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Add. 14,469

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/152
Description based on Wright CXX (1:75-76) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 936 / AG 1247
Origin: Desert of Scete
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 205 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The four Gospels, according to the Harklensian version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 13 5/8 in. by 10 1/8, consisting of 205 leaves, of which foll. 139 and 150—153 are more or less torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 23 in number, but the first two are now lost. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 27 lines. This volume is written in a large, very angular Estrangela, with occasional Greek vowels, and dated A. Gr. 1247, A.D. 936.

Hand 1 (major, West Syriac script): This volume is written in a large, very angular Estrangela, with occasional Greek vowels, and dated A. Gr. 1247, A.D. 936. See additions.
Hand 2 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The four Gospels, according to the Harklensian version [defective]
  Colophon: See additions.
Note: Each Gospel is divided into ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ or chapters, of which there are 68 in S. Matthew, 48 in S. Mark, 83 in S. Luke, and 19 in S. John. An index of these chapters is prefixed to each Gospel. The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked in the usual way, and there is a harmony at the foot of each page.
Item 2 (Fol. 1): An index of the chapters [defective]
Note: The index to the chapters in S. Matthew is lost (but See Add. 14,456, foll. 1 and 2 ).
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): The Gospel of S. Matthew, according to the Harklensian version [defective]
  Incipit: ܕܪܥ̇ܝܐ   Subscription (Fol. 44): ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܐܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ̇. ܕܡ̇ܠܠ ܥܒܪܝܐܝܬ ܒܦܐܠܣܛܝܢܐ܀ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ̣. ܘܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ܆ ܘܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ܆ ܘܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ܀ ܀ ܀
Note: Beginning at ch. viii. 31.
Item 4 (Fol. 44a): An index of the chapters
Item 5 (Fol. 44b): The Gospel of S. Mark, according to the Harklensian version
  Subscription (Fol. 84): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ܇ ܕܡ̇ܠܠ ܪܘܗܡܐܝܬ (sic) ܒܪܘܡܐ (sic) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ. ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܫ̈ܬ: ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܫܒܥܣܪ̈ܐ܀ ܀ ܀
Item 6 (Fol. 84b): An index of the chapters
Item 7 (Fol. 85b): The Gospel of S. Luke, according to the Harklensian version
  Subscription (Fol. 153): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܐܠܝܘܢ (sic) ܕܠܘܩܐ ܕܡܠܠܗ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ. ܘܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܬܠܬܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ. ܘܬܘ̈ܬܐ (sic) ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܘܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ. ܘܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܫܬܬܥܣܪ̈ܐ܀ ܀ ܀
Item 8 (Fol. 153b): An index of the chapters
Item 9 (Fol. 154a): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Harklensian version
  Subscription (Fol. 205): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܘܢܓܐܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܩ̈ܦܠܐ̣ܐ ܬܫܬܥܣܪ̈. ܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ̣ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ. ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ̣ ܬܡ̈ܢܐ. ܦ̈ܠܐܬܐ̣ ܚ̈ܡܫ. ܣ̈ܗܕܘܬܐ̣ ܚܡܫܥܣܪ̈ܐ. ܡ̇ܠܠ ܕܝܢ ܘܟ̇ܬܒ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܒܐܦܐܣܣ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 205): At the end of the Gospel of S. John, after the subscription, stands the following doxology: ܫܘܒܐ (sic) ܠܐܒܐ: ܕܥܕܪ ; ܘܠܒܪܐ: ܕܣܝ̇ܥ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ. ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܫ̇ܡܠ̣ܝ which is followed by the words: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ. ܟܬܒܐ. ܗܢܐ. ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܘܢ̈ܓܠܣܛܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܕܐܬܦܫܩܘ. ܡܢ. ܠܫܢܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ. ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ. ܒܚܬܝܬܘܬܐ. ܣܓܝܐܬܐ. ܘܒܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ. ܪܒܐ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 205): Below this , in the same handwriting, there is a note, informing us that this volume was written in the desert of Scete, A. Gr. 1247 (A.D. 936), by a priest named John, for the abbat Moses of Nisibis.ܫܩ̣ܠ ܕܝܢ ܫ̇ܘܠܡܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܫ̣ܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡ̈ܐܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܒܫܡܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܘܒܕܪܓܐ ܬܘܒ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܟܕ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܐ܇ ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܘܥܢ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܗ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢ ܘܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܒܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܐܘ ܒܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܕܗܝ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀
Addition 3: The lessons are sometimes indicated in the text, but more usually by later hands on the margins. For this purpose green paint has occasionally been employed.

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