London, BL, Add. 14471
source date: A. Gr. 926
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/154, Add. 14,471, London, BL, Add. 14,471, BL Add MS 14471, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 77, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXXVII

[This manuscript contains: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-108a
title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
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The larger sections are regularly marked on the margins.
  Foll. 1b-32
  title: Matthew
  Foll. 32b-52
  title: Mark
  Foll. 52a-85
  title: Luke
  Foll. 85b-108a
  title: John

Vellum, about 8 5/8 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 23, 103, and 108. The quires, 11 in number, are signed with letters. Each page has from 30 to 38 lines, only the last four being divided into columns. The writing is a clear, regular, Nestorian Estrangela, with numerous Syriac vowel-points and marks of punctuation, accents, etc., mostly added, it would appear, by later hands. This manuscript is dated A.D. 615,

Vellum

108 ff. 8 5/8 × 5 5/8

The quires, 11 in number, are signed with letters.

- Some leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1—3, 23, 103, and 108.

Foll. 1-104

Each page has from 30 to 38 lines

Foll. 105-108

The last four folia are divided into columns.

The writing is a clear, regular, Nestorian Estrangela

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See decoration description.

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Writing in a secret character.See additions.

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There is some attempt made at ornamenting the running titles, signatures, etc.

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

- Numerous Syriac vowel-points and marks of punctuation, accents, etc., are mostly added, it would appear, by later hands.

- A few lessons have also been indicated by more modern hands.

- The note that originally stood on fol. 1a has been almost wholly erased, in order to make room for another, which has in its turn been partially effaced. What is legible runs as follows:

ܐܢܐ ܗܠܢܐ ܫܟܢܬ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܠ. . . ܡܝܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܒܝܠܚܣܝܢ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ. . . ܕܢܨܠܘܢ ܥܠܗ̇ ܘܢܬܗܕܘܢܢ ܒܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܥܢܝܕܗ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ

"IHelene have presented this copy of the Gospels to . . . . . , metropolitan of Jerusalem, and to Abu ‘l-Husain his brother, that they may pray for her (me), and make mention of me in their prayers, and for her (my) deceased in the faith."

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

The second column of fol. 108 a contains a note, which states that the volume was written in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Khusrau the son of Hurmuz, king of Persia (i.e.A. Gr. 926, A.D. 615), when Mār Basha was metropolitan of Nisibis, Mār Matthew head of the college,Mār Aha lecturer, and Mār Bar-Sahde teacher. It belonged to, and was collated by,Gabriel Katrāyā (or the Bactrian).

ܐܹܫܬܲܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܟܘܣܪܘ ܒܪ ܗܘܪܡܙ ܡܠܟܐܕܦܵܪ̈ܣܝܐ ܒܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܩܘܡܗ ܕܪܵܥܝܐ ܚܦܝܛܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐ ܡ̣ܛܪܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܛܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܡ̇ܬܲܝ ܪܝܫ ܒ̇ܕܘ̈ܩܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܐܚܐ ܡܩܪܝܢܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܒܪ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܡܗܲܓܝܵܢܐ܀ ܩܢ̣ܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܕܝܠܗ ܘܦܲܚܸܡ ܒܫܩܵܠ ܛܲܥܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܲܒܨܝܪܐ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ ܩܛܪܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܢ ܙܟܵܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܬܪܗ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܵܐܪ ܒܗ ܘܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܛܝܒܘ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܩܘܪ ܡܢܗ ܣܝܵܡܐ ܐܘ ܐ̇ܬܘܼܬܐ ܐܠܐܐܢ ܒܥܘܼܩܵܒܐ ܪܒܐ܀

ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܚܕ ܚܝܠܐ ܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

- On the outer margin of this page there is a line of writing in a secret character.

- On fol.108b there is a list of the associates of the Apostles, such as Barnabas, Sosthenes, Nathaniel, Justus, Silas, Rufus, Alexander, etc.; but some of the names are scarcely legible.

AG 926 AD 615

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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 LXXVII 1:53-54