London, BL, Add. 18812
source date: 6th or 7th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1118, Add. 18,812, London, BL, Add. 18,812, BL Add MS 18812, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 129, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Acts and the three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-55
title: Acts and the three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
Some of the lessons are rubricated in the text.
  Foll. 1b-47
  title: The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ
  The missing portion is ch.xxviii. 10-30.
  Foll. 47a-55
  title: The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
    Foll. 47a-51
    title: The Epistle of S. James
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
    Foll. 51a-55
    title: The first Epistle of S. Peter
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
    The missing portion is ch. iv. 11-v.14.
    Foll. 55a-55
    title: The first Epistle of S. John
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
    ending with ch. ii. 16.

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 55 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially the last. The quires, eight in number, are now signed with letters from ܝܘ to ܟܒ . What the original signatures were, does not appear. Leaves are wanting after foll. 46, 54, and 55. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines. This manuscript is written in a line, large Estrangela, of the vith or viith cent., with the exception of foll. 1, 2, and 7, which are later restorations.

Vellum

55 ff. 10 1/4 × 8 1/8

The, quires are eight in number. What the original signatures were does not appear.

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained and soiled, especially the last.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.46, 54, and 55.

- Foll.1, 2, and 7 are later restorations.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines.

This manuscript is written in a line, large Estrangela, of the 6th or 7th century.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- The quires are now signed with letters from ܝܘ to ܟܒ.

- Other lessons have been noted on the margins, or between the columns, by later hands.

- Foll. 1, 2, and 7 are later restorations.

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 CXXIX 1:83