DRAFT
Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
development Not for citation.
App Version: 2.57
Data Version: 0.14

Add. 14,445

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/117
Description based on Wright XLI ()
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Add. 14,445, foll. 1–3a

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1191
Description based on Wright XLI (1:26) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: Index of lessons in the Proverbs of Solomonand other biblical books, according to the Septuagint version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

The first three leaves of the volume Add. MS 14,445 foll. 3b-48 . A leaf is wanting after fol. 1.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The handwriting seems to be of the viiith or ixth century. See addtions.
Decoration (Border): The leaves contain an index with ornamental borders.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1): Index of lessons in the Proverbs of Solomon and other biblical books, according to the Septuagint version
 
Title:
ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
  Colophon: See additions.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 3a): A note on the margin of fol. 3a states that this index was drawn up by one Severus, with the aid of the priest John and the deacon and steward Romanus: ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܢ̇ܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܣ̣ܡ ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܐܬܬܪܨܘ.♱ ܘܥܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܫܡ̇ܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܪܘܡܢܐ ܪܒܝܬܐ̇. ܕܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܥܿܕܪܘܢ♱

Add. 14,445, foll. 3b–48

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1192
Description based on Wright XLI (1:26-27) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 532 / AG 843
Origin: Convent of the Orientals (at Edessa?)
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 48 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The book of Daniel, according to the Peshitta version, including all the Apocryphal portions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 in. by 7 3/4, consisting of 48 leaves, the last of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires, six in number, seem to have been originally signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see fol. 26), but a more modern hand has marked them with letters from ܙ to ܝܒ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 34 and 37. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 22 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a large, regular Estrangela. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See collation.

Contents

This manuscript contains 6 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 3b): The book of Daniel, according to the Peshitta version, including all the Apocryphal portions [defective]
  Colophon: See additions.   Subscription (Fol. 48a): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܒܝܠ ܘܬܢܝܢܐ ܘܫܘܫܢ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 3b): The book of Daniel, according to the Peshitta version. [defective]
 
Title:
ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ
Item 3 (Fol. 12a): The Song of the Three Holy Children [defective]
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܢܢܝܐ ܘܕܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
Item 4 (Fol. 38a): Bel [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܝܠ
Item 5 (Fol. 39b): the Dragon [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܢܝܢܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 41b): Susannah [defective]
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܘܫܢ ܛܘܒܢܝܬ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 48a): On fol. 48a there is the following note, in the handwriting of the scribe, saying that the manuscript was written in the year 843, A.D. 532, and collated with care in the convent of the Orientals (at Edessa?). Part of it has been intentionally erased. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘܡܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ [ܣܒܝ . . ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ. . . ] ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ. ܘ. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܪ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܗ. ܕܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܗܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ ܕܕܩܛܐ. ܡܦܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܒܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ.

How to Cite This Entry

David A. Michelson et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/117.

Bibliography:

David A. Michelson et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/117.

About this Entry

Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14445

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor,
  • David A. Michelson, Daniel J. Greeson, Tucker D. Hannah, and Robert Aydin, entry contributors, “”

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Tucker D. Hannah
  • Edited by Daniel J. Greeson
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Elizabeth Walston
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Form and material support designations edited by Claire Chen
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

Copyright and License for Reuse

Except otherwise noted, this page is © 2023.

Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

Show full citation information...