London, BL, Add. 14442
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/106, Add. 14,442, London, BL, Add. 14,442, BL Add MS 14442

[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.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/107, Add. 14,442, foll. 1–46, London, BL, Add. 14,442, foll. 1–46, BL Add MS 14442, foll. 1-46, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLVIII

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

This manuscript part is itself a composite codicological unit composed of two or more additional parts. See the individual parts for a more complete physical description.

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1501, Add. 14,442, fol. 1, London, BL, Add. 14,442, fol. 1, BL Add MS 14442, fol. 1, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLVIII

[This manuscript contains: A fly-leaf, with the word ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: A fly-leaf, with the word ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ

Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, and a fly-leaf for Add. 14,442, foll. 1-46 [...] .

1 f.

- Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, and a fly-leaf for Add. 14,442, foll. 1-46 [...]

The word ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ is written in large open letters

See additions.

A rudely drawn portrait of a saint

- Some almost effaced lines of modern writing beneath the portrait of a saint.

Date unknown

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

The division of the manuscript into codicological units, catalogued as <msPart> elements, has been adapted from Wright. William Wright catalogued the fly-leaf for

Add. 14,442, foll. 1-46 [...]

, fol. 1, in the same entry as foll. 2-46. These two parts have received their own entries in the Digital Catalogue.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 XLVIII 1:29

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1506, Add. 14,442, foll. 2–46, London, BL, Add. 14,442, foll. 2–46, BL Add MS 14442, foll. 2-46, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLVIII

[This manuscript contains: The book of Genesis, translated from the Septuagint by Paul, bishop of Tellā or Constantina .See Monumenta Sacra et Profana opera Collegii Doctorum Bibl. Ambros., tom. i. fasc. i. Prolegomena in editionem versionis Syriacae ex textu LXX., p. iii. “ Paulus Episcopus Monophysita Telae Mauslath, aliorum fortasse opera adjustus, jussu Athanasii Patriarchae Monophysitae Antiocheni vertit LXX. in Syriacum annis 616-7 Chr., fortasse etiam sequentibus, in urbe Alexandriae.” Most of the books of this version have already been edited by Norberg, Bugati, Middledorpf, and Rördam; and an edition of the whole is now being printed by Dr. Ceriani of Milan in the work cited above. He has given a minute description of this manuscript of the book of Genesis in tom. ii. fasc. ii. p. xvii., etc. See also his memoir, Le Edizioni e i Maoscritti etc., p. 19. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: The book of Genesis, translated from the Septuagint by Paul, bishop of Tellā or Constantina.
See Monumenta Sacra et Profana opera Collegii Doctorum Bibl. Ambros., tom. i. fasc. i. Prolegomena in editionem versionis Syriacae ex textu LXX., p. iii. “ Paulus Episcopus Monophysita Telae Mauslath, aliorum fortasse opera adjustus, jussu Athanasii Patriarchae Monophysitae Antiocheni vertit LXX. in Syriacum annis 616-7 Chr., fortasse etiam sequentibus, in urbe Alexandriae.” Most of the books of this version have already been edited by Norberg, Bugati, Middledorpf, and Rördam; and an edition of the whole is now being printed by Dr. Ceriani of Milan in the work cited above. He has given a minute description of this manuscript of the book of Genesis in tom. ii. fasc. ii. p. xvii., etc. See also his memoir, Le Edizioni e i Maoscritti etc., p. 19.
  title: Summary of contents
  rubric: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ
  A summary of the contents is prefixed. [See Chrysostom, Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae ; Opera, ed. 1834-8, t. vi. p. 373; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lvi., col. 317, and Ceriani in the work cited above, t. ii. fasc. i. p. xiii.]
  Several portions of these capitula are missing.
  title: The book of Genesis, translated from the Septuagint by Paul, bishop of Tellā or Constantina.
  ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ
  The following passages of the text are missing: ch. i. 1—iv. 8, ix. 24— xvi. 2, xvi. 12 — xx. 1, xx. 13 — xxxi. 53, xxxii. 12 — xxxvi. 2, xl. 18 — xliii. 1, and xlvii. 16—1. 17. The lessons are rubricated in the text, the end of each being indicated by ܫ. In the ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ they are noted on the margins. The text exhibits the critical marks of the Hexapla of Origen; and the margins contain the various readings of Aquila (ܐ), Symmachus (ܣ), and Theodotion (ܬ); glosses upon some words (e.g. foll. 24 a, 25 a, 27 b, 29 a, 30 a, etc.); and a good many Greek vocables, written in not inelegant characters. The tetragrammaton is expressed by ܦܝܦܝ.

Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 45 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 3 — 6, 9, 10, 17 — 21, 35, and 46. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number, but several are now lost, and only ܓ, ܝـ, and ܝܒ, are complete. Leaves are wanting after foll. 2, 6, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33, and 45. Each page has from 22 to 28 lines.

45 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 45 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 3 — 6, 9, 10, 17 — 21, 35, and 46. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number, but several are now lost, and only ܓ, ܝـ, and ܝܒ, are complete. Leaves are wanting after foll. 2, 6, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33, and 45. Each page has from 22 to 28 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.

7th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

The division of the manuscript into codicological units, catalogued as <msPart> elements, has been adapted from Wright. William Wright catalogued the fly-leaf for

Add. 14,442, foll. 1-46 [...]

, fol. 1, in the same entry as foll. 2-46. These two parts have received their own entries in the Digital Catalogue.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 XLVIII 1:28-29

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/108, Add. 14,442, foll. 47–65, London, BL, Add. 14,442, foll. 47–65, BL Add MS 14442, foll. 47-65, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 23, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XXIII

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

Syriac

title: Part of the first book of Samuel, according to the Peshitta version.
rubric: ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
The missing portions of the text are: ch. ii. 29—xvii. 57, and ch. xx. 34 to the end.
Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text, and others are marked by a later hand on the margin.

Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 19 leaves (Add. 14,442, fol. 47—65) one of which (fol. 55) is much stained. Leaves are wanting after fol. 54 and at the end. Each page has from 19 to 21 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent. A few Greek vowels have been added by a later hand on fol. 48band 49a(%).

Vellum

19 ff. 8 1/4 × 5 3/8

- 19 leaves one of which (fol.55) is much stained.

- Leaves are wanting after fol.54 and at the end.

Each page has from 19 to 21 lines.

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

A few Greek vowels have been added by a later hand.See additions.

See additions.

See below.

See below.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- A few Greek vowels have been added by a later hand on fol. 48b and 49a.

- Ownership Inscription

On fol. 48a there is a note, recording that this book belonged to the brothers Matthew, Abraham and Theodore of Tagrīt:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܬܐܕܪܘܣ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ. ܙܒܢܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚܝܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܕܦܓܥ ܒܗ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܕܢܗ̈ܘܢ (sic) ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܘܫܘܝܬ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

- Just above this, there is another note, stating that in the year 1517 of the Greeks, A.D. 1206, twelve brethren from Syria entered the convent of S. Mary Deipara:

ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̄ ܘܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܝܙ̄ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܒܢܝܣ̇ܢ ܝܪܚܐ ܥܠܢܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܡܢ ܣܘܪܝܐ.

- Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text, and others are marked by a later hand on the margin.

6th or 7th 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 XXIII 1:15