London, BL, Add. 14462
source date: 6th 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/139, Add. 14,462, London, BL, Add. 14,462, BL Add MS 14462, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 92, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XCII

[This manuscript contains: The first two Gospels, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-106
title: The first two Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
  Foll. 1a-68a
  title: Matthew
  ܫܠܡ. ܠܡܟܬܒ. ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ̇ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ.. ܕܡܬܝ .. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܡܠܠ .. ܝܘܢܐܝܬ .. ܒܪܗܘܡܐ.
  See below.
  Commencing with ch. i. 11.
  Foll. 68b-106
  title: Mark
  The old text is complete, with subscription; the later one reaches only as far as the words ܕܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ in ch. xvi. 19.
  Of the lessons some are rubricated in the text, but only in the Gospel of S. Mark

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 106 leaves, some of which arc slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 8, 73—75, 105, and 106. The quires, 12 in number, are signed with letters. A leaf is wanting at the beginning. Each page has from 21 to 27 lines. This manuscript is written by two hands (foll. 1—68 a, and fol. 68 b—106), in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vithcent., with the exception of fol. 8, which is a comparatively modern paper leaf.

Vellum Paper

106 ff. 8 7/8 × 5 1/2

The quires, 12 in number, are signed with letters.

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1, 8, 73—75, 105, and 106.

- A leaf is wanting at the beginning.

Each page has from 21 to 27 lines.

This manuscript is written by two hands (foll. 1—68 a, and fol. 68 b—106), in a fine, regular Estrangela of the 6th century. Nonnus. See decoration notes and additions.

This manuscript is written by two hands (foll. 1—68 a, and fol. 68 b—106), in a fine, regular Estrangela of the 6th century.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

An ornament separates the doxology after the Gospel of S. Matthew from the scribe identification.

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

- Other lessons have been noted on the margins, throughout the volume, by a later hand.

- Fol. 8 is a comparatively modern paper leaf.

- Colophon

At the foot of fol. 68a, after the doxology, stand the words

ܢܘܢܐ ܟܬ݁[ܒܬ],

“I Nonnus, have written,

separated by an ornament.

- The last page has been entirely rewritten by a modern hand, which has also retouched several other pages.

6th 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 XCII 1:64-65