܟܝܐܝܠ ܡܠܐܟܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 88b): The Acts of the Apostles, ch. vii. 30— 39, according to the Peshitta version.
 
Title:
ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܝܟܝܐܝܠ ܡܠܐܟܐ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: Greek vowels have been occasionally added, e.g. on foll.2b and 3a.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): The writing on fol. 1a has been almost wholly effaced.
Addition 3: A few lessons have been noted on the margins by later hands.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/744.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/744.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17115

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  • Created by Daniel J. Greeson
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  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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