London, BL, Add. 14473
source date: 6th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/156, Add. 14,473, London, BL, Add. 14,473, BL Add MS 14473

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/157, Add. 14,473, foll. 1–139, London, BL, Add. 14,473, foll. 1–139, BL Add MS 14473, foll. 1-139, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 125, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXV

[This manuscript contains: The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version; The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-108
title: The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܦܪܟܣܣ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
ܫܠܡܬ. ܦܪܟܣܣ. ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ. ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ. ܡܟܪ̈ܙܝ. ܚ̈ܝܐ

Foll. 108b-138b
title: The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
ܫܠܡ. ܠܡܟܬܒ. ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ. ܬܠܬ. ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܕܦܛܪܣ. ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ.
ܫܘܒܚܐ. ܘܬܘܕܝܬܐ. ܠܚܕ. ܡܪܝܐ. ܟܠ ܘܠܒܪܗ. ܣܓܝܕܐ. ܝܫܘܥ ܘܠܪܘܚ. ܩܘܕܫܗ. ܕܚܝܠ. ܘܥܕܪ. ܠܟܬܘܒܐ. ܚܠܫܐ. ܘܟܬܒ. ܟܬܒܐ. ܗܢܐ. ܕܦܪܟܣܣ. ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ. ܥܡ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ. ܬܠܬ. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ. ܢܬܚܣܘܢ. ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ. ܒܝܘܡ. ܡܐܬܝܬܐ. ܐܡܝܢ .ܘ.
  Foll. 108b-118
  title: The Epistle of S. James
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
  Foll. 118b-129
  title: The first Epistle of S. Peter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ
  Foll. 129a-138b
  title: The first Epistle of S. John
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ

Vellum, about 8 5/8 in. by 6 7/8 consisting of 139 leaves, many of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 32—34, 41, 42, 47—54, 58—60, 68,108—130,136, and 137. How the quires were originally signed does not appear (fol. 131 ais marked at the top, in an old hand, with Greek letters, ΙΔ). Each page (except foll. 37—40, 43—46, and fol. 139 b) is divided into two columns, of from 17 to 19 lines. This volume is written in a large, beautiful Estrangelaof the, vithcent.; with the exception of foll. 37—40 and 43—46, which are paper leaves of the xiiithcent., inserted by the same person who repaired foll. 2, 53, 57, 122, and 130. Numerous Greek vowels have been added by a later hand (ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, , , , , and e.g. ܐܷܒܾܘܠܕand ܐ̈ܪܘܝܓܘfol. 5 a)

Vellum Paper

139 ff. 8 5/8 × 6 7/8

How the quires were originally signed does not appear.

- Many of the leaves are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll.1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 32—34, 41, 42, 47—54, 58—60, 68, 108— 130, 136, and 137.

- See additions.

Each page (except foll.37—40, 43—46, and fol. 139 b) is divided into two columns, of from 17 to 19 lines.

This volume is written in a large, beautiful Estrangela of the 6th century. See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

Greek vowels.See additions.

See 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.]

- Fol. 131 a is marked at the top, in an old hand, with Greek letters,

ΙΔ.

- Foll.37—40 and 43—46 are paper leaves of the 13th century, inserted by the same person who repaired foll.2, 53, 57, 122, and 130.

- Numerous Greek vowels have been added by a later hand (ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ, , , , , and e.g.ܕܠܘܾܒܷܐ and ܘܓܺܝܘܽܪ̈ܐܶ fol. 5 a).

- On fol. 1 a, at the foot of the page, there are some lines of Greek writing, in slanting uncials, now too much effaced to be legible.

- Doxology

The Acts is followed by the short doxology:

ܫܘܒܚܐ. ܠܡܪܢ. ܐܡܝܢ

6th century

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 CXXV 1:79-80

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/158, Add. 14,473, foll. 140–148, London, BL, Add. 14,473, foll. 140–148, BL Add MS 14473, foll. 140-148, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 132, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXII

[This manuscript contains: Four of the Apostolic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 140a-148
title: Four of the Apostolic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
See additions.
  Foll. 140a-145
  title: The second Epistle of S. Peter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  Foll. 145a-145
  title: The second Epistle of S. John
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
  Foll. 145b-146
  title: The third Epistle, of S. John
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  Foll. 146b-148
  title: The Epistle of S. Jude
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ

Vellum, about 8 5/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 9 leaves (Add. 14,473, foll. 140—148), which form a single quire, signed ܝܙ. Foll. 147 and l48 are slightly stained and torn. Each page, with the exception of fol. 148 a, is divided into two columns, of from 14 to 25 lines. The writing is an inelegant Estrangela of about the xith cent.

Vellum

9 ff. 8 5/8 × 6 7/8

A single quire, signed ܝܙ.

- Foll.147 and l48 are slightly stained and torn.

Each page, with the exception of fol.148 a, is divided into two columns, of from 14 to 25 lines.

The writing is an inelegant Estrangela of about the 11th century. A person named Lazarus. See additions.

A reader called Gabriel. See additions.

See additions.

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

- Colophon

A note at the end states that these leaves were written by a person named Lazarus:

ܟܬ̣ܒ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܐܪܒܥ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܠܥܙܪ ܬܚܘܒܐ ܒܐܦ݁ . . . ܨܠܘܬܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ. ܒܝܕ ܨܠܘܬܐ . . . ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܓܪ̈ܡܝ ܢܩܥܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܥ̣ـ . . . ܘܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܡܘܡܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐܝ ܥܡ . .

- A reader called Gabriel has recorded his name on fol. 148 a, and also at the foot of fol. 142 a:

ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ

- On fol. 148 b there are two notes, the first of which has been almost wholly erased. The other records, in the usual form, that the volume belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܐ. ܟܠ ܕܡܦـ[ܩ ܠܗ] ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܟܐܡ ܥܠ܏ܘ. ܘ܏ܫ.

11th 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 CXXXII 1:83-84