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Add. 14,473

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/156
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Add. 14,473, foll. 1–139

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/157
Description based on Wright CXXV (1:79-80) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Mixed Material Codex, 139 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
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.

Physical Description

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)

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a large, beautiful Estrangela of the 6th century. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, West Syriac script): Greek vowels.See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version
 
Title: ܦܪܟܣܣ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ   Subscription (Fol. 108): ܫܠܡܬ. ܦܪܟܣܣ. ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ. ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ. ܡܟܪ̈ܙܝ. ܚ̈ܝܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 108b): The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
  Subscription (Fol. 138b): ܫܠܡ. ܠܡܟܬܒ. ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ. ܬܠܬ. ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܕܦܛܪܣ. ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ.   Subscription (Fol. 138b): 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.
Item 3 (Fol. 108b): The Epistle of S. James
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 118b): The first Epistle of S. Peter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ
Item 5 (Fol. 129a): The first Epistle of S. John
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ

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 (Fol. 131a): Fol. 131 a is marked at the top, in an old hand, with Greek letters, ΙΔ.
Addition 2: 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.
Addition 3: Numerous Greek vowels have been added by a later hand (ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ, , , , , and e.g.ܕܠܘܾܒܷܐ and ܘܓܺܝܘܽܪ̈ܐܶ fol. 5 a).
Addition 4 (Fol. 1a): 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.
Addition 5 (Fol. 108): The Acts is followed by the short doxology: ܫܘܒܚܐ. ܠܡܪܢ. ܐܡܝܢ

Add. 14,473, foll. 140–148

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/158
Description based on Wright CXXII (1:83-84) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 11th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 9 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: Four of the Apostolic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.

Physical Description

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.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is an inelegant Estrangela of about the 11th century. A person named Lazarus. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A reader called Gabriel. See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 140a): Four of the Apostolic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
  Colophon: See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 140a): The second Epistle of S. Peter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 145a): The second Epistle of S. John
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Item 4 (Fol. 145b): The third Epistle, of S. John
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 146b): The Epistle of S. Jude
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 148): 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 . .
Addition 2: 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
Addition 3 (Fol. 148b): 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.

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