London, BL, Add. 17122
source date: 6th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/751, Add. 17,122, London, BL, Add. 17,122, BL Add MS 17122, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 137, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-129
title: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version
The lessons are rubricated in the text.
  Foll. 1b-27
  title: Romans
  Foll. 27a-54
  title: 1 Corinthians
  Foll. 54a-59b
  title: 2 Corinthians
  Ending with ch. v. 12.
  Foll. 60a-61
  title: Galatians
  Beginning with ch. v. 18.
  Foll. 61b-70
  title: Ephesians
  Foll. 70b-77
  title: Philippians
  Foll. 77a-82
  title: Colossians
  A leaf is missing after fol. 80, containing ch. iii. 5—22.
  Foll. 82a-88
  title: 1 Thessalonians
  Foll. 88a-91
  title: 2 Thessalonians
  Foll. 91a-99
  title: 1 Timothy
  Foll. 99a-104
  title: 2 Timothy
  Foll. 104a-107
  title: Titus
  Foll. 107b-109
  title: Philemon
  Foll. 109a-129
  title: Hebrews
  explicit: ܒܝܕ ܝܫܘܥ
  Ending with ch. xiii. 21.

Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 129 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 9, 30, 69, 70,128, and 129. The quires were 15 in number, but ܙ and ܚ are missing. Originally they were signed with both letters and arithme¬tical figures (see fol. 99 a, ܝܓ ), but they are now marked with letters only. There, are from 23 to 27 lines in each page.

Vellum

129 ff. 8 3/4 × 5 1/2

The quires were 15 in number. Originally they were signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see fol.99 a, ܝܓ ).

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1, 9, 30, 69, 70, 128, and 129.

- Quires ܙ and ܚ are missing. Quires are now marked with letters only.

There are from 23 to 27 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the 6th century.

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Gabriel. See 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.]

- Greek vowels being occasionally added by a later hand (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ andܳ , e.g. foll. 100 a and 101 a).

- The points rukkākh and kushshāi occur on foll. 25 b and 26.

- ܕܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܫܬܘܬܦ ܐܡܝܢ.

- Some lessons have been noted on the margins by later hands.

- On fol. 1 a the Lord's Prayer is written in an ancient Arabic hand, now much effaced.

- One Gabriel has recorded his name on fol. 11 b:

ܨܠܠܘ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܟܠ ܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܢܬܦܪܥ ܡܝܢ ܡܪܝܐ

6th 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 CXXXVII 1:87-88