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Add. 14,441

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/105
Description based on Wright LXI (1:39) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 719
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 62 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The book of Isaiah, according to the recension ofJacob ofEdessa. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 62 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 2, 21, 22, 40, and 60—62. The quires are signed with letters, but only ܘ and ܝܒ are complete, leaves having been lost both at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 40, 41, 42, 50 and 61. Each page has from 20 to 24 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a large, beautiful Estrangela, by the same hand as Add. 14,429 , about A.D. 719.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Lessons in red ink. See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): Rather elegant Greek characters. See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The book of Isaiah, according to the recension of Jacob of Edessa [defective]
Notes:
  • See Ceriani, Monumenta Sacra et Profana, t. ii. fasc. i., p. xi.; t. v. fasc. i., p. 7 etc.
  • The index to the ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ is wanting, as well as the following portions of the text: ch. i. 1—ii. 21, iii. 12—vii. 2, vii. 15—viii. 1, viii. 12—xii. 2, xiii. 8—20, xix. 3—25, xxxv. 2—xl. 3, xl. 16 —xlv. 6, xlv. 17—xlvi. 1, li. 3—lvii. 1, lxiii. 9 —lxv. 24, lxvi. 1—3, and lxvi. 5 to the end.
  • The lessons are indicated on the margins in red ink, the end of each being marked by the letter ܫ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: The lessons are indicated on the margins in red ink, the end of each being marked by the letter ܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 14b): On the margin of fol. 14b the words ΔΑΙΔΑΝ and ΔΑΙΔΑΝΙΜ are written.
Addition 3: There are many various readings and notes throughout the volume.

How to Cite This Entry

David A. Michelson et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/105.

Bibliography:

David A. Michelson et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/105.

About this Entry

Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14441

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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Additional Credit:

  • Created by Tucker D. Hannah
  • Edited by Daniel J. Greeson
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Elizabeth Walston
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Decoration information encoded by Alexys Ahn
  • Decorations identified and categorized by Beth Maczka
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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