London, BL, Add. 14439
source date: vith or viith cent.
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/103, Add. 14,439, London, BL, Add. 14,439, BL Add MS 14439, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 19, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XIX

[This manuscript contains: The book of Joshua, according to the Peshitta version.; The book of Judges, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-29
title: The book of Joshua, according to the Peshitta version.
ܫܠܡ . ܟܬܒܐ . ܕܝܫܘܥ . ܒܪܢܘܢ܀

Foll. 29b-69
title: The book of Judges, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܣܦܪ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܕܡܬܩܪܐ. ܥܒܪܐܝܬ. ܫ̈ܦܛܐ܀

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 7, consisting of 69 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 19—22, 33, 35, and 69. The quires, originally 14 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures; e.g. fol. 5, ܒ;fol. 34, ; fol. 48, ܝܒ; fol. 56, ܝܓ; fol. 64, ܝܕ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 4, 12, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34 and 40. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 18 to 22 lines. This manuscript is written in a large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent. A later hand has added Greek vowels here and there (α, ⲉ,ⲏ, or ϊ,foll. 9b,10a, οor ω,foll. 10a,13b,16a,ογ), and also Syriac vowel-points (for example, on foll. 17a, 24a and b, 25a).

Vellum

69 ff. 9 1/8 × 7

The quires, originally 14 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures; e.g. fol.5, ܒ; fol.34, ; fol.48, ܝܒ; fol.56, ܝܓ; fol.64, ܝܕ.

Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll.4, 12, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34 and 40.

Each page is divided into two columns, from 18 to 22 lines.

This manuscript is written in a large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

See below.

See below.

See below. Note that Wright acknowledges the possibility that hands 2, 3, and 4 may all be the same hand.

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

- A later hand has added Greek vowels here and there (α, , , or ϊ, foll.9b, 10a, ο or ω, foll.10a, 13b, 16a, ογ).

- A later hand has also added Syriac vowel-points (for example, on foll.17a, 24a, 24b, 25a).

- A modern hand (perhaps the same that added the vowels) has marked the lessons on the margins, and also appended a few notes, either referring to the text of the LXX., or explanatory of proper names and other words. For example:

fol.31b,	ܘܒܫܥܠܒܝܢ(Judg. i. 35),	marg.ܗ̄ ܒܝܬ ܬܥ̈ܠܐ;
fol.36a,	ܘܐܡܪܘ ܚܪܒܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܓܕܥܘܢ(Judg. vii. 18),	marg.ܥ܏ܒ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܕ ܓܕܥܘܢ;
fol.38a,	ܐܟܘܬܟ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ(Judg. viii. 18),	marg.ܥ܏ܒ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ;
fol.43a,	ܬܒ̣ܪܐ ܕܪܟܒܐ ܕܪܚܝܐ(Judg. ix. 53),	marg. ܏ܗ ܦܝܢܟܐ ܕܪܰܚܝܐ;
fol.48b,	ܐܦܪܡܝܐ ܐܢܬ(Judg. xii. 5),	marg.ܥ܏ܒ ܦܪܬܝܐ ܐܢܬ;
fol.55b,	ܟܠ ܓܒܪ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܕܟܦܣܐ(Judg. xvi. 5),	marg.ܥ܏ܒ ܠܪܒ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ

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- In one place a Greek word is written on the margin by the same hand, viz. fol. 18b, κγροc , Josh. xiii. 11).

6th or 7th 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 XIX 1:13