London, BL, Add. 17162
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/805, Add. 17,162, London, BL, Add. 17,162, BL Add MS 17162

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/806, Add. 17,162, foll. 1–14, London, BL, Add. 17,162, foll. 1–14, BL Add MS 17162, foll. 1-14, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 164, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXIV

[This manuscript contains: "Book of the Vowel-points of the Old and New Testaments and of the (Greek) Doctors.". In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

title: "Book of the Vowel-points of the Old and New Testaments and of the (Greek) Doctors."
Part of a work similar in character to the preceding.
The fragments remaining extend over only a small part of the Old Testament .
  Fol. 1a.
  title: Book of the Vowel-points of Genesis
  It is very imperfect.
  Fol. 1a
  title: Book of the Vowel-points of Exodus
  Fol. 5b.
  title: Book of the Vowel-points of Leviticus
  Fol. 9a
  title: Book of the Vowel-points of Numbers
  Fol. 12a
  title: Book of the Vowel-points of Deuteronomy
  It is very imperfect.
  Fol. 14a
  title: Book of the Vowel-points of Joshua
  It is very imperfect.
  Fol. 14a
  title: Book of the Vowel-points of Judges
  It is very imperfect.

Vellum, about 12 1/2 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 14 leaves, the first of which is much stained and torn. The quires, now only three in number, are signed with letters,ܒ, ܓ, and ܕ. The first quire has been entirely lost, and of ܓ and ܕ only the first and last leaves remain. Each, page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 32 lines.

14 ff.

- Vellum, about 12 1/2 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 14 leaves, the first of which is much stained and torn. The quires, now only three in number, are signed with letters,ܒ, ܓ, and ܕ. The first quire has been entirely lost, and of ܓ and ܕ only the first and last leaves remain. Each, page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 32 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth or xith cent. The points rukkākh and kushshāi are marked in red, and numerous Greek vowels are appended (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ, or , , and % , as ܘܢܶܫܛܺܝ̣ܘܗܝ fol. 5b, ܐܶܬ݂ܦܢܺܝܘ, fol. 11b)

See Additions.

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

- The margins are covered with notes by three or four hands, giving various readings (ܒ܏ܨ), explaining difficult words, etc. The Septuagint version is often cited ܒܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܒܕ܏ܫ ܒܫܒܥܝܢܝܐ). The authorities quoted are Daniel of Salach , ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܨܠܚܝܐ commentary on the Psalms, fol. 4a;Ephraim, foll. 3a, 5a, 8a; Narses the Nestorian, ܢܪܣܝ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܢܐ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܝܛܐ ܨܢܝܥܐ fol. 10a, and Severus of Antioch , ܣܐܘܝܪܐ foll. 2b, 5a.

10th or 11th 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 CLXIV 1:111-112

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/807, Add. 17,162, foll. 15–27, London, BL, Add. 17,162, foll. 15–27, BL Add MS 17162, foll. 15-27, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 654, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLIV

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On David and Goliath
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܓܘܠܝܕ. ܘܪܐܙܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ.
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 335, no. 215, serm. i.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: For Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
  Very imperfect.
  See Assemani, p. 322, no. 135.

Thirteen vellum leaves, about 12 in. by 8, several of which are much stained and torn (Add. 17,162, foll. 15—27). There are lacunae after foll. 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24 and 25. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 27 lines.

13 ff.

- Thirteen vellum leaves, about 12 in. by 8, several of which are much stained and torn (Add. 17,162, foll. 15—27). There are lacunae after foll. 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24 and 25. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 27 lines.

This manuscript is written, apparently by more than one hand, in a large, regular Estrangela of about the ixth cent.

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

9th 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 DCLIV 2:513-514