London, BL, Add. 12133
source date: the earlier half of the viiith century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1, Add. 12,133, London, BL, Add. 12,133, BL Add MS 12133

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/2, Add. 12,133, foll. 1–108, London, BL, Add. 12,133, foll. 1–108, BL Add MS 12133, foll. 1-108, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 9, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, IX

[This manuscript contains: The book of Exodus, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 3b-107b
title: The book of Exodus, according to the Peshitta version.
rubric: ܡܦܩܢܐ̇ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܼܢ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ
ܫܠܡ ܡܦܩܢܐ̇ ܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܼܢ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ;
See additions.
The lessons (ܩܪܝܢܐ, abbreviated ܩܪܝ) are indicated by rubrics in the text.

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 108 leaves. The quires, eleven in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures, thus: etc. There are from 20 to 22 lines in each page. The character is an elegant, regular Esṭrangĕlā, of the earlier half of the viiithcent. Vowels have been added in a few cases by a later hand (e.g. foll. 15 band 16 a, ܻܰܽ, ܻܽ, ܻܺܽ, ܻܳܽ, , ).

Vellum

108 ff. 9 3/4 × 6 1/2

The quires, eleven in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures, thus: etc.

There are from 20 to 22 lines on each page.

The character is an elegant, regular Estrangela, of the earlier half of the viiith century. See additions.

Vowels have been added in a few cases by a later hand (e.g. foll.15b and 16a, ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ,).

Deacon Sergius bar Abraham, of Rīsh’ainā or Rās’ain ,

Note written in large open Estrangela characters.

Subscription on 107b and note on 108a in the handwriting of Moses of Nisibis, abbat of the convent of S. Mary Deipara in the desert of Scete(A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932). See additions.

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

- Doxology

The doxology,

ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ̇ ܣܓܝܕܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ̣ ܐܡܝܼܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܆,

and in a more cursive character the words

ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ.

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

A note on fol.108a, states that the manuscript was written for the monks of the convent of Nātphā, near Māridīn, at the expense of the priest Julian ܢܘܢܝܐ, George and Dādā, visitors (ܣܳܥܽܘܪܳܐ, περιοδευτής) of the said convent. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., Dissert. de Monophysitis, art. ix., Monasterium Nataphae.

ܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܠܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬܬ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ. ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܢܛܦܐ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܡܪܕܐ. ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܢܘܢܝܐ. ܘܓܐܘܪܓܝ ܘܕܕܐ ܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܣܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ. ܕܟܠ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܒܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܐܢ ܒܩܠܝܠ ܘܐܢ ܒܣܓܝ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘܣܡܘ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܫܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܢܬܐ ܘܠܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܬ ܠܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܒܢܘܗܪܐ. ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܘܥܒܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ.

- What originally followed has been erased, and in its place we read, in the handwriting of Moses of Nisibis, abbat of the convent of S. Mary Deipara in the desert of Scete (A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932), that this book was procured by him for the library of the said convent. See the notes in his handwriting in many other volumes of this collection, and also Assemani, Bibl. Or. t. i. p. 83, t. ii. p. 118; Cureton, the Festal Letters of Athanasius, preface, p. xxiv., note.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܝܛܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܠܗ̇ܡܘܫܐ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ. ܘܐܚܪܡܬ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܡܘܒܕ ܘܡܫܓܢܐ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܢ. ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܣܥܐ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ܆ ܚܪܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܠܘܛܬܗ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܘܟܠ ܕܢܛܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܣܥܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܠܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܒ̈ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ♱

- Moses of Nisibis may perhaps have purchased it from the deacon Sergius bar Abraham, of Rīsh’ainā or Rās’ain , , who has written on fol. 2 a:

ܐܝܬܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܠܠܢܐ (?)ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ. ܟܘܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܢܟܬܘܒ(sic) ܡܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܦܟܝ (sic) ܥܠ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܪ ܘܚܪܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬܘܗܝ (sic) ܘܥܠ ܥܘܬܪܗ ܘܥܠ ܘܥܘܡܪܗ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

- Notation of the names of two readers of the book,John and Yeshūa’

ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܝܫܘܥ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ.

early 8th century

See additions.

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org project team.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 IX 1:7-8

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/3, Add. 12,133, foll. 109–169, London, BL, Add. 12,133, foll. 109–169, BL Add MS 12133, foll. 109-169, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 51, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LI

[This manuscript contains: The book of Joshua, translated from the Septuagint by Paul of Tellā, with critical marks from the Hexapla and marginal readings. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 109-169
Paul of Tella
title: The book of Joshua, translated from the Septuagint by Paul of Tellā, with critical marks from the Hexapla and marginal readings
See additions.
  title: Summary of the contents.
  A summary of the contents of which is prefixed. See Chrysostom, Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae; Opera, t vi. p. 397; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lvi., col. 336.
  Paul of Tella
  title: The book of Joshua, translated from the Septuagint by Paul of Tellā
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܗ ܕܢܘܢ
  The text is divided into 11 capitula,ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ.
  There is also a farther marginal subdivision into 53 (ܢܓ) sections and upwards of 2000 versicles (ܦܬܐܠܦ ܒ, fol.168b).
  The text is that of the Hexapla [...] of Origen, with all the critical marks; the various readings of Aquila [...] , Symmachus [...] , and Theodotion [...] ; and a few explanatory notes. The tetragrammaton is indicated on the margin by ܦܝܦܝ.
  title: Critical marks of the Hexapla of Origen
  title: Marginal notes of the book of Joshua according to Aquila
  title: Marginal notes of the book of Joshua according to Symmachus
  title: Marginal notes of the book of Joshua according to Theodotion

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 61 leaves (Add. 12,133, foll. 109—169), some of which are slightly stained and the last is much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally eight in number, but the signatures now run from ܝܒto ܝܚ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 112, 113, 119, 120, and 128. There are 25 or 26 lines in each page. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the viiith cent.

Vellum

61 ff. 9 7/8 × 6 5/8

The quires, signed with letters, were originally eight in number, but the signatures now run from ܝܒ to ܝܚ.

Of the leaves some are slightly stained and the last is much torn.

Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll.112, 113, 119, 120, and 128.

The following portions of the capitula and text are missing: capp. 1, 2, 3, and part of 4 (as far as the words πετρίναις περιτέμνει τοὺς 'Ιουδαίους); Ch. i. 11—ii. 1, ii. 11—iii. 16, vi. 16—25, vii. 6— 15, and x. 2—11.

There are from 25 to 26 lines on each page.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the viiith century. See additions.

- Colophon

On fol. 169b we have the following colophon:

ܫܠܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܗ ܕܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܫܥܒܝܢ .ܘ. ܗܠܝܼܢ ܒܬܪ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܨܚܚܐ ܥܡ ܓܐܪ̈ܘܢܐ܀ ܒܗܿܘ ܝܘܡܐ̣. ܟܕ ܢܣ̣ܒܘ ܠܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܡܟܪܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ̇ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘ܏ܫ. ܨܚܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܢܗ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܦܫܩ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܒ̣. ܪܫ̣ܝܡ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐܬ̣ܟܬܒ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܬܝܬܝ ܦܨ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܦ ܐܬܬܣܝܡ. ܐܬ݁ܦܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܒܝܥܝ ܦܨ̈ܐ܀

Joshua the son of Nun is ended. After the end, these (words), according to the LXX., are placed in the exemplar with obelisks:'Εν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρα λαβόντες οἱ νίοὶ 'Ισραὴλ τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, περιεφέροσαν ἐν ἐαυτοῖς κ.τ.λ. On the exemplar from which this was translated into Syriac and written, was inscribed:Transcribed from the Hexapla, from which too it was furnished (with the various readings), and collated also with the Tetrapla.

8th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org project team.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 LI 1:31-32