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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Christian Middle East Section, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1153, Egerton 704, London, BL, Egerton 704, BL Egerton MS 704, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, I

[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.]

Syriac

ff. 1a-376b
title: The whole of the Scriptures of the Old Testament, according to the Peshitta version, with the Apocrypha.
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.
  ff. 2a-77
  title: The Pentateuch
    ff. 2a-21
    title: Genesis
    rubric: ܟܬܳܒܳܐπανδέκτηςܐܘ̇ ܩܰܐܬܘܠܝܩܝܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܠܗ ܒܗ3a
    ff. 21a-37
    title: Exodus
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܫܠ݁ܡܠܡ̣ܢܝܐ ܕܡܬ̣ܝܕܥ ܦ̣̇ܐܢܛܩܛܝ̣ܣ ܕܒܗ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܝܐܬܝܩܐܣ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܿܕܬܐ22b
    ff. 37a-47
    title: Leviticus
    See below.
    ff. 47b-63
    title: Numbers
    See below.
    63b-77
    title: Deuteronomy
    rubric: ܦܐܛܩܛܝܣ ܡܟܲܢܫܬ݀ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܠܟ݁ܠܗܘܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܝ ܩܘ̈ܕܫܐ. ܠܩܗܠܐ ܕܡܠܲܚܡܽܘܬܳܐ ܥܕܬܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ66b
    rubric: ܦܪܓܡܛܝܐ ܡܫܲܪܬܚܬܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܩܛܝܼܣ ܫܩܝܼܠܬ݀܆ ܗܼܝ ܒܗ̇ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܿܢ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܼܚܐ.76b
    See below.
    See below.
  77a-86
  title: Job
  See below.
  See below.
  86a-95
  title: Joshua
  95a-105
  title: Judges
  See below.
  105a-128
  title: The two books of Samuel
  See below.
    105a-118
    title: 1st Samuel
    118a-128
    title: 2nd Samuel
  128a-153
  title: The two books of Kings
    128a-141
    title: 1st Kings
    141b-153
    title: 2nd Kings
  153a-178
  title: The two books of Chronicles
    153a-160
    title: 1st Chronicles
    160a-178
    title: 2nd Chronicles
    See below.
  178b-187
  title: The Proverbs of Solomon
  187a-190
  title: Ecclesiastes
  190a-191
  title: Song of Songs
  191a-197
  title: The Book of Wisdom
  197a-201
  title: The Book of Illustrious Women
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ197a
  See below.
    197a-198
    title: Ruth
    198b-201
    title: Susanna
  201a-219
  title: Isaiah
  See below.
  219a-234
  title: The Twelve Minor Prophets
  See below.
  234b-258
  title: Jeremiah
    234b-258
    title: Jeremiah
    234b-258
    title: Lamentations
    234b-258
    title: The Prayer of Jeremiah
  258b-278
  title: Ezekiel
  278a-287
  title: Daniel
    title: Daniel
    title: Song of the Three Holy Children
    title: Bel and the Dragon
  287a-296
  title: The Book of Holy Women
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ287a
    287a-290
    title: Esther
    290a-296
    title: Judith
  296a-306
  title: Ezra
  title: Nehemiah
  306a-320
  title: The Book of Jesus the son of Simeon, called the son of Sirach
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܒܪ ܐܣܝܪܐ306a
  See below.
  320a-351
  title: The Three Books of the Maccabees
  See below.
    320a-334
    title: 1st Maccabees
    334a-346
    title: 2nd Maccabees
    346a-351
    title: 3rd Maccabees
  351b-360
  title: The discourse of Josephus (Josippus) on Eleazar, Shamuni (Samona), and her seven sons
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܘܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇351b
  360a-368
  title: The First Book of Esdras, translated from the Septuagint Version
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܦܩܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ ܘܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ360a
  ܫܠܼܡ. ܘܗܢܐ ܟܬ݁ܒܐ ܕܐܝܼܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ. ܕܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܼܬܟܚ ܠܢ ܒܨܚܚܐ ܦܫܝܛܐܼ. ܟܬܒܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܫܒܥܝܢܝܐ.368a
  368a-373
  title: The Book of Tobit, translated from the Septuagint Version
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܛܘܒܝܛ ܗܟܘܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܲܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ.368a
  373a-376b
  title: The Two Epistles of Baruch
    373a-374
    title: The First Epistle of Baruch
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܿܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܟ ܣܿܦܪܐ373a
    374a-376b
    title: The Second Epistle of Baruch

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.

Paper at Fol. 1 and Foll. 3-372. Vellum at Fol. 2 and Foll. 373-376.

376 ff. 12 × 8

The quires, 40 in number, are signed with letters

Foll. 2, 199, 200, 201, and 373-376 are more modern than the rest.

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 century.

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.

Foll. 199 and 200 were written by one Antonius of Jerusalem, ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܨܗܝܘܢܝܐ.

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).

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.

[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 Fol. 47b ܘܐܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܥܠ ܐܝܼܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܼܠܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܘ̇ܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܲܩܕܫܝܐ ܡܢܚܐ ܝܫܘܥ̇ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܓ݂ܙܘܝ ܡܢ ܩܨܘܪ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܪܕܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܐܪܕܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
- Colophon Fol. 77a 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..
- Colophon

See also Foll. 165b and 320a.

- Colophon Foll. 199-200 ܘܨܰܠܰܘ ܥܰܠ ܐܠܺܝܠܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܨܗܝܘܢܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܗܼܘ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܰܡܺܝܢ.
- Fol. 77a 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:
- Fol. 105a ܝܘܩܠ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܐܠܓܒܝܠܝ ܘܐܛܥ ܐܣܡܗ ܐ܏ܠܟ
- Fol. 219a ܝܘܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܒܪܣܡ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܐܟܘܬܗ ܡܛܪܐܢ ܝܘܢܢ ܡܛܪܐܢ ܝܘܣܦ: ܘܐܘܠܐܕ ܐܟ݂ܝ ܟ݂ܘܪܝ ܝܚܢܐ ܫܡܐܣ ܒܘܠܨ ܫܡܐܣ ܣܡܥܐܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܚܦܛܗܡ ܐܡܝܢ܀
- Fol. 1 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

17th century

See addition.

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue abbreviated by the Syriaca.org project team.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 I 1:1-3