London, BL, Add. 14458
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/131, Add. 14,458, London, BL, Add. 14,458, BL Add MS 14458, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 71, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXXI

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

Syriac

Foll. 1a-157b
title: The four Gospels according to the Peshitta version
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ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܛܛܪܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܠܠܘܗܝ ܘܣܒܪܘܗ ܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܢܨܝ̈ܚܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ.
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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
  Foll. 1a-44
  title: Matthew
  A leaf is wanting, containing ch. i. 1—17.
  Foll. 44b-73
  title: Mark
  Foll. 73b-120
  title: Luke
  Foll. 120b-157b
  title: John
  A leaf is wanting, containing ch. xvi. 31—xvii. 21.

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 Estrangelaof the vith or viith cent.; but foll. 154 band 156a have been retouched at a later date, and one half of fol. 155 has been supplied on paper about the end of xith cent.

Vellum

157 ff. 9 3/8 × 6 1/8

The quires, 16 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g.fol. 20 a, ܓ, fol. 70 a, ܚ).

- Some leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.10, and 154 —157.

- 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 Estrangela of the 6th or 7th century. The name of the scribe appears to have been David. See additions.

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A reader called Salībā. See additions.

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

- A later hand has renumbered the quires with letters only.

- Many lessons have been noted by later hands on the margins, some of the latter being written with green paint.

- A reader called Salībā, ܨܠܝܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ has written his name on the margin of foll. 17 b and 18 b.

- 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.

- Colophon

On fol. 157 b there is a note, in the handwriting of the scribe, stating that this book was collated by Kashīsh, the Arab, priest of the district called Nahrā dě-Kastra, along with his syncelli John bar Daniel, the Arab, and John, the deacon, of ܐܘܢܡܪܐ, 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

- Colophon

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.

6th or 7th century

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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 LXXI 1:47-48