Add. 14,440
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/104
Date:
10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 325 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Old Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
Those books of the Old Testament which constitute, according to the Nestorian division,
the ܒܸ݁ܝܬ̣ ܡ̇ܘ̈ܬ݁ܒ݂ܸܐ
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 7, consisting of 325 leaves, many of which are much stained and a few slightly torn (especially foll. 68, 76, 77, 79, 86, 87, 89—193, and 318—325). The quires, 34 in number, are signed with letters; , ܠܓ, ܟܟ and ܠܕ are incomplete, leaves being missing after foll. 185, 312, 313, 319, and 325. The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 23. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth or xith cent., with numerous Syriac vowels and diacritical marks.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth or xith cent., with numerous Syriac vowels and diacritical marks.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Those books of the Old Testament which constitute, according to the Nestorian division,
the ܒܸ݁ܝܬ̣ ܡ̇ܘ̈ܬ݁ܒ݂ܸܐ
[defective]
Notes:
- See Add. 12,138, foll. 74 a, 303 b , and Add. 7150.
- Each book is divided into sections, which are numbered on the margin, and a second numeration is carried through the entire volume, giving 164 sections in the whole ܒܝܬ ܡܵܘ̈ܬܒܸܐ (see fol. 324 b, and Add. 12,138, fol. 303 b ).
Item 2 (Fol. 1): The book of Joshua according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ
Item 3 (Fol. 36b): The book of Judges according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܬܩ̤ܪܐ ܥܒܪܐܝܬܐ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܬܩ̤ܪܐ ܥܒܪܐܝܬܐ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 70a): The two books of Samuel (undivided) according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
Item 5 (Fol. 70a): 1 Samuel according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Item 6 (Fol. 70a): 2 Samuel according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Item 7 (Fol. 147a): The two books of Kings (undivided) according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 225): ܫܠܡ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܣܪܝܠ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 225): ܫܠܡ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܣܪܝܠ
Note:
1 Kings, xxii. 8—27 is missing.
Item 8 (Fol. 147a): 1 Kings according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 147a): 2 Kings according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Item 10 (Fol. 225b): The Proverbs of Solomon, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ
Item 11 (Fol. 250b): The Proverbs of Jesus the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus, according to the Pěshiṭtā
version
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪ ܣܝܪܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪ ܣܝܪܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 289b): The book of Ecclesiastes or Ḳoheleth, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܟܬܒ̇ܐ ܕܩܘܿܗܠܸܬ̣ ܒܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕ
Title: ܟܬܒ̇ܐ ܕܩܘܿܗܠܸܬ̣ ܒܪ ܕܵܘܝܼܕ
Item 13 (Fol. 297b): The book of Ruth, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪܥܘܬ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪܥܘܬ
Item 14 (Fol. 301b): The Song of Songs, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܪܬ ܫܐܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܘܫܩܗ̇ ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܪܬ ܫܐܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܘܫܩܗ̇ ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 305b): The book of Job according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
Note: The following portions of the text are missing: Job, xii. 9—xiv. 5, xv. 29—xvii. 14,
xxviii. 24—xxxiii. 9, and xlii. 11 to the end.
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