London, BL, Add. 17983
source date: A. Gr. 1749
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1112, Add. 17,983, London, BL, Add. 17,983, BL Add MS 17983, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 86, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXXXVI

[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.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-318
title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version, with a parallel Arabic translation in Syriac characters and an index of lessons
See additions.
  Foll. 1b-3
  title: Index of lessons.
  rubric: ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
  Foll. 4a-315b
  title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
  title: The four Gospels, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters
  The text and translation occupy parallel columns.
  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. ܘ܏ܫ. ܕܟܝ̣ܪܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݂݀ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘ܏ܫ. ܘܒܝܕ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܬܚܲܣܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ. ܘܩܲܢܵܝܵܐ ܒܪܝܟ݂ܐ ܕܝ̣ܨܦ. ܐܡܝܢ.
  The lessons are rubricated in the text, and an index is prefixed.
    Foll. 4a-99
    title: Matthew, according to the Peshitta version
    title: Matthew, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters
    The missing portion, ch. xxviii. 17—20, has been supplied on fol. 98 a at a quite recent period.
    Foll. 99a-153
    title: Mark, according to the Peshitta version
    title: Mark, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters
    The missing portions are ch. i. 1—6 and xvi. 14—20. The latter passage has been supplied on fol. 152 a.
    Foll. 153a-248
    title: Luke, according to the Peshitta version
    title: Luke, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters
    The missing portions are ch. i. 1—6 (supplied on fol. 152 a) and xxiv. 53.
    Foll. 248a-315b
    title: John, according to the Peshitta version
    title: John, in Arabic translation with Syriac characters

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.

Paper

318 ff. 12 3/4 × 8 1/2

The quires, signed with letters, are 33 in number.

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1—3 and 314—316.

- 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 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.]

The work of the priest Kamar from the village of Dair Balī. See decoration description.

Arabic and Karshūnī.See additions.

Syriac, Arabic, and Karshūnī.See additions.

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.

- On fol. 1 a there are notes in Syriac, Arabic, and Karshūnī, but all more or less stained and effaced.

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

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. ܘ܏ܫ. ܐܝ̣ܨܦ ܕܝܢ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܐܪܟܝܕܝܐܩܘܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ. ܕܡܬܟܲܢܐ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܡܢܚܐ. ܒܪ ܬܐܕܪܘܣ. ܐܠܗܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܐܪ̈ܝܟܐ ܘܫܢܝ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ. ܘ܏ܫ.

- Colophon

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. ܘ܏ܫ. ܘܐܢܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܬܐܕܪܘܣ ܟ̇ܬܒܬ ܘܐ̇ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܬܐ.

- 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.

AG 1749 AD 1438 The village of ‘Akūrtā on Mount Lebanon

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 LXXXVI 1:61-62