London, BL, Add. 14457
source date: xiith or xiiith cent.
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/130, Add. 14,457, London, BL, Add. 14,457, BL Add MS 14457

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1193, Add. 14,457, foll. 1–198, London, BL, Add. 14,457, foll. 1–198, BL Add MS 14457, foll. 1-198, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 70, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXX

[This manuscript contains: The four Gospels according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 2b-198b
title: The four Gospels according to the Peshitta version
The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the text, and there is a harmony at the foot of each page. The lessons are rubricated in the text in the usual way, whilst later hands have noted many on the margins.
  Foll. 2b-57
  title: Matthew
  See custodial history.
  Foll. 57a-93b
  title: Mark
  ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ. ܕܡܠ̣ܠ ܪܗܘܡܐܝܬ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܝܬ݂ܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ.
  Foll. 94a-154b
  title: Luke
  ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ.ܕܡܠܠ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܒܐܦܣܘܣ
  The letters ܦܣܘܣ have, however, been partially erased.
  Foll. 154b-198b
  title: John

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 198 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled, and a few slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 183, and 200. The quires, 20 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 82 a, ܛ and ���); a later hand has renumbered them with letters, and placed Coptic ciphers at the top of the first and last leaves of each quire. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines. Foll. 32 and 41 are paper leaves of the xiith or xiiith cent. [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. 47.]

Vellum

198 ff. 9 1/2 × 6 1/8

The quires, 20 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g.fol. 82 a, ܛ and).

- Many leaves are much stained and soiled, and a few slightly torn, especially foll.1, 12, and 183. , and 200.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.

This volume is written in a fine Estrangela of the 6th or 7th century.

See additions.

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[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- A later hand has renumbered the quires with letters, and placed Coptic ciphers at the top of the first and last leaves of each quire.

- Later hands have noted many lessons on the margins.

- There is a note, at the foot of fol. 94 a, which has been purposely effaced, and is consequently barely legible. It begins:

ܐܝܬ܏ܘ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܘܨܠ ܕܫܟܢܗ (؟) ܠܗ ܪܒܢ ܠܥܙܪ(؟) ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܏ܘܫ.

"This Gospel belongs to Rabban Gabriel, a priest, from the region of Mosul, having been presented (?) To him by Rabban Lazarus(?), from the district of Tūr-'Abdīn," etc.

- One reader has prefixed to the volume an index,ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ, fol. 1a. It is drawn up in the ordinary form, ܟܘܪܣܐ , quire, and ܦܬܚܐ , opening or interstice; e.g.

܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܟܚ : ܟـ : ܕ : ܦ : ܛ :
܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܟܛ : ܟـ : ܗ : ... : ... :
܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܠ : ܟـ : ܗ : ܦ : ܐ :
܀ܩ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܠܐ : ܟـ : ܘ : ܦ : ܗ : ܘ܏ܫ.

6th or 7th century

See additions.

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 LXX 1:47

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1194, Add. 14,457, foll. 199–200, London, BL, Add. 14,457, foll. 199–200, BL Add MS 14457, foll. 199-200, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 70, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXX

[This manuscript contains: The Gospel of John. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 199-200
title: The Gospel of John
See additions.

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of two leaves. Fol. 200 is slightly torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines. These leaves seem to be of the the xiith or xiiith century.

Vellum

2 ff. 9 1/2 × 6 1/8

- Fol.200 is much stained, soiled, and slightly torn.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.

Foll.199 and 200 seem to be of the 12th or 13th century. See additions.

- Colophon

On fol. 200 b, at the end of the Gospel of S. John, there is a note, unfortunately mutilated, stating that these two leaves were written by one Gabriel of Edessa:

ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ . . . ܓܒܪܝܠ ܒܪ ܡـ . . . ܐ ܩܝܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܗܝ ܡـ[ܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܚܡܬ] ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܘ . . . ܘܝܐ ܘܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܘ܏ܫ.

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 LXX 1:47