London, BL, Add. 14438
source date: 6th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/100, Add. 14,438, London, BL, Add. 14,438, BL Add MS 14438

[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/101, Add. 14,438, foll. 1–49, London, BL, Add. 14,438, foll. 1–49, BL Add MS 14438, foll. 1-49, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 12, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XII

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

Syriac

Foll. 1a-49
title: The book of Deuteronomy, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ
The lessons are rubricated in the text.

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 49 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 6, 13, 15—18, 27, 28, 38, and 42. The quires are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures(e.g.fol. 18, ܕ; fol. 28, ܗ). Leaves are wanting after foll. 2, 3, 5, 13, 17, 39, 43, 47, and 49. Each page has from 24 to 26 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent

Vellum

49 ff. 9 1/8 × 5 3/4

The quires are signed with both letter and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol.18, ܕ; fol.28, ܗ).

- Many leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1—3, 6, 13, 15—18, 27, 28, 38, and 42.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.2, 3, 5, 13, 17, 39, 43, 47, and 49.

- The following portions of the text are missing: ch. 1:21-36, 41-43, 2:3-19, 3:10-4:5, 7:5-9:10, 11:11-12:17, 25:4-28:26, 29:14-24, 31:23-32:6, and 32:41 to the end.

Each page has from 24 to 26 lines

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular, Estrangela of the 6th century

See additions and decoration notes.

On fol. 1a the commencement of a hymn is arranged so as to form a cross.See below.

An ornamental nimbus, coloured with black, red, green, and yellow.See below.

- On fol. 1a there is written, in a later hand, the commencement of the hymn Gloria in excelsis, ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪܘܡܐ arranged so as to form a cross, in connection with the words ܝܬܒ ܒܣܬܪܗ ܕܡܪܝܡܐ.

- Below, within an ornamental nimbus, are these words from the Psalms: ܢܩܘܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܬܒܕܪܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ. ܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܡܟ ܦܪܘܩܢܝ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. .

6th 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 XII 1:10

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1183, Add. 14,438, foll. 50–52, London, BL, Add. 14,438, foll. 50–52, BL Add MS 14438, foll. 50-52, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 21, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XXI

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim. Hymns of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 50a-52a
author: Ephraim
title: Hymns of Ephraim
Hymns for the season of Lent.
  Beginning, fol. 50a
  title: A Hymn for Lent on the Temptation of Adam and Eve
  incipit: ܥ܏ܠ ܩ܏ܠܐ ܕ܏ܗܢܘ ܨܘ܏ܡܗ ܕܒ܏ܘܟܪܐ. ܡܿܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܕܝܩ ܚܙ̣ܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܕܡ ܘܠܚܘܐ. ܘܠܚܘܝܐ ܨܢܝܥܐ. ܟܕ ܢܟܠܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܫܠܡܐ ܒܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  Beginning fol. 50b
  title: A Hymn for Lent on the Healer
  incipit: ܒܪ ܩܠ܏܏ܗ. ܀ . ܗܢܘ ܨܘܡܐ ܡܐܣܝܢܐ ܢܪܚܡ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܢܚܕܐ ܒܣܡ̈ܡܢܘܗܝ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  Beginning fol. 52a
  title: A Hymn for Lent
  incipit: ܒܪ ܩܠ܏ܗ: ܗܐ ܕܠܘ ܨܘ̈ܡܐ ܬܟ̈ܝܒܐ. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܐ. ܕܟܠܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܕܬܙܕܝܚ ܘܬܐܙܠ ܠܚܠܘܠ ܚܘܪ̈ܐ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  Of this last there is only one stanza, but the words ܩܪܝ ܒܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ show that the remainder was written on the fly-leaves at the end, which are now lost.

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 3/4. These leaves are fly-leaves for the manuscript Add. 14,438, foll. 53-101.

Vellum

3 ff. 9 1/8 × 5 3/4

- Foll. 50-52 served as fly-leaves for Add. 14,438, foll. 53-101.

Each page has from 23 to 26 lines.

Written in a less elegant Estrangela of about the 6th century.

6th 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 XXI 1:14

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/102, Add. 14,438, foll. 53–101, London, BL, Add. 14,438, foll. 53–101, BL Add MS 14438, foll. 53-101, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 21, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XXI

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

Syriac

Foll. 53-101
title: The book of Judges, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܣܦܪ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܥܒܪܐܝܬ ܫ̈ܦܛܐ

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 52 leaves, (see Add. 14,438, foll. 50—52). The quires are now signed with letters from ܚ to ܝܒ. Each page has from 23 to 26 lines.

Vellum

52 ff. 9 1/8 × 5 3/4

The quires are now signed with letters from ܚ to ܝܒ.

Each page has from 23 to 26 lines.

The character is a fine, regular Estrangela of the 6th century.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- On the margin in an old Arabic hand:

- On the margin of fol. 100b there is a note, in a modern hand, stating that this book belonged to a deacon named Abraham:

ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܣܦܪ ܕܝܢ̣̈ܐ ܕܒܢܝ ܐܝܣ̈ܪܐܝܠ ܕܡܬܩ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܝܬܝܘ ܠܒܪܗܡ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ .

- On the margin of fol. 54b another note in the same handwriting says that it was presented to the writer by the deacon John of Rās’ain :

ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܡܢ ܪܝ[ܫܥܝܢܐ] ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܫܟܢ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ.

6th century

See additions.

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 XXI 1:13-14