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Add. 14,455

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/128
Description based on Wright LXVII (1:45) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 135 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The four 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 7 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 14 3/4 in. by 11 3/4, consisting of 135 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.5, 9, 10, 49, 56, 59, 60, 62, 68, 100, 134 and 135. Owing to the imperfect condition of the volume, the number of quires cannot be accurately stated; nor does it appear how they were originally signed. At present, the last signature is ܠܒ(fol. 125a).Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 49, 52, 65, 68, 70, 81, 84, 87, 99, 101, 133 and134. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 15 to 21 lines. The writing is a large, beautiful Estrangela of the vith cent

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a large, beautiful Estrangela of the 6th century.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the text with red ink.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Some lessons are rubricated in the text, and many more have been noted by later hands on the margins.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Gospel of S. Matthew, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. i. 1—viii. 32, ix.11—35, x. 22—xi.4, xi.19—xiv.17, xiv.30—xxii.2, xxii.16— xxiii.25, and xxiii. 35 to the end.
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): The Gospel of S. Mark, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. i. 1 — xii. 43, xiii.10—21, and xiii.34 — xiv. 66.
Item 4 (Fol. 16a): The Gospel of S. Luke, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. viii. 29—39, ix.14—36, x. 12—17, xii.25— 46, xiii.19—xiv.16, xv.4—xvi.5, xix.23— xxii.24, xxii.58—xxiii.35, and xxiv. 17—29.
Item 5 (Fol. 90a): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portions :ch. iv. 10—23, iv. 47—v. 5, xii.36—49, and xiii.9 to the end, with the exception of a few words from ch. xix.41 and ch. xx.2, 4, 7, 8 (fol. 135).
Item 6 (Fol. 1): The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
Notes:

  • The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the text with red ink,e.g.fol. 1 a,

  • ܦܙ ܐ,

  • ܦܚ ܒ

Item 7 (Fol. 1): Harmony of the four Gospels
Notes:

  • At the foot of each page there is a harmony of the Gospels; e.g.fol. 1 a:

  • ܡܬܝ ܡܪܩܣ ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ

    ܦܙ ܟܘ ܡܘ ܡܘ

    ܦܚ ܟܙ ܡܙ.. ..

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: Some lessons are rubricated in the text, and many more have been noted by later hands on the margins.

How to Cite This Entry

David A. Michelson et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/128.

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/128.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14455

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  • Created by Tucker D. Hannah
  • Edited by Daniel J. Greeson
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  • Decoration information encoded by Alexys Ahn
  • Decorations identified and categorized by Beth Maczka
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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