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Add. 14,465

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/142
Description based on Wright LXXXV (60-61) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: early 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 130 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
The four Gospels, according to the Pěshiṭtā version

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 5/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 130 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 42, 62, 79, 83, 84, 91, and 126—130. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 25 in number; but several are now lost, and others are imperfect, leaves being missing at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 7, 12, 82, 84, 99, 110, and 120. Each page has from 20 to 24 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a rather inelegant hand, apparently that of Samuel bar Cyriacus(See Add. 14,679 ),early in the 12th century. The lessons are marked throughout, usually on the margins, by the hand of the scribe.
Decoration (Ornamentation): There are rude attempts at ornamentation in gold and colors on foll.36 a and 79 a.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The four Gospels, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Note: The lessons are marked throughout, usually on the margins, by the hand of the scribe.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Gospel of S. Matthew, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. i. 1—v. 24, viii. 19—xviii. 25, and xxi. 2—16.
Item 3 (Fol. 36b): The Gospel of S. Mark, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Item 4 (Fol. 80a): The Gospel of S. Luke, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. i. 56—x. 35, xi. 25—39, xvii. 29—xviii. 9, and xxii. 35 to the end.
Item 5 (Fol. 111a): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. i. 1—37, v. 37—xvi. 10, and xx. 1 to the end.

How to Cite This Entry

David A. Michelson et al., “London, BL, Add. 14465” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/142.

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David A. Michelson et al., “London, BL, Add. 14465.” In , edited by ., edited by D. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/142.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14465

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