London, BL, Add. 14434
source date: first half of the viiith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/90, Add. 14,434, London, BL, Add. 14,434, BL Add MS 14434

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https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/91, Add. 14,434, foll. 1–79, London, BL, Add. 14,434, foll. 1–79, BL Add MS 14434, foll. 1-79, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 54, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LIV

[This manuscript contains: Imperfect extract of a fragment of Hippolytus.; Imperfect extract from Hippolytus.; Imperfect extract from Basil onPs.I.; Extract from Basil onPs.I.; Imperfect extract from Eusebius; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1a
title: Imperfect extract of a fragment of Hippolytus.
incipit: ܩܪ̈ܨܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܏ܣܒ̣ ܟܕ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܕܘܝܕ. ܢ܏ܓ̣ ܟܕ ܐ̇ܟܠܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܨܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܙܝ̈ܦܝܐ ܒܡܥܪܬܐ. ܘ܏ܫ.
Imperfect extract, part of which corresponds very closely to the fragment of Hippolytus edited by Dr. de Lagarde in his de Lagarde, Analecta Syriaca, p. 87, lines 26—30.

Fol. 1b
title: Imperfect extract from Hippolytus.
incipit: ܕܐܝܦܘܠܝܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ̣. ܫܪܒܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ.
See de Lagarde's Analecta Syriaca, p. 83, line 29—p. 85, line 1.

Fol. 3a
title: Imperfect extract from Basil on Ps. I.
incipit: ܩ̇ܪܐ ܠܕܡܥܬܐ. ܡܢܐ ܓܪܝ ܠܐ ܝ̇ܠܦ ܐܢܬ ܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ. ܠܘ ܪܒ̇ܘܬ ܦܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܓܢ̱ܒܪܘܬܐ. ܘ܏ܫ..
Imperfect extract from Basil on Ps. I. (Opera, ed. 1839, t. i. pp. 128-9).

Fol. 3a
title: Extract from Basil on Ps. I.
incipit: ܠܩܝܬܪܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܓܝܼܪ ܘ݊ܠܠܘ̣ܿܪܐ̣ ܢܚܫܐ ܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ ܙܐ̇ܡ ܠܘ݊ܪܐ (marg.λγρα) ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ (marg. ܠܘܬ ܢܩܘܫܐ. ܘ܏ܫ. ܡܐܢܐ ܕܡܘܣܝܩܪܘܬܐ)
See note above. Opera, ed. 1839, t. i. pp. 129

Fol. 3b
title: Imperfect extract from Eusebius
rubric: ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܦܡܦܘܠܘܣ̣ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ,
incipit: ܏ܐ. ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܚܘܦܿܛܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܘܡܬܟܠܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ.
See Montfaucon, Collectio Nova Patrum et Scriptt. Graecc., t. i. p. 2.

Fol. 4a
title: Imperfect extract from the letter of Athanasius to Marcellinus.
incipit: ܛܪܘܢܐ ܩܡ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܘܥܠܝܟ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܓܘܠܝܕ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ̣. ܠܐ ܬܕܚ̣ܠ ܘ܏ܫ.
See Opera, ed. 1698, t. i., pars 2, p. 998.

Fol. 5a
title: Imperfect extract, containing explanations of Hebrew names and words
Such as:ܙܡܪܝ, ܦܪܥܘܢ, ܦܝܢܚܣ, ܚܡ, ܟܐܪܘܒ, ܚܘܫܝ, ܚܘܪܝܒ, etc.

Fol. 5a
title: Imperfect extract from Origen
rubric: ܕܐܘܪܝܓܢܝܣ̣. ܫܪܒܐ̣ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ,
incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܗܝ̣ܡܢܘ ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ: ܡܣ̣ܒܪܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ: ܪܫܡ̇ܝܢ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ̣. ܙܕ̇ܩ ܠܡܐܡܪ̣ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܐ̈ܬܝ ܡܛܘܠܬܗ.
See Bugati, Psalmi secundum edit. LXX interpretum, p. 493, etc..

Foll. 5a-79b
Paul of Tellā
title: The Psalms, translated from the Septuagint by Paul of Tellā
rubric: ܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
This manuscript has been used by the Rev. F. Field in his edition of the [...] Hexapla of Origen;Origenis Hexaplorum quae supersunt, etc., tomi ii fasciculus i, Oxon. 1867 See in particular p. 86
Each psalm has its appropriate heading, according to the LXX., and a marginal note specifies the number of ܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ or στίχοι; for example, Ps. iii., fol.8b, ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ̣ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܥ̇ܪܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܕܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ; margin,ܓ. ܦ̈ܬ. . ܝܙ. . . The word διάψαλμα is always retained in the form ܕܝܐܦܐܣܠܡܐ(e.g. fol.9a).
The longer psalms are divided into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ, for example, Ps. xvii. (xviii.), fol.13b, ܡܪܡܝܬܐ. ܐ. ܦܬ̈. ܢܗ., fol. 15a,ܡܪܡܝܬܐ. ܒ. ܦܬ̈. ܢܚ.
The margins are thickly covered with notes, consisting chiefly of the various readings of Aquila , Symmachus , Theodotion , the Quinta and the Sexta (e.g. foll.21b and 22a).
Compare, in general, the edition of Bugati, Psalmi secundum editionem LXX interpretum etc., Milan, 1820.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ.

title: Marginal notes of the book of Psalms according to Aquila

title: Marginal notes of the book of Psalms according to Symmachus

title: Marginal notes of the book of Psalms according to Theodotion

title: Marginal notes of the book of Psalms according to Quinta

title: Marginal notes of the book of Psalms according to Sexta

Fol. 79b
title: The Apocryphal Psalm 151
The apocryphal Ps. cli. is placed after the subscription (fol.79b).

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 79 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1 , 5 , 6, 8—14, 17, 27, 48, 51, 52, 55, 65, 67, 70—72, 75, and 76. The quires, 20 in number, are signed with letters, but not more than two or three of them are complete, leaves being missing at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 28, 29, 30, 41, 50, 54, 55, 56, 58, 69, 71, 74, 75, 77 and 78. Each page has from 22 to 27 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the first half of the viiith cent.

Vellum

79 ff. 10 × 6 7/8

The quires, 20 in number, are signed with letters.

- 79 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.1, 5, 6, 8—14, 17, 27, 48, 51, 52, 55, 65, 67, 70—72, 75, and 76.

- Not more than two or three of the quires are complete, leaves being missing at the beginning and end, as well as after foll.2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 28, 29, 30, 41, 50, 54, 55, 56, 58, 69, 71, 74, 75, 77 and 78.

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Each page has from 22 to 27 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the first half of the viiith cent.

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- There are also many Greek words written on the margins in elegant slanting uncials, for instance, foll.14a, 21a, 22b, 23a, 24a, 36b, 37a, 42a, 44b, etc.

- Annotations from Athanasius; foll.8a, 13a, 40b, 45a and 45b.

- Annotations from Cyril; fol. 29a.

- Annotations from Hesychius, the priest, of Jerusalem , ܗܘܣܝܟܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ; foll. 17a, 19b, 20b, 23b, 33b, 34b, 41a.

- On fol. 29 b there is a quotation from the Latin translation of Ps.xl. (xli.), 1, 2, one of the very rare instances of a Latin note in the volumes forming the Nitrian collection:

Beatus qui intelligit sup egenum et pauperem. in die mala liberabt eum. dhs. dhs conserut eum et uiuificet eum et beatu faciat eum in terra. [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 1, p. 36.]

These words seem to be of considerably later date than the manuscript itself, though probably anterior to the xiith cent.

- On the margin of fol. 79b there is a note, in a hand of the xiith or xiiith cent., stating that the book was repaired and bound by the scribe Yeshūa':

ܚ̣̇ܕܬ ܘܕܒ̣̇ܩ ܝܫܘܥ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ̇ ܨ̇ܠܐ̣ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ܀

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early 8th 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 LIV 1:35-36

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/92, Add. 14,434, foll. 80–128, London, BL, Add. 14,434, foll. 80–128, BL Add MS 14434, foll. 80-128, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 55, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LV

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, translated from the Septuagint byPaul ofTellā; The Song of the three holy Children, fromthe book of Daniel, vv. 29—66.; Extract from Basil on Ps. I; Extract from Eusebius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 82a-127
Paul of Tellā
title: The Psalms, translated from the Septuagint by Paul of Tellā
[ܫ̈ܠܡـܝ]ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܟ [ܡـ]ܦܩܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ. .
In every respect this is very similar to no. LIV [Add. 14,434, foll. 1–79] [...] .
This manuscript has also been used by Mr. Field in his edition (Origenis Hexaplorum quae supersunt, etc., tomi ii fasciculus i, Oxon. 1867 of the [...] Hexapla of Origen.

Foll. 127a-128b
title: The Song of the three holy Children, from the book of Daniel, vv. 29—66.
This is appended to the Psalms

Foll. 80-81
title: Extract from Basil on Ps. I
Same extracts from Basil mentioned in no.LIV. They are less mutilated here than there.

Foll. 80-81
title: Extract from Eusebius.
Same extracts from Eusebius mentioned in no.LIV. They are less mutilated here than there.

Vellum, about 10 7/8 in. by 7 3/8, consisting of 49 leaves (Add. 14,434, foll. 80—128), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 81, 82, 89, 98, 108, 127, and 128. The quires, originally 16 in number, are signed with letters. Leaves are missing at the beginning, as well as afterfoll. 81, 89, 97, 116 and 126. Each page has from 23 to 29 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangelaof the viiith cent.

Vellum

49 ff. 10 7/8 × 7 3/8

The quires, originally 16 in number, are signed with letters.

- 49 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.81, 82, 89, 98, 108, 127, and 128.

- Leaves are missing at the beginning, as well as after foll.81, 89, 97, 116 and 126.

Each page has from 23 to 29 lines.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the viiith cent.. Simeon

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

- Greek words are written on the margins of foll.82a, 89b, 96a, 100a, 101a, 103a, and 127b.

- Annotations from Athanasius: foll.85b, 106a, 117b, 118b, 121b, 122a.

- Annotations from Cyril: foll.84b, 103a.

- Annotations from Hesychius of Jerusalem ; foll.93b, 95a, 96a, 97b, 100b, 106a, 113b, 114b, 118a.

- Colophon

This manuscript was written by a scribe from the city of Amid, whose name appears to have been Simeon:

[ܐ̇ܢܐ ܫܡܥ]ܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܡܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ [ܟܬ̇ܒ]ܬ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܝ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ̇ ܕܐ̇ܬܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܿܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀

- Of the later notes on the same page one mentions the name of a reader also called Simeon:

ܚܪ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܘܡܠܸܐ ܡܘ̈ܡܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܨܠܘܬܗ ܠܦܠܓܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

8th century The city of Amid

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 LV 1:36-37