London, BL, Add. 23597
source date: xviiith cent.
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/1142, Add. 23,597, London, BL, Add. 23,597, BL Add MS 23597, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 998, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXCVIII

[This manuscript contains: The Syriac and Arabic Lexicon of Elias of Nisibis. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

title: The Syriac and Arabic Lexicon of Elias of Nisibis
title: The book called the Interpreter, for teaching the language of the Syrians.
rubric: كتاب الترجمان في تعليم لغة السريان
The book is well known to Orientalists as the "thesaurus Arabico-Syro-Latinus" of Thomas a Novaria, Rome, 1636.
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 267, note 5.
  title: The preface, which is written in Arabic, is as follows.
  ܒܣܡ ܐܠܠܗ ܐܠܚܝ ܐܠܐܙܠܝّ ܐܥܢ ܥܠܝ ܐܬ݀ܡܐܡܗ: ܐܠܚܡܪ. ܠܠܗ ܐܬܡܩܕّܣ ܐܣܡܗُ ܒܔܡܝܥ ܐܠܐܠܣܢ ܘܐܠܠܓ݂ܐܬ: ܐܠܡܬ݀ܥܐܠܝ ܫܐܢܗُ ܥܢ ܐܠܬ̇ܚܕ݁ܝܕ݁ ܘܐܠܢܥܘܬ ܘܐܠܨܦܐܬ݀.الخ ܐܡܐ ܒܥܕ ܦܐܢܟ ܐܠܬܡܣܬ ܐܝܗܐ ܐܠܘܠܕ ܐܠܥܙܝܙ. ܐܢ ܬ̇ܔܡܥ ܠܟ. ܟܬܐܒܐً ܡܬܜܡܢܐً ܐܠܡܥܪܦܗ̈ (sic) ܐ̇ܠܠܓ݂ܗ̈ ܐܠܣܪܝܐܢܝܗ ܒܐܠܩܘܠ ܐܠܘܔܝܙ. ܦܐܣܥܦܬܟ ܒܬܐܠܝܦ ܗܕܐ. ܘܐܘܪܕܬُ ܦܝܗ ܐܠܦܐܜܐً ܝܣܬܥܐܢ ܒܗܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܡܟܐܬܒܗ ܘܐܠܟ̣ܛܐܒ. ܘܬ݀ܥܪܦ ܟ̣ܠܩ ܐܠܐܢܣܐܢ ܘܢܥܘܬܗ ܘܨܦܐܬܗُ ܘܐܣܡܐ ܡܐ ܝܬܥܠܩ ܒܗُ ܡܢ ܐܓ̣ܕܝܗ̈ ܘܓ̣ܝܪܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܐܬܗ ܘܟ̇ܣܘܐܬܗِ ܡܢ ܓ݂ܪܝ ܬܟܒܝܪ ܘܬܘܣܥܗَ̈ ܘܐܠܬܙܐܡ ܐܠܬܨܦܝܪ ܐܘ ܦܨܠ ܒܣܛً ܢܬܒܥܗُ ܬܔܣܡ ܐܠܬܟ݂ܠܝܦ. (sic) ܠܟܢ ܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܣܬܓ̣ܢܝ ܥܢܗُ ܦܝ ܐܠܡܪܐܣܠܗ ܘܐܠܡܢܐܦܬ݂ܗ ܐܘ ܡܐ ܗܘ ܟܐܠܨ̇ܪܘܪܝ ܡܢ ܐܩܣܐܡ ܐܠܟܠܐܡ ܐܠܬ݂ܠܬ݂ܗ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܝܟܘܢ ܠܗُ ܬܥܠّܩ ܡܐ ܒܟܬܒ ܐܠܐܛܒܐ. ܟ݁ܐܣܡܐ ܐܠܐܥܜܐ. ܘܒܥܜ ܐܠܐܕܘܝّܗ̈ ܘܐܠܐܕܘܐ.. ܘܐܒܬܕܐܬ ܐܘܠܐّ ܒܕܟ݁ܪ ܐܠܐܣܡܐ ܐܠܡܜܬܪܒ (sic) ܐܠܝܗܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܟܬܪ ܐܠܐܡܪ. ܬܡ ܒܥܕ ܐܠܦܪܐܓ݂ ܡܢܗܐ ܕܟܪܬُ ܔܡܠܐً ܩܠܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܠܐܦܥܐܠ (sic) ܐܠܐܡܪ. ܐܕ ܟܐܢ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܢܘܥ ܡܢ ܐܠܐܦܥܐܠ ܝܣܬܥܡܐܠ ܟ݁ܬܝܪܐً ܦܝ ܐܠܐܚܘܐܠ. ܘܐܢܝ ܐܪܔܘ ܡܥ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܦܛܢ. ܐܠܕܗܢ ܝܥܝܕّܗܐ ܐܠܝ ܡܛܐܕܕܗܐ. ܘܝܣܬܟܪܓ ܒܐܩܝ ܐܠܐܢܘܐܥ ܐܠܡܩܬܪܢܗ ܒܡܐܜܝ ܐܠܙܡܢܗ ܘܡܣܬܩܒܠܗܐ ܘܚܐܜܪܗܐ. ܬܡ ܐܘܪܕܬܘܐ ܒܥܕ ܕܐܠܟ ܡܢ ܐܠܚܪܘܦ ܘܡܐ ܫܐܒܗܗܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܐܒܛ ܐܠܟܠܐܡ ܡܐ ܝܒܝܢܗ ܐܠܡܬܥܠܡ ܡܢ ܡܩܘܠܐܬܗ ܦܝ ܗܕܗ ܐܠܐܩܣܐܡ. ܬܡ ܐܢܝ ܟ݂ܬܡܬُ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܒܟܠܡܐܬ ܫܕّܬ ܥܢ ܡܘܐܜܥܗܐ. ܘܗܝ ܐܠܡܕܟܘܪܗ ܦܝ ܐܠܟܬܒ ܡܬܦܢܢܗ ܡܟ݂ܬܠܦܗ ܦܝ ܐܢܘܐܥܗܐ. ܘܣܡܝܬܗُ ܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܬܪܓܡܐܢ ܦܝ ܬܥܠܝܡ ܠܓ݂ܗ̈ ܐܠܣܪܝܐܢ. ܘܡܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܢܣܬܡܕ ܐܠܡܥܘܢܗ. ܥܠܝ ܕܟܪ ܡܐ ܝܘܐܦܩ ܐܠܨܘܐܒ. ܘܢܟܬܒ ܐܠܠܓ݂ܗ ܡܢ ܐܠܠܓ݂ܗ ܘܐܠܡܪܕܘܠ ܘܐܠܕܝ ܝܓ݂ܐܒ. ܐܕ ܗܘ ܒܟܪܡܗ ܝܔܝܒ ܨ̇ܪܐܥܗ̈ ܡܢ ܝܣܐܠܗُ ܘܝܕܥܘܗ܀ ܘܠܐ ܝܟ݂ܝܒ ܐܡܠ ܡܢ ܝܬܘܟّ̇ܠ ܥܠܝܗ ܘܝܪܔܘܗ. ܘܐܡܐ ܐܠܐܢ ܐܩܣܡܗُ ܐܠܝ ܬܠܐܬܝܢ ܬܥܠܝܡܐً ܡܢܩܣܡܬً ܐܠܝ ܦܨܘܠ ܡܪܬܒܗ ܒܚܣܒ ܗܕܗ ܐܠܐܨܘܠ܀
  title: The titles of the thirty chapters or lessons (تعليمات), each containing several sections (فصول).

Paper, of oblong shape, about 4 1/4 in. by 3 1/8, consisting of 229 leaves. The number of lines in each page varies from 9 to 13.

229 ff.

- Paper, of oblong shape, about 4 1/4 in. by 3 1/8, consisting of 229 leaves. The number of lines in each page varies from 9 to 13.

It is written in a rather inelegant hand, apparently of the xviiith cent.

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

- Foll. 226, 227, and 228, are three leaves from another copy of the same work, of about the same age.

- On fol. 1 b we find the name of a former possessor, and on fol. 229 b, that of another.

قد ملك علي هذا الكتاب قس عبد المسيح ابن ....

صاحبه شماس خدر ابن شاهين الحايك.

- On fol. 2 a we read in the handwriting of Colonel Taylor, " R. Taylor. Bagdad. 1 January 1843. Vocabulary Syriac and Arabic. Garshunic;" and on fol. 3 a, " Kitab oot Tarjuman fi. Taaleem Loghat is Soorian."

18th 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 DCCCCXCVIII 3:1173-1174