Add. 17,983
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1112
Date:
AD 1438 / AG 1749
Origin: The village of ‘Akūrtā on Mount Lebanon
West Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 318 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
New Testament
This manuscript contains: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version, with a parallel Arabic translation in Syriac characters and an index of lessons. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 12 3/4 by 8 1/2, consisting of 318 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3 and 314—316. The quires, signed with letters, are 33 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 97, 151, and 247. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 19 to 29 lines. This volume is dated A. Gr. 1749, A.D. 1438.
Hand 1 (major, West Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular hand, with numerous Greek vowels (� � � � �) and other marks; dated A. Gr. 1749, A.D. 1438. A priest named Theodore. 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. 61.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The work of the priest Kamar from the village of Dair Balī. See decoration description.
Hand 3 (minor, ):
Arabic and Karshūnī.See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, ):
Syriac, Arabic, and Karshūnī.See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation):
Considerable pains have been bestowed upon the ornamentation of this volume; see foll.1 b—4 a, 13 b, 23 b, 33 b, etc.,248 a, and 316 b.
Decoration (Ornamentation):
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version, with a parallel
Arabic translation in Syriac characters and an index of lessons [defective]
Colophon:
See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Index of lessons.
Title: ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Title: ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta versionThe four Gospels, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters [defective]
Subscription (Fol. 315b): ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܛܛܪܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܐܟ݂ܪܙܘܗܝ ܘܣ̣ܒܪܘܗܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܘܢ̈ܓܠܝܣܛܐ. ܡܐܬܝ. ܡܪܩܘܣ. ܠܘܩܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܬܚܲܣܸܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܫܘܒ̣ܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܚܲܝܠ. ܘܫ. ܕܟܝ̣ܪܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݂݀ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܫ. ܘܒܝܕ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܬܚܲܣܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ. ܘܩܲܢܵܝܵܐ ܒܪܝܟ݂ܐ ܕܝ̣ܨܦ. ܐܡܝܢ.
Notes:
- The text and translation occupy parallel columns.
- The lessons are rubricated in the text, and an index is prefixed.
Item 4 (Fol. 4a): Matthew, according to the Peshitta versionMatthew, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters [defective]
Note: The missing portion, ch. xxviii. 17—20, has been supplied on fol. 98 a at a quite recent period.
Item 5 (Fol. 99a): Mark, according to the Peshitta versionMark, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters [defective]
Note: The missing portions are ch. i. 1—6 and xvi. 14—20. The latter passage has been supplied on fol. 152 a.
Item 6 (Fol. 153a): Luke, according to the Peshitta versionLuke, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters [defective]
Note: The missing portions are ch. i. 1—6 (supplied on fol. 152 a) and xxiv. 53.
Item 7 (Fol. 248a): John, according to the Peshitta versionJohn, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there are notes in Syriac, Arabic, and Karshūnī, but all more or less stained and effaced.
Addition 2 (Fol. 316a):
On fol. 316 a there is a note, stating that this volume was written A. Gr. 1749(A.D. 1438), in the village of ‘Akūrtā on Mount Lebanon, by a priest named Theodore, for the archdeacon Abraham bar Theodore.
ܫܩ̣ܠ ܟܝܬ ܣܟܐ ܘܫܘܼܡܠܝܐ. ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܓܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܐܦ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ. ܒܫܢܬ [ܐܠܦ] ܘܫܒ̈ܥܡܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܡܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܢܟܝ̈ܠܐ. ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܐܚܪܝܐ. [ܒܥܣܪܝܢ] ܘܫܒܥܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܡ̣ܛܐ ܡܢܗ. ܝܘܡ ܬܠܵܬܐ. ܒܢ̇ܩܘܫܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ ܫܥܝܢ ܕܝܢ. ܐܬܟ̣ܬ݂ܒ ܕܝܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܡܒܪܟܐ. ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܲܪܟܬܐ ܥܩܘܪܬܐ. ܡܲܥܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܪܢܝܫܘܥܡܫܝܚܐ. ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܚ̇ܛܝܐ. ܘܡܦܲܠܦܠ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܣܢ̣ܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܬܐܕܪܘܣ. ܕܒܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܒܟܘܢܝܐ ܟܘܪܝܐ. ܒܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܫܡܗ̈ܐ ܪܚܝ̣ܩ. ܘܫ. ܐܝ̣ܨܦ ܕܝܢ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܐܪܟܝܕܝܐܩܘܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ. ܕܡܬܟܲܢܐ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܡܢܚܐ. ܒܪ ܬܐܕܪܘܣ. ܐܠܗܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܐܪ̈ܝܟܐ ܘܫܢܝ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 316b):
There is a note, written by the above mentioned Theodore, in which he says that all these ornaments were the work of the priest Kamar from the village of Dair Balī.
ܨܐܪ ܨܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܨܠܝ̈ܒܐ ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܒܗ . . . ܨܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܘܥ. . ܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܒܘܢ ܟܘܪܝܐ ܩܡܪ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܕܝܪ ܒܠܝ ܡܥܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܫ. ܘܐܢܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܬܐܕܪܘܣ ܟ̇ܬܒܬ ܘܐ̇ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܬܐ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 318a):
On fol. 318 a, there is a note in Arabic and Karshūnī, dated A.D. 1699.
ܦܝ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܠܦ ܘܣܬ ܡܐܝܗ ܘܬܣܥܗ ܘܬܣܥܝܢ ܡܣܝܚܝܗ ܐܪܬܣܡ ܐܠܟܘܪܝ ܣܠܡܝܐܢ (sic) ܥܠܝ ܣܐܩܗ̈ ܐܠܡܣܟ ܡܢ ܝܕ ܣܝܕܢܐ ܐܠܡܛܪܐܢ ܒܛܪܣ ܐܠܡܟܪܡ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܪܚܡܢܐ ܦܝ ܒܪܟܗ̈ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܐܡܝܢ.
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