London, BL, Add. 14470
source date: 5th or 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/153, Add. 14,470, London, BL, Add. 14,470, BL Add MS 14470, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 63, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXIII

[This manuscript contains: An extract from the Gospel of S. John, ch. vii. 50—viii. 12, according to the Harklensian version; The New Testament, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 27 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1b
title: An extract from the Gospel of S. John, ch. vii. 50—viii. 12, according to the Harklensian version
See below.

Foll. 2b-176b
title: The New Testament, according to the Peshitta version
The lessons are rubricated in the text, and many have been subsequently noted on the margins.
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܘܫܠܝܚܐ: ܘܦܪܟܣܣ: ܘܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܬܠܬ ܩܬܘ̈ܠܝܩܣ܆ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܚܕܐ܆ ܘܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܚܕܐ܆ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܕܐ.܀
  Foll. 2b-88
  title: The four Gospels
    Foll. 2b-25
    title: Matthew
    Foll. 25b-40
    title: Mark
    Foll. 40b-68
    title: Luke
    Foll. 68a-88
    title: John
  Foll. 88a-143
  title: The Epistles of Paul
    Foll. 88a-98
    title: Romans
    Foll. 98a-108
    title: 1 Corinthians
    Foll. 108a-114
    title: 2 Corinthians
    Foll. 114b-118
    title: Galatians
    Foll. 118a-121
    title: Ephesians
    Foll. 121a-123
    title: Philippians
    Foll. 123b-125
    title: Colossians
    Foll. 125b-128
    title: 1 Thessalonians
    Foll. 128a=129
    title: 2 Thessalonians
    Foll. 129a-132
    title: 1 Timothy
    Foll. 132a-133
    title: 2 Timothy
    Foll. 133b-135
    title: Titus
    Foll. 135a-135b
    title: Philemon
    Foll. 135b-143
    title: Hebrews
  Foll. 143a-168
  title: Acts of the Apostles
  Foll. 168a-176b
  title: The three Catholic Epistles
    Foll. 168a-171
    title: James
    Foll. 171a-174
    title: 1 Peter
    Foll. 174a-176b
    title: 1 John

Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 176 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1—10, 22, 41, 68, 87—90, 97—100, 108, 118, 123, 125,152,161, and 171. The quires, 18 in number, are now signed with letters, but it does not appear what the original signatures were. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 48 lines. This manuscript is written in an elegant Edessene hand of the vth or vith cent., with the exception of foll. 96, 101 and 154—163, which seem to be of the ixth cent.

Vellum

176 ff. 9 1/4 × 5 7/8

The quires, 18 in number are now signed with letters, but it does not appear what the original signatures were.

- Some leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1—10, 22, 41, 68, 87—90, 97—100, 108, 118, 123, 125, 152, 161, and 171.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 48 lines.

This manuscript is written in an elegant Edessene hand of the 5th or 6th century.

Foll.96, 101 and 154—163 seem to be of the 9th century.

See additions.

A hand of the 9th century. See additions and first msItem.

An irregular Arabic hand, with very few diacritical points.See additions.

Of the 10th century. See additions.

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

- The Gospel of S. John, according to the Harklensian version is prefaced by the remark

ܬܘܒ ܪܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܙ[ܒܕܝ.] ܗܕܐ ܣܘܢܛܟܣܝܣ ܠܘ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܨܚ̈ܚܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܐ. ܐܫܟܚܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܐܒܣ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ̣ ܒܚܕ ܨܚ̈ܚܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܫܩܗ̇ [ܡܢ] ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ ܗܪܟܐ. ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܩܢܘܢ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ. ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܦܣ̈ܘܩܐ܇ ܏ܨܘ: ܐܝܟ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܐ. ܐܡ̇ܪ ܢܝܩܕܡܘܣ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.

- Below this there is written in an irregular Arabic hand, with very few diacritical points:

"We have received this book from the Syrian priest known by the name of Ibn –, and Salīb the abbat was present to take it in charge and convey it to the conent of the Syrians in the desert of Bū Makār(Abbā Macarius)."

- On fol. 2 a there is a long note, of the xth cent., stating that the volume belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, and concluding with an anathema against anyone who should injure or steal it:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܕܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܐ. ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܝ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܐܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ.ܐܘ ܕܢܦܚ̇ܡ ܡܢܗ. ܘܟܐܡ̇ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܗ̣ܦܟ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ. ܘ܏ܫ.

- The larger sections of the New Testament are marked on the margins by a later hand.

5th or 6th century

See additions.

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 LXIII 1:40-41