Egerton 704
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1153
Date:
17th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 376 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The whole of the Scriptures of the Old Testament, according to the Peshitta version, with the Apocrypha. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 52 items.
Physical Description
Paper, 12 in. by 8, consisting of 376 leaves. The quires, 40 in number, are signed with letters (ܡ, fol. 372). Each page is divided into two columns of about 56 lines. The writing is small and inelegant, with occasional Syriac and Greek vowels and other points, of the xviith cent. Foll. 2, 199, 200, 201, and 373—376, are more modern than the rest.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is small and inelegant, with occasional Syriac and Greek vowels and other points, of the xviith century.
Hand 2 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll. 3-198 were written by
Abraham bar Yeshua',
ܕܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܼܠܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܘ̇ܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܲܩܕܫܝܐ ܡܢܚܐ ܝܫܘܥ̇ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܓ݂ܙܘܝ,
ܓ݂ܙܘܝ,
from the village of Kosūr, near Māridīn;
and he wrote the volume in the
convent of S. Mary Deipara
Beth Marcus at Jerusalem.
Hand 3 (minor, ):
Foll. 199 and 200 were written by one
Antonius of Jerusalem,
ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܨܗܝܘܢܝܐ.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Fol. 201
Sergius al-Jubaili.
Fol. 201 is in the handwriting of one Sergius al-Jubaili,
whose name appears in the following Arabic notes (see below).
Hand 5 (minor, ):
Foll. 2 and 373-376 (which are in vellum) are in a different hand from any of the above, but the writer has not recorded his name.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The whole of the Scriptures of the Old Testament, according to the Peshitta version, with the Apocrypha.
Note: To several of the books short notes are prefixed, giving some account of the writer, date, etc. As in the Bodleian and Vatican MSS. mentioned in Dr. Payne Smith's Catalogue of the Syriac MSS. in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1864), nos. 1 and 2; and also Assemani, Manuscriptorum Codd. Bibl. Apost. Vat. Catalogus (Rom. 1756-58), t. ii. p. 14, no. vii.
Item 2 (Fol. 2a): The Pentateuch
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Genesis
Title: ܟܬܳܒܳܐܦܰܐܢܛܰܩܛܻܣ [πανδέκτης] ܐܘ̇ ܩܰܐܬܘܠܝܩܝܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܠܗ ܒܗ3a
Title: ܟܬܳܒܳܐܦܰܐܢܛܰܩܛܻܣ [πανδέκτης] ܐܘ̇ ܩܰܐܬܘܠܝܩܝܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܠܗ ܒܗ3a
Item 4 (Fol. 21a): Exodus
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܫܠ݁ܡܠܡ̣ܢܝܐ ܕܡܬ̣ܝܕܥ ܦ̣̇ܐܢܛܩܛܝ̣ܣ ܕܒܗ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܝܐܬܝܩܐܣ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܿܕܬܐ22b
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܫܠ݁ܡܠܡ̣ܢܝܐ ܕܡܬ̣ܝܕܥ ܦ̣̇ܐܢܛܩܛܝ̣ܣ ܕܒܗ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܝܐܬܝܩܐܣ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܿܕܬܐ22b
Item 5 (Fol. 37a): Leviticus
Colophon:
See below.
Item 6 (Fol. 47b): Numbers
Colophon:
See below.
Item 7 (Fol. 63b): Deuteronomy
Title: ܦܐܛܩܛܝܣ ܡܟܲܢܫܬ݀ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܠܟ݁ܠܗܘܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܝ ܩܘ̈ܕܫܐ. ܠܩܗܠܐ ܕܡܠܲܚܡܽܘܬܳܐ ܥܕܬܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ66b
Title: ܦܪܓܡܛܝܐ ܡܫܲܪܬܚܬܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܩܛܝܼܣ ܫܩܝܼܠܬ݀܆ ܗܼܝ ܒܗ̇ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܿܢ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܼܚܐ.76b Colophon: See below. Colophon: See below.
Title: ܦܐܛܩܛܝܣ ܡܟܲܢܫܬ݀ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܠܟ݁ܠܗܘܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܝ ܩܘ̈ܕܫܐ. ܠܩܗܠܐ ܕܡܠܲܚܡܽܘܬܳܐ ܥܕܬܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ66b
Title: ܦܪܓܡܛܝܐ ܡܫܲܪܬܚܬܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܩܛܝܼܣ ܫܩܝܼܠܬ݀܆ ܗܼܝ ܒܗ̇ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܿܢ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܼܚܐ.76b Colophon: See below. Colophon: See below.
Item 8 (Fol. 77a): Job
Colophon:
See below.
Colophon:
See below.
Item 9 (Fol. 86a): Joshua
Item 10 (Fol. 95a): Judges
Colophon:
See below.
Item 11 (Fol. 105a): The two books of Samuel
Item 14 (Fol. 128a): The two books of Kings
Item 15 (Fol. 128a): 1st Kings
Item 16 (Fol. 141b): 2nd Kings
Item 17 (Fol. 153a): The two books of Chronicles
Item 18 (Fol. 153a): 1st Chronicles
Item 19 (Fol. 160a): 2nd Chronicles
Colophon:
See below.
Item 20 (Fol. 178b): The Proverbs of Solomon
Item 21 (Fol. 187a): Ecclesiastes
Item 22 (Fol. 190a): Song of Songs
Item 23 (Fol. 191a): The Book of Wisdom
Item 24 (Fol. 197a): The Book of Illustrious Women
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ197a Colophon: See below.
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ197a Colophon: See below.
Item 25 (Fol. 197a): Ruth
Item 26 (Fol. 198b): Susanna
Item 27 (Fol. 201a): Isaiah
Colophon:
See below.
Item 28 (Fol. 219a): The Twelve Minor Prophets
Colophon:
See below.
Item 29 (Fol. 234b): Jeremiah
Item 30 (Fol. 234b): Jeremiah
Item 31 (Fol. 234b): Lamentations
Item 32 (Fol. 234b): The Prayer of Jeremiah
Item 33 (Fol. 258b): Ezekiel
Item 34 (Fol. 278a): Daniel
Item 35 (Fol. 278): Daniel
Item 36 (Fol. 278): Song of the Three Holy Children
Item 37 (Fol. 278): Bel and the Dragon
Item 38 (Fol. 287a): The Book of Holy Women
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ287a
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ287a
Item 39 (Fol. 287a): Esther
Item 40 (Fol. 290a): Judith
Item 41 (Fol. 296a): EzraNehemiah
Item 42 (Fol. 306a): The Book of Jesus the son of Simeon, called the son of Sirach
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܒܪ ܐܣܝܪܐ306a Colophon: See below.
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܒܪ ܐܣܝܪܐ306a Colophon: See below.
Item 43 (Fol. 320a): The Three Books of the Maccabees
Colophon:
See below.
Item 44 (Fol. 320a): 1st Maccabees
Item 45 (Fol. 334a): 2nd Maccabees
Item 46 (Fol. 346a): 3rd Maccabees
Item 47 (Fol. 351b): The discourse of Josephus (Josippus) on Eleazar, Shamuni (Samona), and her seven sons
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܘܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇351b
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܘܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇351b
Item 48 (Fol. 360a): The First Book of Esdras, translated from the Septuagint Version
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܦܩܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ ܘܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ360a Subscription : ܫܠܼܡ. ܘܗܢܐ ܟܬ݁ܒܐ ܕܐܝܼܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ. ܕܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܼܬܟܚ ܠܢ ܒܨܚܚܐ ܦܫܝܛܐܼ. ܟܬܒܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܫܒܥܝܢܝܐ.368a
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܦܩܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ ܘܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ360a Subscription : ܫܠܼܡ. ܘܗܢܐ ܟܬ݁ܒܐ ܕܐܝܼܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ. ܕܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܼܬܟܚ ܠܢ ܒܨܚܚܐ ܦܫܝܛܐܼ. ܟܬܒܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܫܒܥܝܢܝܐ.368a
Item 49 (Fol. 368a): The Book of Tobit, translated from the Septuagint Version
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܛܘܒܝܛ ܗܟܘܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܲܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ.368a
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܛܘܒܝܛ ܗܟܘܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܲܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ.368a
Item 50 (Fol. 373a): The Two Epistles of Baruch
Item 51 (Fol. 373a): The First Epistle of Baruch
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܿܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܟ ܣܿܦܪܐ373a
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܿܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܟ ܣܿܦܪܐ373a
Item 52 (Fol. 374a): The Second Epistle of Baruch
Additions
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.
Addition 1:
ܘܐܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܥܠ ܐܝܼܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܼܠܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܘ̇ܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܲܩܕܫܝܐ ܡܢܚܐ
ܝܫܘܥ̇ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܓ݂ܙܘܝ ܡܢ ܩܨܘܪ ܐܬܪܐ
ܕܡܪܕܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܐܪܕܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
Addition 2:
ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܒܪ
ܡܩܕܫܝܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܩܨܘܪ
ܟ̣ܬܒܬܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܕܡܟܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
ܕܝܿܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܕܡܬܟܲܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܩܘܣ..
Addition 3:
See also Foll. 165b and 320a.
Addition 4:
ܘܨܰܠܰܘ ܥܰܠ ܐܠܺܝܠܐ
ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܨܗܝܘܢܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܗܼܘ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܰܡܺܝܢ.
Addition 5:
ܝܩܘܠ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܣܪܓܝܣ
ܘܐܛܥ ܐܣܡܗ ܐܠܓܒܝܠܝ ܐܢܢܝ ܐܣܬܒܕܠܬ ܗܕܐ ܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܥܬܝܩܗ ܟܠܗ ܟ݂ܛ
ܣܪܝܐܢܝ ܦܝ ܢܨܟܬܗ ܟ݂ܛ ܝܕܝ ܡܦܣܪ ܟ݂ܛ ܐܟܪܫܘܢܝ ܘܐܠܠܗ ܥܠܝ ܡܐ ܢܩܘܠ
ܘܟܝܠ ܫܐܗܕ ܚܩ ܒܚܛܪܗ̈ ܐܟ݂ܘܬܝ ܡܛܪܢ ܝܘܢܢ ܘܡܛܪܐܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܟ݂ܘܪܝ ܝܚܢܐ
ܟ݂ܘܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܘܒܐܩܝ ܐܠܐܟ݂ܘܗ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܟ݂ܠܨܗܡ ܐܡܝܢ:
Addition 6:
ܝܘܩܠ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܣܪܓܝܣ
ܐܠܓܒܝܠܝ ܘܐܛܥ ܐܣܡܗ ܐܠܟ
Addition 7:
ܝܘܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܒܪܣܡ
ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܐܟܘܬܗ ܡܛܪܐܢ ܝܘܢܢ ܡܛܪܐܢ ܝܘܣܦ: ܘܐܘܠܐܕ ܐܟ݂ܝ ܟ݂ܘܪܝ
ܝܚܢܐ ܫܡܐܣ ܒܘܠܨ ܫܡܐܣ ܣܡܥܐܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܚܦܛܗܡ ܐܡܝܢ܀
Addition 8:
This MS. is the property of Dr. Adam Clarke, of Millbrook, Lanch.See th e Catalogue of the European and Asiatic Manuscripts in the Library of the late Dr. Adam Clarke, by J.B.B. Clarke (Lond. 1835), p. 203, no. 249
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