London, BL, Add. 14463
source date: 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/140, Add. 14,463, London, BL, Add. 14,463, BL Add MS 14463, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 78, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version; The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the usual way; There is a harmony at the foot of each page. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-139
title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
Some of the lessons are rubricated in the text.
  Foll. 1a-40
  title: Matthew
  The missing portions are: ch. i. 1—16, xiv. 33—xv. 24, and xvi. 8 —xix. 8.
  Foll. 40a-69
  title: Mark
  Foll. 69a-120
  title: Luke
  Foll. 120a-139
  title: John
  Missing portions : ch. i. 1—vi. 20, and xvi. 8 to the end.

title: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the usual way

title: There is a harmony at the foot of each page.

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 139 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 58, 119, and 120. Foll. 75 —84 have been thoroughly soaked in oil. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 17 in number, of whichܝܕandܝܙare now lost. Leaves are also wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 20 and 21. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 31 lines. The writing is a good, regularEstrangelaof the viith cent.; many Greek vowels (ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, , , ,)have been added, in the first half, by a later hand.

Vellum

139 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 1/4

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 17 in number.

- Some leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.58, 119, and 120.

- Foll. 75 — 84 have been thoroughly soaked in oil.

- Leaves are also wanting at the beginning, and after foll.20 and 21.

- Quires ܝܕ and ܝܙ are now lost.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 31 lines.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the 7th century.

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A later Greek hand.See additions.

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

- The larger sections have been noted between the columns by a later hand.

- Other lessons have been added by later hands on the margins.

- Many Greek vowels (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, , , ,)have been added, in the first half, by a later hand.

- Another marginal division, by means of Greek letters, is carried through part of the volume. Of these latter sections there are 72 (ΟΒ) in S. Matthew; but in S. Mark the numeration seems to stop with ΚΓ(fol. 53b), and in S. Luke with Θ(fol. 73b), whilst in S. John it does not appear at all.

- The same person, apparently, who added the Greek vowels, has inserted, chiefly in the Gospel of S. Matthew, some various readings from the Harklensian version [...] (ܚܪܩܠܝܐ, abbreviated ܚܪܩ and ܚܪ), e.g.foll.5 a and b, 7b, 12 a, 17 a, 19 a and b, 22b, 23 a, 24 b, etc.; more rarely from other sources (ܐܚܪܢܐ or ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ), e.g. foll.26b, 32b, 33b, 35b, etc. Occasional attempts have been made to represent Syriac words by Greek letters; e.g. fol.18b, ܡܶܣܳܪ̈ܝܴܬܳܐ, ΜΑⲤΑ; fol.30 a, ܢܰܛܥ̇ܝܟܘܢ, ΝΑΤΕ; fol.31 a, ܪ̈ܘܚܐ, ΡΟΥΞΕ; fol.66b, ܐܶܣܛܰܣܝܻܢ, ΑⲤΤΑⲤΗⲤ; fol.132a, ܣܪܝ ܠܗ, ⲤΗΡΙ ΛΕ.

7th 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 LXXVIII 1:54-55