London, BL, Add. 17227
source date: 1565
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1004, Add. 17,227, London, BL, Add. 17,227, BL Add MS 17227, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 147, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXLVII

[This manuscript contains: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version, with an Index of Lessons. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-151
title: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version, with an Index of Lessons
See additions.
  Foll. 1a-3a
  title: Index of Lessons
  ܫܸܠ̣ܡ ܩ݊ܘܕܻܝܟ̣ܣ ܐܰܘܼܟܻܝܬ ܡܚ̇ܰܘܼܝܳܢܳܐ ܕܩ̣ܪ̈ܝܳܢܸܐ ܕܥܻ̈ܐܕܸܐ ܡܳܪ̈ܳܐܢܳܝܸܐ ܘܕܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ ܘܕ݂ܕܘܟܪ̈ܳܢܸܐ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬ݀ܒܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܥܡܢ. ܐܡܝܢ.
  Imperfect.
  Foll. 3b-150a
  title: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܲܒ݂ܪܐ ܘܬܘܼ݊ܟܠܳܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠـ[ܗܐ] ܕܝܠܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝ̣ܚܐ: ܡ̇ܫܰܪܸܝܢܢ ܠܡܹܟ̣ܬܰ[ܒ] ܐܹܓ̣ܪ̈ܳܬܴܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܛܘܼܒܳܢܐ.
  ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ̣ ܐܰܪ݂̈ܒܰܥ̣ܣ̣ܪܷ̈ܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܥܡܢ. ܐܡܝܢ:
    Foll. 3b-28
    title: Romans
    It is imperfect, ch. i. 24—ii. 22 being missing.
    Foll. 28a-54
    title: 1 Corinthians
    Foll. 54b-71
    title: 2 Corinthians
    Foll. 71b-80
    title: Galatians
    Foll. 80b-89
    title: Ephesians
    Foll. 89b-96
    title: Philippians
    Foll. 96a-102
    title: Colossians
    Foll. 102b-108
    title: 1 Thessalonians
    Foll. 108a-111
    title: 2 Thessalonians
    Foll. 111b-119
    title: 1 Timothy
    Foll. 119a-124
    title: 2 Timothy
    Foll. 124b-127
    title: Titus
    Foll. 127b-129
    title: Philemon
    Foll. 129a-150a
    title: Hebrews

Paper, about 12 1/4 in. by 8 3/4, consisting of 151 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—6, 15, and 36. The quires, signed with letters, are 16 in number. A couple of leaves are wanting at the beginning, and also after fol. 4. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 19 to 23 lines. It is dated 1565, A.D.1254.

Paper

151 ff. 12 1/4 × 8 3/4

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

- Some of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1-6, 15, and 36.

- A couple of leaves are wanting at the beginning, and also after fol.4.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 19 to 23 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, with occasional Syriac and Greek vowels (�, �), and other points. See additions. [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. 94.]

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.]

- Numerous lessons, altogether 150 in number, are rubricated in the text.

- Colophon

On fol. 150 b there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written A. Gr. 1565, A.D.1254, in the convent of Abbā Yuhannān Zĕ'ūrā, or John the less, in the desert of Scete, by a Persian monk from Sigistān, named Behnām.

ܐܫ̇ܬ̣ܠܡ ܡܢ ܕܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܟܬ݀ܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܒܚܙܝܪܢ ܝܪܚܐ. ܒܫ̇ܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐ̈ܠܦ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܡܐܐ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܡܫ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ. ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ. ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܣ̣ܪܛ ܕܝܢ ܘܛܪܛܫ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܒܗܢܡ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܣܝܓܣܬܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ̣ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܏ܘܫ

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

Another note on the same page tells us that the said Behnām presented it to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܢ̇ܐ ܕܘܝ̇ܐ ܒܗܢܡ ܫ̇ܟ̣ܢܬ ܠܗܢܐ ܟܬ݀ܒܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ ܕܡܫܬ݀ܡܗܐ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ ܛܘܼܒܢܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܝܚ ܫܘܼܦܪ̈ܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ.

- Colophon

A note on fol. 151 a further informs us, that at this time Rabban Yeshua’ of Zargel Castra , near Hisn Kīfā, was abbat of the convent of S. Mary Deipara; and that Athanasius was patriarch of Alexandria. See Renaudot, Hist. part. Alexandr. Jacob., p. 599; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii. col. 493. But the name of the occupant of the see of Antioch is left blank, perhaps because of the contention between Dionysius VII and John bar Ma'dān. See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii. p. 376 etc.

ܐܬܟܬ݂ܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬ݀ܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܠܛܘܼܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒܘܢ ܛܘܼܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܝܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܬܐܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܘܒܩܝ̇ܘܡܘܬܐ ܘܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܩܘܡܘܣ ܡܝ̣ܩܪܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܕܡܬܝ̣ܕܥ ܡ̇ܢ ܡܢ ܙܪܓܠ ܩܣܛܪܐ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܚܣ̣ܢܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ. ܡܦܝ̣ܣ ܐܢ̣ܐܹ ܘܡܬ݀ܟ݂ܫܦ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 150 b, at the foot of the page, there is the following note, dated A. Gr. 1823, A.D.1512, in the handwriting of a monk of Nisibis, named John :

ܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟܬ̣ܒ ܡ̣ܢܗ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܒܫܡ ܕܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣـ[ـܝܐ.] ܒܒܥܘ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܛܠܡܪܢ ܘܨܠܘܬܐ ܠܦܠܓܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܏ܐܦܟܓ ܠܝܘܢ ܘܠܝܗ ܕܘܟܣܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

AG 1565 AD 1254 The convent of Abbā Yuhannān Zĕ'ūrā, or John the less, in the desert of Scete.

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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 CXLVII 1:94