Add. 14,474
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/159
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 140 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
New Testament
This manuscript contains: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version.; The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version; The Apostolic Epistles; Jacob of Batanae. A collection of festal discourses; Severus of Antioch. Discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 140 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8, 61, 112, 120, 121, 128, and 129. The number of the quires, which are signed with letters, was probably 19 or 20, butܐ,ܛand ܝـare lost; of ܒthere remains only the first leaf; and leaves are also missing after foll. 108, 128, 129, 131, 133, and 140. Each page has from 24 to 30 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixthcent., with the exception of foll. 105 —112, which are paper leaves, written apparently by a hand of the xithor xiithcent. Greek vowels, and the points rukkākh and kushshāi, have been added on two different occasions, one punctuator having employed red, the other black ink (ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, ܰ, , , , , , , ).
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll.105—112, are paper leaves, written apparently by a hand of the xith or xiith cent.
Hand 4 (minor, West Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):
Decoration (Rubrication):
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Epistle of Romans, according to the Peshitta version
Note: Contains ch. ix. 9—x. 8.
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): The Epistle of 1 Corinthians, according to the Peshitta version
Note: Begins with ch. vi. 11.
Item 4 (Fol. 12b): The Epistle of 2 Corinthians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 5 (Fol. 22b): The Epistle of Galatians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 6 (Fol. 27b): The Epistle of Ephesians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 7 (Fol. 32b): The Epistle of Philippians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 8 (Fol. 36b): The Epistle of Colossians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 9 (Fol. 39b): The Epistle of 1 Thessalonians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 10 (Fol. 42b): The Epistle of 2 Thessalonians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 11 (Fol. 44a): The Epistle of 1 Timothy, according to the Peshitta version
Item 12 (Fol. 48a): The Epistle of 2 Timothy, according to the Peshitta version
Item 13 (Fol. 50b): The Epistle of Titus, according to the Peshitta version
Item 14 (Fol. 52b): The Epistle of Philemon, according to the Peshitta version
Item 15 (Fol. 53a): The Epistle of Hebrews, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Ends with ch. xii. 2.
Item 16 (Fol. 62a): The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܕܡܬܦܫܩ̣ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܕܡܬܦܫܩ̣ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 98b): The Apostolic Epistles
Note: Throughout the whole of the above portions of this manuscript the larger sections are marked on the margins.
Item 18 (Fol. 98b): The Epistle of S. James, according to the Harklensian version
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܿܪܨܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܐ Subscription (Fol. 102): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܦܬ ܪܡܒ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܿܪܨܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܐ Subscription (Fol. 102): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܦܬ ܪܡܒ
Item 19 (Fol. 102b): The second Epistle of S. Peter, according to the Harklensian version
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ Subscription (Fol. 105): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ Subscription (Fol. 105): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ.
Item 20 (Fol. 105a): The first Epistle of S. Peter, according to the Peshitta version
Note: Ends with ch. iii. 9.
Item 21 (Fol. 109a): The second Epistle of S. John, according to the Peshitta version
Item 22 (Fol. 110a): The third Epistle of S. John, according to the Peshitta version
Item 23 (Fol. 111a): The Epistle of S. Jude, according to the Peshitta version
Item 24 (Fol. 113a): The first Epistle of S. John, according to the Harklensian version
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ Subscription (Fol. 116): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݁ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܐܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܿܪܨܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܐ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ Subscription (Fol. 116): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݁ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܐܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܿܪܨܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܐ.
Item 25 (Fol. 116b): Jacob of Batanae. A collection of festal discourses [defective]
Title: ܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡܐܪ̈ܢܝܐ.
Title: ܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡܐܪ̈ܢܝܐ.
Notes:
- Six prose homilies of Jacob of Batnae, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
- See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 304, no. 8—13, and also Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 304, no. 23.
- These homilies have been translated into German by the Rev. P. Pius Zingerle, “Sechs Homilien des heiligen Jacob von Sarug” (Bonn, 1867); and Syriac text of the sixth has been published in his Rev. P. Pius Zingerle, Monumenta Syriaca, vol. i., p. 91 (1869).
Item 26 (Fol. 116b): Jacob of Batanae. On the Nativity
Title: ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
Title: ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
Item 27 (Fol. 119a): Jacob of Batanae. On the Epiphany [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: Imperfect.
Item 28 (Fol. 123a): Jacob of Batanae. On Lent [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
Note: Slightly imperfect at the end.
Item 29 (Fol. 128a): Jacob of Batanae. On Palm Sunday [defective]
Title: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Title: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Note: Very imperfect at the beginning and in the middle.
Item 30 (Fol. 130b): Jacob of Batanae. On the Friday of the Passion (Good Friday) [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: Imperfect
Item 31 (Fol. 133a): Jacob of Batanae. On Easter Sunday
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ
Note: Very imperfect
Item 32 (Fol. 134a): Severus of Antioch. Discourses [defective]
Item 33 (Fol. 134a): Severus of Antioch. On the Ascension, hom. epithron. xlvii. [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܠܩܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܠܩܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 34 (Fol. 134b): Severus of Antioch. On Pentecost, hom, epithron. xlviii. [defective]
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ .. ܐܬܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ̣. ܟܕ ܩܲܕ݁ܡ ܐܬܟ݂ܪܙ ܨܘܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܝ̇ܕܐ. Incipit: ܐܫܥܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܛܒ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܥܠܝܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܢܐ ܒܢܒ̈ܝܐ̣. ܘܫ.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ .. ܐܬܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ̣. ܟܕ ܩܲܕ݁ܡ ܐܬܟ݂ܪܙ ܨܘܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܝ̇ܕܐ. Incipit: ܐܫܥܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܛܒ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܥܠܝܐ ܘܡܢܗܪܢܐ ܒܢܒ̈ܝܐ̣. ܘܫ.
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
The lessons are also indicated on the margins, often by later hands,— red, green, and blue (fol. 69a) paint being employed for this purpose, as well as common ink.
Addition 2:
Greek vowels, and the points rukkākh and kushshāi, have been added on two different occasions, one punctuator having employed red, the other black ink (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ, , , , , , , ).
Addition 3:
In those parts that are taken from the Harklensian version (Epistle of S. James, second Epistle of S. Peter, and first Epistle of S. John), there are a considerable number of marginal annotations, consisting chiefly of various readings and Greek words;
e.g. fol. 99a, S. James, ch. i. 8, ܬܪܝܢܝ ܢܦܫܐ marg. ΔΙΨΥΧΟⲤ; 15, ܒܬܪܟܢ ܗ̣ܝ ܪܓܬܐ marg.ΕΙΤΑ;
fol. 99b, ch. i. 21 ܡܠܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܐ ܒܢ marg. ܒܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܢ ܐܠܐ ܒܐ 24, ܕܒ̣ܪܝܬܐ marg. ΓΕⲚΕⲤΕⲰⲤ; ܘܡܚܕܐ̣ ܛܥ̣ܐ ♰ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ marg. ܕܐܝܟ.
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