London, BL, Add. 12136
source date: 7th 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/8, Add. 12,136, London, BL, Add. 12,136, BL Add MS 12136, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 39, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Index of reading lessons; Ezekiel, accordingto the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1a
title: Index of reading lessons
ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ
ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܕ ܒܕܦܐ ܙ
ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܐ ܒܕܦܐ ܐ
ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܨܘܡܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܐ ܒܕܦܐ
See below.

Foll. 1-100
title: Ezekiel, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܢܒܝܘܬܗ̣ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝ
See below.
The following portions of the text are missing: Ch. 14:14-16:17, 16:32-53, 17:3-22:2, and 24:18-25:3.
The lessons are rubricated in the text, the end of each being usually indicated by the letter ܫܠ̣ܡ

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 100 leaves, of which foll. 1, 29, 30, and 100, are more or less mutilated. The quires, originally 13 in number, are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting after foll. 28, 29, 30; and 38. Each page has from 23 to 25 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the viith cent. Vowels have occasionally been added in faint characters by a later hand.

Vellum

100 ff. 9 3/8 × 6

The quires, originally 13 in number, are signed with letters.

- Foll.1, 29, 30, and 100 are more or less mutilated.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.28, 29, 30, and 38.

Each page has from 23 to 25 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the 7th century.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

At the foot of foll.80 b, 93 b, and 99 b, there are drawings, of a later date than the manuscript, representing a peacock, and birds feeding their young in the nest.

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

- Vowels have occasionally been added in faint characters by a later hand.

- A later hand has indicated a marginal division into 24 sections (ܨܚܚܐ=ܨ).

- ܣܡ̇ܬ ܠܟ ܝܕܥܐ ܥܠ ܪܫܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܪܣܐ̣. ܕܕܠܐ ܬܘܗܝܐ ܬܫܟܚ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܥܐ ܐܢܬ݁. ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܟ̈ܬܝܒܢ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ I have put a mark for thee at the commencement of each quire, that thou mayest find without delay the lesson which thou seekest among those written above.

By ܕܦܐ is meant a single leaf of the manuscript.

- ܕܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܘܬܐ
- Doxology

ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ ܡܫܒܚܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ

followed by the usual doxology, and by two lines of writing in a more cursive character, which are now only partially legible, but may be supplied as follows:

ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ [ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܘ]ܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒܗ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ [ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ. ܐܡܝܢ] ܘܐܡܝܢ .

- There is a note in a much later hand, part of which is torn away and the rest almost obliterated. The words ܐܝܬܘܗܝ, ܕܠܚܐ, and ܚܪܡ are still legible, from which it is evident that it contained one of the customary anathemas.

According to the note on fol. 1. b, the treatise of Athanasius de incarnatione Dei Verbi must at one time have been bound up with this copy of Ezekiel.

7th 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 XXXIX 1:24