London, BL, Add. 18715
source date: xivth cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1116, Add. 18,715, London, BL, Add. 18,715, BL Add MS 18715, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 32, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XXXII

[This manuscript contains: The Major and Minor Prophets, according to the Peshitta version, with Baruch, Tobit, Additions to Daniel, Extra-Biblical Works, and Lexical and Grammatical Forms. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-255
title: The Major and Minor Prophets, according to the Peshitta version, with Baruch, Tobit, Additions to Daniel, Extra-Biblical Works, and Lexical and Grammatical Forms
See additions.
  title: The book of Isaiah, according to the Peshitta version.
  title: The twelve minor Prophets, in the usual order, according to the Peshitta version.
  title: The book of Jeremiah, according to the Peshitta version.
  title: The Lamentations of Jeremiah, according to the Peshitta version.
  title: The book of Ezekiel, according to the Peshitta version.
  title: The book of Daniel, according to the Peshitta version.
  With glosses in red ink, explanatory of the various kingdoms.
    title: Bel and the Dragon
      title: The history of Bel.
      rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܠ ܦܬܟܪܐ
      Appended to The book of Daniel.
      title: The history of the Dragon.
      rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܢܝܢܐ
      Appended to The book of Daniel.
      title: The history of Susanna and the elders.
      rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܗ̇ ܕܫܘܫܢ ܘܕܩ̈܏ܫ
      Appended to The book of Daniel.
      title: of Daniel the youth, concerning our Lord and the end of the world.
      rubric: ܕܕܢܐܝܠ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
      incipit: ܬܘܒ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܬܚܙܝ̤ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܪܒ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ. ܘܐܘܪܒܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܠܗܠ. ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܐܠܦ ܘܚ̇ܘܝ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ. ܘܦ̇ܫܩ ܥܠ ܕܝܼܢܐ. ܘ̇ܚܘܝ ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܟ̇ܣܝ. ܘܐܡܪ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ. ܡܢ ܦܘܡܟܘܢ ܬܬܕܝܢܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ. ܘܒܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܘܢ ܬܡܘܬܘܢ. ܘܥܒ̇ܕܝܟܘܢ ܢܘܿܒܕܘܢܟܘܢ. ܘܥܝ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܢ̣ܬܟܣܝܵܢ. ܘܐܕܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܢܣ̣ܬܟܪ̈ܢ. ܘܠܒܘ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܢ̣ܣܬܟܠܘܢ. ܘܬܚܘܪܘܢ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܕ ܡܗܠܟܢܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܠܐ ܬ̣ܣܬܟܠܘܢ. ܘ܏ܫ.
      Appended to The book of Daniel.
  title: The two epistles of Baruch.
    title: The first epistle of Baruch.
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܟ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ
      title: The second epistle of Baruch.
      rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܒܪܘܟ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ
  title: Part of a short history of the Apostles and Disciples, containing the conclusion of the chapter regarding Addai (or Thaddaeus) at Edessa.
  explicit: ܏ܒ ܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ̣ ܚܠܦ ܝ܏ܒ ܫ̈ܒܛܐ [ܕܐܝܣܪ]ܐܝܠ: ܘܥ܏ܒ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܝܢ܆ ܚܠܦ [܏ܥ]܏ܒ ܣܒ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܝ̇ܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ [ܠܥ]ܡ̣ܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܣ܏ܟܐ ܕܬܠܡ̈ܕܝܕܝ [ܡܪܢ] ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ̣. ܥܡ ܦܘܠܘܣ. ܫܠܡ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܡܢ܇ . . . ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ܀ ܚܡܫܐ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ. . . ܀ ܘܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܠܡܪܢ ܫ܏ܛ . . . ܏ܓ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ. ܘ܏ܗ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܦ܏ܒ . ..
  The rest is effaced.
  title: Various words (chiefly proper names), biblical, patristic, etc., written in Greek and Syriac characters.
  E.g.:
  ΔⲞΜΕΤΙΔΝΟⲤ ܕܳܘܡܶܐܛܺܝܐܰܢܳܘܣ
  ΔΛΕⲜΔΝΔΡΟⲤ ܐܰܠܟ̇ܣܰܐܢܕ̣ܪܳܘܣ
  ΚΔΥΡΗΛΛΟⲤ ܩܘܪܶܝܻܠܠܳܘܣ
  ⲪΛΔΒΗΟⲤ ܦ̣ܠܰܐܒ̣ܺܝܘܳܣ
  ⲤΜΔΡΓΔΟⲤ (sic) ܣܡܰܐܪܰܐܓ̣ܕܘܳܣ
  ⲜΔΝⲐΗΟⲤ ܟ̣ܣܰܐܢܬ݂ܺܝܘܳܣ
  ⲤΗⲤΗΝΗΟⲤ ܣܺܝܣܺܝܢܺܝܘܳܣ
  title: The miracles that accompanied the Exodus of the Children of Israel and the Crucifixion of our Lord.
  title: Various grammatical forms, fully pointed.
  incipit: ܫܘܚܠܦ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܟܬܝܒ̣ܝܢ ܒܕܘܟܬܗܘܢ. ܏ܩܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܩܪܘܝܐ: ܐܡ̇ܪܬ݂: ܩܳܡ̇ܬ݂: ܫ̇ܡܥܬ݂: ܥ̇ܶܠܬ݂: ܕܶܡ̇ܟ݁ܬ݂: ܫ̇ܟ݂ܒܬ݂: ܨ̇ܳܠܺܝܬ݂: ܥ̇ܒ̣ܕܬ݂: ܦܫ̇ܛܬ݂: ܢ̇ܦܠܬ݂: ܘ܏ܫ.
  title: Rules for the Division of Inheritances among the members of a family
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܦܘܠܓ ܝܪ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܛܘܗܡܐ
  title: The book of Tobit, according to the Septuagint version
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܛܘܒܝܛ ܐܝܟ [ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ]܏ܕܥ
  incipit: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܛܘܒܝܛ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܚܢܢܐܝܠ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐ̣ܕܘܐܝܠ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܓܒܐܝܠ. ܡܢ ܙܪܥܐ ܕܬܫܐܝܠ. ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܢܦܬܠܝ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  explicit: ܟܕ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܡܣܓܕ,
  The text ends with ch. V. 14.

Paper, about l0 3/8 in. by 7 3/4, consisting of 255 leaves, some of which are more or less injured by water, especially at the end. The quires, signed with letters, are 26 in number. There is a lacuna after fol. 245, and several leaves have been lost at the end. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 18 to as many as 43 lines.

Paper

255 ff. 10 3/8 × 7 3/4

The quires, signed with letters, are 26 in number.

- Of 255 leaves, some of which are more or less injured by water, especially at the end.

- There is a lacuna after fol.245, and several leaves have been lost at the end.

- Foll.2—10, 101, 106, and 107, are of later date, probably of the xivth cent.

- Foll.1, 99, 108, 128, and 237, are still more recent, probably of the xviith cent.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 18 to as many as 43 lines.

This volume is written in a good hand of the xiith cent., with numerous Greek (�, �, �, �, � or �) and Syriac vowels and other marks. [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. 19.]

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[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Colophon

This manuscript seems, as stated above, to be of the xiith cent. However, on fol.155b, at the end of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, there is added, in a much later hand, the date A. Gr.1097, A.D.786(!):ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܰܫܒ̣ܥ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ: ܨܠ̇ܘ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܡܚܝܼܠܐ

- And again, on fol. 235b, at the end of the book of Daniel, in the same handwriting:ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܫܒܥ ܘܬܫܥܝܼܢ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܒܬܡܘܙ ܝܪܚܐ ܟ܏ܘ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܒܗ.

- Colophon

The name of the scribe appears to have been Bar-saumā. At least, on the lower margin of fol. 39a, there is written in the same ink as the text:

ܬܓܪܝܒ ܐܠܩܠܐܡ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܐܠܟܐܛܝ

- On the margin of fol. 120b there is an ancient note, in which occurs the name of one Rabban Thomas:

ܥܠܝ ܟܕܡܬ ܐܠܟ ܠܥܙܝܙ ܪܒܐܢ ܬܘܡܐܣ ܐܠܣܥܝܕ.

- On the margin of fol. 138a occurs the name of another reader,Jacob:

ܨܠܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܥܠ ܚܕ ܕܘܝܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܐ ܚܫܚܐ.

- On the margins of fol.61 and 163a, one of the renovators of the volume, by name Peter the deacon, has written:

ܬܓܪܝܒ ܐܠܩܡ [sic] ܘܐܠܚܒܪ ܥܠܝ ܝܐܕ ܫܡܐܣ ܒܛܪܣ ܐܠܟܐܛܝ ܐܡܝܢ.

- On fol. 1a we And the following note, which states that this manuscript was purchased by Khwājā ‘Abd al-Ahad, and his brother, the priest ‘Abd al-Khālik, for a certain church (name erased), in the year 2000, A.D.1689.

ܦܠܡܐ ܟܐܢ ܒܬܐܪܝܟ ܣܢܬ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܬܫܬܪܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܐܢܒܝܐ ܐܠܘܟܝܠ ܐܠܒܐܪ ܘܐܠܐܢܐ ܐܠܡܟܬܐܪ ܟܘܐܓܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܐܚܕ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡ ܥܒܕܘ ܘܐܟܘܗ ܩܣ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܟܐܠܩ ܐܠܝ ܒܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܡܩܕܣܗ ܡܪܬܝ . . . ܨܠܐܬܗܐ ܐܟܘܢ ܡܥܗ ܘܡܥ ܒܝܬܗ ܐܡܝܢ.

- Another note on the same, page, dated A.D.1847, informs us that the metropolitan Zaitūn bought this book from one Rabban Bar-saumā.

ܩܕ ܐܫܬܪܐ ܡܛܪܢ ܙܝܬܘܢ ܒܡܐܠܗ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܡܢ ܪܒܐܢ ܒܪܨܘܡ ܐܙܒ̣ܝܢܝ ܣܢܗ̈

12th century

On fol. 1a we And the following note, which states that this manuscript was purchased by Khwājā ‘Abd al-Ahad, and his brother, the priest ‘Abd al-Khālik, for a certain church (name erased), in the year 2000, A.D.1689.

Another note on the same, page, dated A.D.1847, informs us that the metropolitan Zaitūn bought this book from one Rabban Bar-saumā.

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 XXXII 1:18-20