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Add. 14,451

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/124
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Add. 14,451, foll. 1–11, 16–87

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1568
Description based on Wright CXIX (1:73-75) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: late 5th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The four Gospels, in an ancient recension, differing notably in many points from the ordinary Peshitta. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 7/8 in. by 9 1/2, consisting of 88 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 42, 52, and 53. The quires, of which the original number is uncertain, seem to have been signed with letters (see fol. 43 a, ܝ) Leaves are wanting after foll. 38, 40, 51, 52, 53 and 72. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 26 lines. Fol. 12-15 and fol. 88 are later additions of the xiith and xiiith centuries (see Add. 14,451, foll. 12-15 and Add. 14,451, fol. 88 upper text ); the last leaf is palimpsest (see Add. 14,451, fol. 88 lower text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is a fine, bold Estrangela, probably of the latter half of the vth cent. There are no vowels, and very few diacritical points of any sort, except the ribūi. The punctuation too is exceedingly simple, consisting of single red points, except at the end of paragraphs or sections, where we find �� �� ��, ���, ��, �, �, ���, and the like.The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 1, p. 73.
Hand 2 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 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. 1b): The four Gospels, in an ancient recension, differing notably in many points from the ordinary Peshitta [defective]
Note:
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): S. Matthew [defective]
 
Title: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܦܪܫܐ ܡܬܝ *  
Title: ܕܡܬܝ  
Title: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ. ܕܡܬܝ
Notes:
  • *There is a hole in the vellum, caused by damp, which has destroyed the greater part of the ܐ in ܕܡܦܪܫܐ but it is certain that there is no room for a ܕ before ܡܬܝ. Whether there was a point after ܕܡܦܪܫܐ, as well as after ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ We cannot now say (see the facsimile in Land's Anecdota Syriaca, tom., i., tab. B.) On the probable meaning of the word ܡܦܪܫܐ, see Gildemeister in the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft Bd xiii, p. 472; the same writer in his work entitled "De Evangeliis in Arabicum e Simplici Syriaca translatis Commentatio Academica" (Bonn, 1865), p. 10, note 1; Hermansen, in his "Disputatio do codice Evangeliorum Syriaco, a Curetono typis descripto" (Copenhagen 1858), p. 30; and the note to no. clxviii of this catalogue. Compare also Lehire, "Etude sur une ancienne version syriaque des Évangiles" (Paris, 1859); the Journal of Sacred Literature, 3rd series, vol. viii. (1859), pp. 140, 216, 407, 461, vol. x. (1860), pp. 154 and 377; Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, t. iii. pp. 1632—35, art. Versions, Ancient (Syriac); and De Lagarde, Abhandlungen, 1866, p. 91.
  • From ch. xxiii. 25 to the end is missing; and from ch. viii. 23 to x. 31 is a comparatively modern addition, exhibiting the ordinary Peshitta version.
Item 3 (Fol. 39a): S. Mark [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 39a): ܫܠܡ. ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ̇ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ
Note: Of this Gospel only ch. xvi. 17—20 remains.
Item 4 (Fol. 39a): S. John [defective]
 
Title: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ 
Title: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ .. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ  
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Notes:
  • For the title, a later hand has substituted ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܡܠܠ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ. ܒܐܦܣܘܣ
  • The missing portions of the text are: ch. i. 42—iii. 5, vii. 38—xiv. 10, xiv. 12—15, 19—21, 23—26, and xiv. 29 to the end.
Item 5 (Fol. 53a): S. Luke [defective]
 
Title: ܕܠܘܩܐ  
Title: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ. ܕܠܘܩܐ
Note: The missing portions are ch. i. 1—ii.48, iii. 16—vii. 33, and xv. 22—xvii. 23. From ch. xxiv. 44 to the end is a modern addition, exhibiting the ordinary Peshitta version.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 6b): The text of this manuscript has been altered in many places on foll. 6 b—8 a, in order to bring it into uniformity with that in common use.
Addition 2 (Fol. 3b): There is no indication of lessons, except on the margins by two or three more recent hands (see, for example, foll. 3 b, 4 a, 5 b, 25 b, 33 b, etc.)
Addition 3 (Fol. 1a): A note on fol. 1 a, in a current hand of about the xth cent., informs us that the volume belonged to a monk named Habībai or Habīb, who presented it to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܒܝܒ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܫܟܢܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܘܪܘܚܦܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܡܫܒܚܐ ܦܪ̣ܫ ܘܝܗ̣ܒ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܚܣܐ ܚܘ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܘܢܫܒܘܩ ܒܘܨܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܢܡܢܘܗܝ ܒ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܢܚܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ ܚܘܣ ܒܫܥܬܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣ܟ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܡܝܢ܀

Add. 14,451, foll. 12–15

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1569
Description based on Wright CXIX (1:73-75) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: Portions of the Gospel of S. Matthew. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 7/8 in. by 9 1/2. These leaves are later additions of the xiith and xiiith centuries (see Add. 14,451 and Add. 14,451, foll. 1-11, 16-87 ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

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. 12a): Portions of the Gospel of S. Matthew [defective]
Note: From ch. viii.23 to x. 31 is a comparatively modern addition, exhibiting the ordinary Peshitta version.

Add. 14,451, fol. 88, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1570
Description based on Wright CXIX (1:73-75) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: End of the Gospel of S. Luke. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 7/8 in. by 9 1/2. This folio is a later addition of the xiith and xiiith centuries and is palimpsest (see Add. 14,451 , Add. 14,451, foll. 1-11, 16-87 , and Add. 14,451, fol. 88, lower text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

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. 88a): End of the Gospel of S. Luke [defective]

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 88a): On fol. 88 a, at the end of the Gospel of S. Luke, there is a note, showing that the books belonging to the convent of S. Mary Deipara were repaired (after a fashion) in the year 1533, A.D. 1222. ܒܫܢܬ ܏ܐܢܠܓ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܬܚ̇ܕܬܘ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܕܪܝܫܘ ܕܩܘܡܘܣ ܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܒܐܣܝܠ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܦܲܪܢܣܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܚܡܢܘܬܗ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܢ ܒܡܠ̣ܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܲܣܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܡܝ̣ܢܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ܀

Add. 14,451, fol. 88, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1571
Description based on Wright CXIX (1:73-75) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: S. Luke, ch. i. 65—80, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 7/8 in. by 9 1/2. This leaf is palimpsest (see Add. 14,451, fol. 88, upper text ). It was the first leaf of the second quire (ܒ) of a lectionary, of the xth cent. (see Add. 14,452, fol. 58, lower text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

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. 88): S. Luke, ch. i. 65—80, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: The text of the older portions of this manuscript has been edited, with a preface and translation, by the late Dr. Cureton (London, 1858); whence it is generally known among biblical scholars by the name of the Curetonian Syriac.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14451” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/124.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14451.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/124.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14451

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
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  • Created by Emma Claire Geitner
  • Based on the work of William Wright
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  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Lindsay Ruth
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Locus information for manuscript items added by Ziyan Zhang
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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