London, BL, Add. 14429
source date: A. Gr. 1030
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/85, Add. 14,429, London, BL, Add. 14,429, BL Add MS 14429, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 60, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LX

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-166
See additions.
  title: Index to the lessons
  Foll. 3-161
  title: The two books of Samuel and a portion of the first book of Kings according to the recension of Jacob of Edessa
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii. p. 335-36;Ceriani, Monumenta Sacra et Profana, t. ii. fasc. i., pp. x., xi.; and his memoir, Le Edizioni e i Manoscritti etc., p. 27.
    Fol. 3b
    title: Summary of the contents of the first book of Samuel
    This is not a translation from the Synopsis of Chrysostom.
    Foll. 5-90
    title: The first book of Samuel, according to the recension of Jacob of Edessa
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ
    It is divided into 15 chapters,ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ
    The other missing portions of the text are: 1 Sam. 25:11—20, 29 — 39, and 30:2—13.
    Fol. 90b
    title: Summary of the contents of the second book of Samuel the portion of the first book of Kings
    Foll. 91-161
    title: The second book of Samuel, including the first book of Kings, ch. 1:1—49, according to the recension of Jacob of Edessa
    It is likewise divided into 15 chapters.
      Foll. 91-161
      title: The second book of Samuel, according to the recension of Jacob of Edessa
      rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ
      Foll. 162-166
      title: The first book of Kings, ch. 1:1-49, according to the recension of Jacob of Edessa
      The fifteenth chapter extended as far as 1 Kings, ch. 2:11:܏ܝܗ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܕ ܣܐ̣ܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܫܚ̇ܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܒܘ̈ܫܐ܆ ܘܐܝܬ̣ܝܘ ܠܗ ܥܠܝܡܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܬܫܟ݂ܒ ܥܡܗ: ܘܥܠ ܪܘܪܒܗ ܕܐܘܪܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܐܓܝܬ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܡܠܟ̇ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܕܗ ܕܡܢ ܪܓܬܗ: ܘܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܫܠܘܡܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܦܩܕܗ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܡܘܬ܀

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 166 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 59, 65, 68, 70 and 128. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number, the last having now only one leaf. Single leaves have also been lost after foll. 76, 77 and 86. Each page has from 19 to 23 lines.

Vellum

166 ff. 10 1/8 × 6 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number.

- Several leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.59, 65, 68, 70 and 128.

- The last quire now has only one leaf.

- Single leaves have also been lost after foll.76, 77 and 86.

Each page has from 19 to 23 lines.

This manuscript is written in a large, beautiful Estrangela, much resembling the handwriting of Sābā of Rās'ain (see Add. 12,135 [...] , and 14,428 [...] ), and dates from about A. Gr. 1030, A.D. 719. See additions.

See additions.

A later hand in red ink.See additions.

Greek words in elegant characters.See additions.

See additions.

A monk of Tagrīt, who visited the convent of S. Mary Deipara. See additions.

A more modern hand.See additions.

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

- Greek vowels are rarely added; for example,fol. 5 a, ܦܶܐܢܰܐܢܰܐ, fol. 88 b, ܕܒܣܐܦܝܡܘܬ, ܕܒܐܪܝܩܐܢ,and ܕܒܢܘܳܢܬܘܳܡ.

- The lessons (ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ, abbreviated ܩܪܝ and ܩ) are indicated on the margins in red ink, sometimes by a later hand, the end of each being usually marked by the letter ܫ.

- A few Greek words are written on the margins in elegant characters, e.g. foll.5 a, 69 a, 71 a, 78 b, and 88 b.

- There are a considerable number of various readings and notes, some of the latter being taken from the works of Severus of Antioch(foll.36 a, 100 a).

- Colophon ܫܢܬ ܏ܐܠ ܏ܒܝ ܒܢܝܣܢ ܫ̇ܪܝ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܥܙܪ ܘܥܐܕܝ ܒ. . in the year 1030(A.D. 719), on the tenth of Nīsān,Lazarus and ‘Adī began in this book . . . .
- Colophon

Below this, in the same hand, but smaller and less distinct, are the words

ܩܨܝܪܝܢ ܘܟܬܝܒܝܢ,

the meaning of which is not clear. It is, therefore, uncertain whether the manuscript was written A.D. 719 or a little earlier, as the above-named persons were probably the collators and correctors.

- :[ܐܢܐ ܚ]ܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܠ (sic) ܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܬܬܝܬ (sic) ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܝܠ ܕܝܠܬ(sic) .ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
- ܒܒܥܘ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ

- Just below this stands the name of the abbat John of Beth-Severīna(See Assemani, Bilb. Orient., t. i. pp. 215, 216):

ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܣܒܝܪܝܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܢܐ ܕܝܪܐ(sic).

- Colophon

ܐܬܬ݁ܪܨ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܝܐ ܘܗܘܬ݀ ܘܣ̇ܓܝ ܥܣܩܐܝܬ: ܡܢ ܡܫܠܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܟܝܬ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ̇ ܘܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ: ܒܫܢܬ ܏ܐܝܘ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ: ܐܝܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ.

“This first book of Kings was corrected, so far as possible and with much labour, from the different versions, viz. from that of the Syrians and from those of the Greeks, by the hands of the pious Jacob, bishop of Edessa , in the year 1016 of the Greeks or of king Seleucus (A.D. 705), third indiction, in the great convent of Tel-'Adā.

AG 1030 AD 719

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 LX 1:37-39