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Add. 14,472

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/155
Description based on Wright CXXVIII (81-82) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 73 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
The Acts of the Apostles and the three Catholic Epistles, according to the Pěshiṭtā version; An index of lessons

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/4, in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 73 leaves, many of which are more or less stained and a little torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 6, 9, 17, 24, 27, 46, 55, 57, 64—67, 69, and 70. The quires, eight in number, seem to have been originally signed with letters. Each page (except fol. 71) is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 28 lines. This volume is written in a fine, clear Esṭrangělā of the vith or viith cent., with the exception of foll. 7, 8, 15, 16, and 71. Of these five leaves, foll. 7, 8, and 16 seem to be of the viiith or ixth cent.; fol. 15 is of the ixth or xth cent.; and fol.71 is a paper leaf of the xiiith cent. The same person who wrote fol. 71 has repaired foll. 1, 6, 55, and 67, and retouched several other leaves. In the older portions of the manuscript numerous Greek vowels have been added by several hands (%ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, , , , , , , , ,).

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a fine, clear Esṭrangělā of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, West Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A note perhaps contemporary with the writing of the volume.See additions.
Hand 6 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 7 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 8 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 9 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Acts of the Apostles and the three Catholic Epistles, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
  Subscription (Fol. 72b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܦܪܟܣܣ. ܕܬܪܥܣܪ̈. ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ. ܥܡ. ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ. ܩ̈ܬܠܝܩܘܣ. ܬ̈ܠܬ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܚܕܐ. ܘܕܦܛܪܣ. ܚܕܐ. ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܚܕܐ.
Note: Of the lessons some are rubricated in the text.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
 
Title: ܦܪܟܣܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛ̈ܘܒܢܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 55b): The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Item 4 (Fol. 55b): The Epistle of S. James
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ   Subscription (Fol. 61): ܫܠܡ̣ܬ. ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ. ܡܢ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.
Item 5 (Fol. 61a): The first Epistle of S. Peter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܫܠܝܚܐ   Subscription (Fol. 67): ܫܠܡܬ. ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܐܬܟܬ݂ܒܬ. ܡܢ. ܪܗܘܡܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 67a): The first Epistle of S. John
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܠܝܚܐ   Subscription (Fol. 72): ܫܠܡܬ. ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܐܬܟܬ݂ܒܬ. ܡܢ. ܐܦܣܘܣ.
Item 7 (Fol. 73a): An index of lessons
 
Title: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܪܟـ[ܣܝܣ]

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1: The same person who wrote, fol. 71 has repaired foll. 1, 6, 55, and 67, and retouched several other leaves.
Addition 2: In the older portions of the manuscript numerous Greek vowels have been added by several hands ( , ܶ, ܺ, , , , , , , , ,).
Addition 3: Other lessons have been noted on the margins by later hands, one of which has appended an index.
Addition 4 (Fol. 72b): On foll. 72 b and 73 a, there is a note, perhaps contemporary with the writing of the volume, stating that it was purchased by a lady, whose name is not mentioned, for the sum of 12 carats (κεράτια), and presented by her to the church of Gādaltā,Perhaps the same as ܓܕܳܠܳܐ in the district of Mosul (see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii. p. 417 ). A. Gr. 935 (A.D. 624). ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܗ̣ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܒܗܢ ܟܬܒܐ̣ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܢܢܛܝܪ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܘܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ. ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܢܥܒܝܕ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܥܡ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܡ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܒܨܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܢܫܦܪ ܘܫܦܝܪ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ. ܘܠܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܗ̇ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܬܣܝܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܪܟܣ[ܣ] ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܓܕܠܬܐ ܢܫܘ[ܐ] ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܒܪܬ ܩܠ[ܐ] ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܬܘ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܝ ܐܪܬܘ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܛܝܒܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܬܪ̈ܡܝܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܙ̈ܕܝܩܐ ܐܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀ ܟܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܦܚܝܡ ܡܢܗ ܬܚܝܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ܀ ܐܙܕܒܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܝܫ ܒܐܚܪܚ ܐܒ ܒܟܣܥܐ (=ܒܟܣܐܐ) ܒܗ܀ ܒܬܪܥܣܪ ܩܪ̈ܛܐ .. ܟܠ ܓܪ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܙܒܢܗ ܘܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܘܗܕܢܐ. ܕܢܬ̈ܚܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܐ ܐܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀
Addition 5 (Fol. 73a): Some lines of writing, which followed this note, have been almost completely effaced.
Addition 6 (Fol. 72b): On fol. 72 b, there is a note in a more modern hand, informing us that the book belonged to a deacon named George bar Ahūdemmeh (Aehudemes) of Tagrit. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܘܕܝܡܗ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܫܩܠ ܘܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܠܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ.
Addition 7 (Fol. 1a): Another note on fol. 1 a claims it as the property of the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣ[ـܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܟܠ] ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܐܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ܆ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܡܢ [ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢـ]ܠܒܟܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܐ ܐܫܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ. ܘܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܡܡܪܚ ܘܠܐ [ܡܗܦܟ ܠ]ܗ ܬܚܝܬ ܦܣܩܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܟܠ ܕܠܚ̇ܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ [ܗܢܐ] ܬܚܝܬ ܦܣܩܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ.
Addition 8: On foll.1 a and 73 b there are other scraps of writing, which are of little or no interest. One of them runs thus: ....ܩܗ ܕܢܩܘܫܐ ܐܦܕܪܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ ܘܡܟܢܫܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܡـ . . .

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