London, BL, Add. 14451
source date: xiith and xiiith centuries
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/124, Add. 14,451, London, BL, Add. 14,451, BL Add MS 14451

[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.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1568, Add. 14,451, foll. 1–11, 16–87, London, BL, Add. 14,451, foll. 1–11, 16–87, BL Add MS 14451, foll. 1-11, 16-87, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 119, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXIX

[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.]

Syriac

title: The four Gospels, in an ancient recension, differing notably in many points from the ordinary Peshitta
  title: S. Matthew
  rubric: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܦܪܫܐ ܡܬܝ [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.
  title: S. Mark
  ܫܠܡ. ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ̇ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ
  Of this Gospel only ch. xvi. 17—20 remains.
  title: S. John
  rubric: ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
  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.
  title: S. Luke
  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.

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 [...] ).

88 ff.

- 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 [...] ).

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.]

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- 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.

- 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.)

- 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܀

late 5th 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 CXIX 1:73-75

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1569, Add. 14,451, foll. 12–15, London, BL, Add. 14,451, foll. 12–15, BL Add MS 14451, foll. 12-15, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 119, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXIX

[This manuscript contains: Portions of the Gospel of S. Matthew. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Portions of the Gospel of S. Matthew
From ch. viii.23 to x. 31 is a comparatively modern addition, exhibiting the ordinary Peshitta version.

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 [...] ).

4 ff.

- 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 [...] ).

12th or 13th 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 CXIX 1:73-75

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1570, Add. 14,451, fol. 88, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,451, fol. 88, upper text, BL Add MS 14451, fol. 88, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 119, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXIX

[This manuscript contains: End of the Gospel of S. Luke. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: End of the Gospel of S. Luke

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 [...] ).

1 f.

- 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 [...] ).

- 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܀

12th or 13th 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 CXIX 1:73-75

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1571, Add. 14,451, fol. 88, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,451, fol. 88, lower text, BL Add MS 14451, fol. 88, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 119, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXIX

[This manuscript contains: S. Luke, ch. i. 65—80, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: S. Luke, ch. i. 65—80, according to the Peshitta version
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.

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 [...] ).

1 f.

- 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 [...] ).

10th 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 CXIX 1:73-75