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Add. 14,481

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/166
Description based on Wright CXXXIX (1:90) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 91 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The Epistles of S. Paul, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 1/4, consisting of 91 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 34—36, 44, and 91. How the quires were signed, does not appear. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 31, 35, 36, 44, and 74. Each page has from 25 to 29 lines. Greek vowels have been added in a few places by a later hand.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a small, neat Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, West Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions
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]
  Subscription (Fol. 91): ܫܠܡ: ܠܡܟܬܒ: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ: ; ܐܪ̈ܒܥܣܪܐ: ܕܦܘܠܘܣ: ܫܠܝܚܐ: ܛܘܒܢܐ
Note: Followed by the usual doxology.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Epistle of Romans, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. i. 1-13, v. 13-vii. 19, viii. 11-27, and xi. 30 to the end.
Item 3 (Fol. 13a): The Epistle of 1 Corinthians, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. i. 1—iii. 17, v. 10—vi. 15, vii. 14—xi. 20, and xii. 5—25.
Item 4 (Fol. 24a): The Epistle of 2 Corinthians, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portions: ch. viii. 7—x. 2 and xii. 19 to the end.
Item 5 (Fol. 36a): The Epistle of Galatians, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Beginning with ch. v. 22.
Item 6 (Fol. 37a): The Epistle of Ephesians, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Beginning with ch. ii. 19.
Item 7 (Fol. 42a): The Epistle of Philippians, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portion : ch. ii. 25—iii. 11.
Item 8 (Fol. 46b): The Epistle of Colossians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 9 (Fol. 52a): The Epistle of 1 Thessalonians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 10 (Fol. 57a): The Epistle of 2 Thessalonians, according to the Peshitta version
Item 11 (Fol. 59b): The Epistle of 1 Timothy, according to the Peshitta version
Item 12 (Fol. 66a): The Epistle of 2 Timothy, according to the Peshitta version
Item 13 (Fol. 70b): The Epistle of Titus, according to the Peshitta version
Item 14 (Fol. 73b): The Epistle of Philemon, according to the Peshitta version
Item 15 (Fol. 74b): The Epistle of Hebrews, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: Missing portion : ch. i. 1—ii. 4.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: Greek vowels have been added in a few places by a later hand.
Addition 2: Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text, and others have been noted by later hands on the margins.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/166.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/166.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14481

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  • Created by Daniel J. Greeson
  • Based on the work of William Wright
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  • Project management by Elizabeth Walston
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Decoration information encoded by Alexys Ahn
  • Decorations identified and categorized by Beth Maczka
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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