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Add. 14,458

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/131
Description based on Wright LXXI (47-48) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 157 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
The four Gospels according to the Pĕshīṭtā version

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 157 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 10, and 154—157. The quires, 16 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g. fol. 20 a, ܓ, fol. 70 a,ܚ); a later hand has re-numbered them with letters only. One leaf is wanting at the beginning, and another after fol. 149. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 33 lines. The writing is a small, neat Esṭrangĕlā of the vith or viith cent.; but foll. 154 b and 156 a have been retouched at a later date, and one half of fol. 155 has been supplied on paper about the end of xith cent.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a small, neat Esṭrangĕlā of the vith or viith century. The name of the scribe appears to have been David. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Estrangela script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A reader called Ṣalībā. See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):Green paint has been used to note some lessons on the margins. See Addition 2.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The four Gospels according to the Pĕshīṭtā version [defective]
  Colophon: See additions.   Subscription (Fol. 157b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܛܛܪܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܠܠܘܗܝ ܘܣܒܪܘܗ ܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܢܨܝ̈ܚܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ.   Colophon: See additions.
Note: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the usual way, and there is a harmony of the Gospels at the foot of each page. The lessons are rubricated in the text
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Matthew [defective]
Note: A leaf is wanting, containing ch. i. 1—17.
Item 3 (Fol. 44b): Mark
Item 4 (Fol. 73b): Luke
Item 5 (Fol. 120b): John [defective]
Note: A leaf is wanting, containing ch. xvi. 31—xvii. 21.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: A later hand has renumbered the quires with letters only.
Addition 2: Many lessons have been noted by later hands on the margins, some of the latter being written with green paint.
Addition 3: A reader called Ṣalībā, ܨܠܝܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ has written his name on the margin of foll. 17 b and 18 b.
Addition 4: Foll.154 b and 156 a have been retouched at a later date, and one half of fol. 155 has been supplied on paper about the end of the 11th century.
Addition 5 (Fol. 157b): On fol. 157 b there is a note, in the handwriting of the scribe, stating that this book was collated by Ḳashīsh, the Arab, priest of the district called Nahrā dě-Ḳasṭra, along with his syncelli John bar Daniel, the Arab, and John, the deacon, ofܐܘܢܡܪܐ, who was also of Arab race. ܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܚܢܢܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܗ܆ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܦܚܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܗ ܫܩ̣ܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܚܡܗ ܕܡܢ ܛܥܘ̈ܢܐ. ܦܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܩ̣ܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ̣. ܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫ ܛܝܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ ܕܩܣܛܪܐ̣. ܥܡ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܠܝܬܗ ܕܝܨܦܘ ܥܡܗ. ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܝܝܐ ܒܪ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ̣. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܢܡܪܐ̇. ܥܪܒܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܘܘܗܝ ܒܓܢܣܗ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܝܨܦܘ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܚܡܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ̣ ܘ܏ܫ
Addition 6 (Fol. 157b): The name of the scribe appears to have been David, for under the above note we read: ܒܡܪܢ ܣܒܪܢ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ [ܥܠ add] ܕܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܐ. . ܕܥܠ ܛܘܢܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘ.

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