London, BL, Add. 14454
source date: 6th or 7th century
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/127, Add. 14,454, London, BL, Add. 14,454, BL Add MS 14454, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 87, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: The first three Gospels, according to the Peshitta version; The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons; Harmony of the four Gospels. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-131
title: The first three Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
This volume is made up of two parts, foll. 1—54 and foll. 55—131
Of the lessons, some are noted with red ink in the text throughout the volume.
  Foll. 1b-55
  title: The Gospel of S. Matthew, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 55a-79
  title: The Gospel of S. Mark, according to the Peshitta version
  Beginning with ch. iv. 37. One leaf, containing ch. viii. 8—30, is also missing.
  Foll. 79a-131
  title: The Gospel of S. Luke, according to the Peshitta version
  Ending with ch. xxiii. 55.

Foll. 1-54
title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
In the first part of the manuscript, foll. 1—54, the Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are rubricated in the text.

Foll. 1-54
title: Harmony of the four Gospels
In the first part of the manuscript, foll. 1—54, there is a harmony of the four Gospels at the foot of each page.

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 9 1/8, consisting of 131 leaves, several of which are much stained and soiled, especially foll. 1—3, 38, 39, 53, and 54 The number of quires is now 14, of which the 6th, 7thand 14thare imperfect. How the first six quires were signed does not appear; the last eight are signed with arithmetical figures (e.g.fol. 55 a, %; fol. 64a,%;fol. 74a,%; fol. 84a,%, etc.). Leaves are wanting after foll. 54 and 61. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 27 lines. This volume is made up of two parts, foll. 1—54 and foll. 55—131, both written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vithor viithcent.

Vellum

131 ff. 10 1/4 × 9 1/8

The number of quires is now 14.

How the first six quires were signed does not appear; the last eight are signed with arithmetical figures (e.g. fol.55 a,; fol.64a,; fol.74a,; fol.84a,, etc.).

- Several of the leaves are much stained and soiled, especially foll.1—3, 38, 39, 53, and 54.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.54 and 61.

- The 6th, 7th and 14th quires are imperfect.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 27 lines.

Written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the 6th or 7th century.

A Greek hand.See additions.

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[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- A few of the canons have also been marked by a Greek hand.

- Many more lessons have been marked by different hands on the margins.

- On fol. 1 a there are two notes, one of which is so much effaced that only a word here and there is legible, amongst others

ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ,

"of S. George," in the third line.

- The other note, which is also partially erased, contains one of the usual anathemas:

ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܘܕܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ. . . ܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ... ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܫܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ. ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܠܗ ܬܚܝܬ ܦܣܩܐ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܦܣܩܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ.

6th or 7th 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 LXXXVII 1:62