London, BL, Add. 14478
source date: A. Gr. 933
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/163, Add. 14,478, London, BL, Add. 14,478, BL Add MS 14478, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 141, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXLI

[This manuscript contains: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-143
title: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ .ܘ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
The margins contain many annotations, chiefly indicating the passages of Scripture cited by the Apostle, but also referring occasionally to other matters. The following may serve as specimens:
1 Corinth. ix. 5, marg.ܒ̈ܢܝ ܝܘܣܦ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ . ܒ. ܝܘܣܐ .ܓ . ܣܝܡܘܢ. ܕ . ܝܗܘܕܐ.
1 Corinth. xv. 32, marg.ܡܬܠܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܠܩܕܡ̈ܘܢܝܐ. ܥܗܝܕ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܐܫܥܝܐ.1 Corinth, xv. 33, marg.ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܢܢܕܪܘܣ ܩܘܡܝܩܘܣ ܒܬܐܝܣ.
2 Corinth. xi. 32, marg.ܗܢܐ ܐܪܛܘܣ܆ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ.
Galat. iii. 17, marg ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܥܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܢܬ ܩ܆ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܟܗ. ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܣ . ܕܝܥܩܘܒ܆ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ̣ ܨܐ. ܕܝܘܣܦ܆ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ̣ ܩܝ . ܒܡܨܪܝ̣ܢ. ܫܢ̈ܝܐ̇ ܩܕܡܕ . ܐܟܚܕܐ̣ . ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ̣ ܠ.
Galat. vi. 14, marg ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܝܥ.
Ephes. v. 14, marg .ܡܢ ܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ
2 Timothy iv. 13, marg.ܠܟܪܟܐ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ.
Titus, i. 12, marg.ܩ̣ܨܡܐ ܕܐܦܝܩܪܘܣ ܩܨ̇ܘܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܪܛܐ.
The lessons are indicated on the margins in the same handwriting as the notes, with some later additions.
  Foll. 1b-27b
  title: The Epistle of Romans
  The more recent portions are: ch. i. 1—9 and xii. 8—xiii. 7.
  Foll. 27b-54
  title: The Epistle of 1 Corinthians
  Missing portions: ch. xv. 48—xvi. 6 and xvi. 22—24.
  Foll. 54a-68
  title: The Epistle of 2 Corinthians
  Missing portions: ch. i. 1—9, ii. 17—iii. 13, and iv. 11—vi. 2.
  Foll. 68a-77b
  title: The Epistle of Galatians
  Foll. 77b-86
  title: The Epistle of Ephesians
  Foll. 86a-91b
  title: The Epistle of Philippians
  Foll. 91b-96b
  title: The Epistle of Colossians
  Missing portion: ch. iii. 4—20.
  Foll. 96b-101b
  title: The Epistle of 1 Thessalonians
  Foll. 101b-104b
  title: The Epistle of 2 Thessalonians
  Foll. 104b-112
  title: The Epistle of 1 Timothy
  Foll. 112a-117b
  title: The Epistle of 2 Timothy
  Foll. 117b-120b
  title: The Epistle of Titus
  Foll. 120b-122
  title: The Epistle of Philemon
  Foll. 122a-142
  title: The Epistle of Hebrews

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 143 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 3, 9, 10, 22, 31, 56, 77, 142, and 143. The quires, 15 in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (fol. 77 a,%), but have since been twice re-numbered with letters, on the second occasion incorrectly. Leaves are wanting after foll. 52, 53, 55, 56, and 94. Each page has from 23 to 28 lines.

Vellum Paper

143 ff. 9 1/2 × 5 5/8

The quires, 15 in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (fol.77a).

- Of 143 leaves, some are much stained and torn, especially foll.3, 9, 10, 22, 31, 56, 77, 142, and 143.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.52, 53, 55, 56, and 94.

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Each page has from 23 to 28 lines.

This manuscript is written in a beautiful, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 933, A.D. 622.

Greek vowels have been occasionally added (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, , orܽ ).

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[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.]

- Foll. 1, 2, 20, and 21 are paper leaves of the xiiith cent.

- Some lessons are indicated in the margins with a later hand.

- Colophon

On fol. 143 there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written for one John bar Sergius, from the village of Halūgā in the district of Sĕrūg, in the year of the Greeks 933, A.D. 622, and that he paid for it the sum of 14 carats:

ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ̣. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܡܢ ܚܠܘܓܐ ܩ̣ܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܘܓ. ܕܙܒ̣ܢܗ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ̣. ܡܛܘܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ̇. ܘܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܒܗ ܩ̇ܪܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܩ̣ܢܝܗܝ̣ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ̣. ܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܪܝܢܗ .. ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܦܪܘ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܐܡܝܢ . . . ܀ ܟܘܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܐ̇ܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ: ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܦܚ̇ܡ ܡܢܗ: ܐܘ ܬܘܒ ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܐܒ̇ܕ ܘܡܫܟܚ ܠܗ: ܘܟܐܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܦܣ̇ܩ ܡܢܗ ܡܕܡ: ܐܘ ܠܚ̇ܐ ܒܗ ܡܕܡ: ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܪܗ̣. ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ ܢܕܒ̣ܩ ܒܗ ܘܒܙܪܥܗ̣ ܠܥܠܡ .. ܘܠܘ ܗܕܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ݂. ܐܠܐ ܘܒܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܬܝ̣ܕ. ܐܝܟ ܡ̇ܚܠܨ ܡܩ̈ܕܫܐ܇ ܩܐܡ ܘܝܗ̇ܒ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠܬܗ܇ ܟܕ ܡܬܬܣܝܡ ܒܪܝܫܗ .. ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܩܠܝܠ ܥ̇ܘܠ̣. ܘܐܦ ܒܣ̇ܓܝ̣ ܥ̇ܘܠ ܗܘ .. ܀ ܒܗܝܬܐ ܝܗ̈ܘܡܝܛ ܐܒܬܟܕ ܐܢ̣ܗ̣. ܐܛܪ̈ܩ ܪ̈ܣܥܬܒܪܐ܀ [ܐܬܝܗܒ ܛܝܡܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܩܪ̈ܛܐ ܐܪܒܬܥܣܪ̈܀] ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ܀ ܀ ܟܠ ܕܠܚ̇ܐ ܠܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ̣. ܢܬܠ̣ܚܐ ܫܡܗ̣ ܡܢ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ܀

- This was one of the manuscripts which the abbat Moses of Nisibis brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, as appears from another note on the same page (ܘܐܢܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܟܬܒܬ ܗܠܝܢ). This has, however, been re-touched throughout, and the first part of it altered, so as to make it appear that the book was presented to the convent by one Zachariah, the son of Paul, the son of Bar-saumā: ܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܥܠ ܙܝܟܪܐ ܒܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܒܪ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܗܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܝܘܣ. ܏ܘܫ.

- At the foot of fol. 142 b there now stand the following words, written over an erasure, perhaps by the same hand that altered the previous note:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܣܩܝ̈ܛܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܥܢ̈ܘܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܣܟ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܐܢ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܥܒ̇ܪ ܕܢܓܠܙܘܗܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ.

- On fol. 143 b there is an astronomical figure, containing the names of the ܡ̈ܠܘܫܐ or signs of the Zodiac. Some writing at the top of the page, of the xth cent., but much effaced, explains the use of the figure. Beneath it is written:

.ܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟܠ ܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܢܬܦܪܥ

- The quires have been twice re-numbered with letters, on the second occasion incorrectly.

AG 933 AD 622

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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 CXLI 1:90-92