London, BL, Add. 14436
source date: viiith or ixth cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/94, Add. 14,436, London, BL, Add. 14,436, BL Add MS 14436

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/95, Add. 14,436, foll. 1–76, London, BL, Add. 14,436, foll. 1–76, BL Add MS 14436, foll. 1-76, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 169, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXIX

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Pěshītta version; The Canticles. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 26 items.]

Syriac

title: The Psalms, according to the Pěshītta version
rubric: [ܥܠ] ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܕܘܝܕ [Or more likely, since the leaf is slightly torn, ܕܘܝܕ should be read ܕܕܘܝܕ, the word ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ having been accidentally omitted.] ܕܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ. ܕܡ̇ܦܩܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܦܠܝܣܛܝܢܝܐ̣ ܠܥܒܪܝܐ܆ ܘܡܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ̣ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ܆ ܘܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ̣ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡ̇ܟܬ݂ܒ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܡܙܡܪܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ. ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ
See additions.
The following portions of the text are wanting: Ps. xxxix. 12—xl. 14, lxxviii. 53 —xciv. 4, xcv. 7—civ. 30, cv. 24—cxviii. 88, cxviii. 116—cxxxii. 3, and cxxxv. 5—cxli. 1.
See additions.
The headings of the psalms are usually quite different from those in Lee's edition. The first ten, included below, may serve as examples.
  title: Ps. i.
  rubric: ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ .. ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܕܐ̇ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܕܘܥܝܪ܆ ܠܡ̇ܣܩܘ ܠܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܙܟܘܪ̈ܐ: ܘܐܝ̣ܬܒ ܒܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܣܩܐ ܒܙܟܘܪ̈ܐ : ܦ̈ܬ : ܝ̈ܕ
  title: Ps. ii.
  rubric: ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ. ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܣܬܥܪ̈ܝ ܒܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܡܢ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ܆ ܘܡ̇ܥܗܕ ܠܢ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ: ܦ̈ܬ. ܟܚ̈
  title: Ps. iii
  rubric: ܕܬܠܬ. ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܝܫܠܘܡ ܒܪܗ: ܦܬ̈: ܝ̈ܙ
  title: Ps. iv.
  rubric: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܫܕܪ ܫܐ̇ܘܠ ܠܡܩܛܠܗ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܘܦ̇ܠܛ ܢܦܫܗ: ܦܬ̈ : ܝ̈ܛ
  title: Ps. v.
  rubric: ܕܚܡܫ. ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܡ̇ܩܕܡ ܗܘܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܕܘܢܝ: ܦܬ̈: ܟܚ̈
  title: Ps. vi.
  rubric: ܕܫܬ: ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܟܘܪܗܢܗ ܘܕܚܘܠܡܢܗ. ܦܬ̈: ܝܛ̈
  title: Ps. vii.
  rubric: ܕܫܒܥ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܟܘܫ ܗ̇ܢܕܘܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܡܢܕ. ܟܕ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܝܫܠܘܡ ܒܪܗ: ܦܬ̈. ܠܗ̈
  title: Ps. viii.
  rubric: ܕܬܡ̇ܢܐ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܫܩܠܘܗ̇ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܡܐ̣ ܠܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐ̇ܕܘܢܝ.. ܘܐܘܿܒܠܘܗ̇ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܢ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇ ܕܘܝܕ. ܦܬ̈ : ܝܚ̈
  title: Ps. ix.
  rubric: ܕܬܫܥ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܩܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܕܪܥܙܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܨ̇ܘܒܐ : ܦܬ̈ : ܡ̈
  title: Ps. x.
  rubric: ܕܥܣܪ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܦܬ̈ : ܠܚ̈

title: The Canticles
  title: The first song of Moses, Exod. xv. 1— 21
  title: The second song of Moses, Deut. xxxii. 1—43
  title: The song of Isaiah, ch. xlii. 10—13, xlv. 8
  See additions.
  title: The song of Hannah, 1 Sam. ii. 1—10
  title: The song of Habakkuk, Hab. iii
  A leaf is missing. Cf. additions.
  title: The song of Jonah, Jon. ii. 3—10
  title: The song of the three holy Children
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
    title: Part 1, vs. 3-34
    title: Part 2, vs. 35-66
  title: The song of the Blessed Virgin (Magnificat), S. Luke i. 46—55
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܛ̇ܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ
  title: The song of Zacharias, S. Luke i. 68— 79
  title: The Beatitudes, S. Matth. v. 3—12
  rubric: ܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
  title: The hymn "Gloria in excelsis," S. Luke ii. 14
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܕܐ
  title: The Nicene Creed
  rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 76 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 57, 61, 62, 69, and 70. The quires, originally 12 in number, are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting after foll. 29, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 71, and 76. The number of lines in each page varies from 22 to 26.

76 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 76 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 57, 61, 62, 69, and 70. The quires, originally 12 in number, are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting after foll. 29, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 71, and 76. The number of lines in each page varies from 22 to 26.

It is written in a neat, regular Estrangela of the viiith or ixth cent.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- A note on fol. 1 a, apparently in the same handwriting as the text, has been so much effaced that hardly a word is legible.

- A note of more recent date on the margin of fol. 10 a has befallen the same fate as the note on fol. 1 a.

- There is a marginal division of The Psalms, according to the Pěshītta version, by a later hand, into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܐܬܐ and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ, the former being indicated by one of the following:

ܪܝܫ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ

ܫܘܒܚܐ ܘܪܝܫ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ

- To the subscription to The Psalms, according to the Pěshītta version a later hand has added:

ܘܚܕ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܩܛܠܗ ܠܓܘܠܝܕ

- The leaf containing the rest of The song of Habakkuk, Hab. iii and The song of Isaiah, ch. xlii. 10—13, xlv. 8 is missing. The latter work is now added on the margin of fol. 68 a.

8th or 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 CLXIX 1:119-120

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/96, Add. 14,436, foll. 77–129, London, BL, Add. 14,436, foll. 77–129, BL Add MS 14436, foll. 77-129, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 178, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ [ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ] ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܙܡܪܢܐ. ܕܡܦܪ̈ܫܢ ܡܢ [ܠܫܢܐ] ܦܠܐܣܛܝܢܝܐ. ܡ̇ܦܩ (sic) ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ. ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
The following portions are missing: Ps. ii. 6—xxxvii. 23, lviii. 10—lx. 8, lxviii. 30— lxix. 21, and cxliii. 1 to the end.
The Psalms have, in general, either no headings or very brief ones. The below may serve as examples.
  title: Ps. xl.
  rubric: ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܏ܦܬ ܏ܡܘ:
  title: Ps. xli.
  rubric: ܕܡܐ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܏ܦܬ ܏ܟܛ:
  title: Ps. xlii.
  rubric: ܏ܕܡܒ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܦ܏ܬ ܠܐ
  title: Ps. xliii.
  rubric: ܕ܏ܡܓ ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܦܬ ܏ܝܕ
  title: Ps. xliv.
  rubric: ܕ܏ܡܕ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܙܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܘܪܝܒ
  title: Ps. l.
  rubric: ܕܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܕܚܝܠܘܼܬܗ ܕܐܕܘܢܝ ܘܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܠܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ
  title: Ps. li.
  rubric: ܕܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕ (altered into ܘܚܕܐ) ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܩܛܠ ܠܐܘܪܝܐ ܚܝܬܝܐ. ܏ܦܬ: ܏ܠܛ:

Vellum, about 6 1/2 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 53 leaves (Add. 14,436, foll. 77—129), many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 77, 94, 120, 128, and 129. The quires are signed with letters (e. g. fol. 78), but a later hand has marked them with Arabic numerals (%, fol. 86 b; %, fol. 106 b), and the leaves of each quire are numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures (% e.g. foll. 106 b—95 b). The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 26.

53 ff.

- Vellum, about 6 1/2 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 53 leaves (Add. 14,436, foll. 77—129), many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 77, 94, 120, 128, and 129. The quires are signed with letters (e. g. fol. 78), but a later hand has marked them with Arabic numerals (%, fol. 86 b; %, fol. 106 b), and the leaves of each quire are numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures (% e.g. foll. 106 b—95 b). The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 26.

This manuscript is written in a hand of the xth cent.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- There is a marginal division into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ, the ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ being marked with one of the following:

܏ܫܘ ܘܪܝܫ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ ,ܫܘܒܚܐ ܘܪܝܫ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ

܏ܫܘ ܪܝܫ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ

The ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ are marked with one of the following:

ܫܘܒܚܐ

܏ܫܘ

- Of the writing on fol. 77 a scarcely a word is legible

10th 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 CLXXVIII 1:126-127