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Add. 14,534

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/261
Description based on Wright DCLXXV (2:526-527) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: first quarter of 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 199 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabūg. The Commentary of Philoxenus of Mabūg on select passages of the Gospels, more especially on chap. i. 1—18 of the Gospel of S. John. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 7/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 199 leaves, the first 9 of which are stained with oil, and foll. 9 and 199 much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 24 in number (fol. 196 a, ܟܕ), but the first three are lost, and the fourth is imperfect. There are from 25 to 32 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā, and belongs, like Add. 17,126 , to the first quarter of the vith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (folio not specified): Philoxenus of Mabūg. The Commentary of Philoxenus of Mabūg on select passages of the Gospels, more especially on chap. i. 1—18 of the Gospel of S. John.
  Excerpt: ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܪ̈ܛܝܩܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܫܐ ܡܥܩܡܝܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ: ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܦܠܓܘܬ ܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܘ: ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܡܣܬܟܠܝܢ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ܆ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܒܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܒܐܣܟܡܐ ܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܗ: ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܬܪܥܝ̣ܢ. ܏ܘܫ..   Excerpt: ܚܝܠܬܢܐܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܥܝܕܐ ܠܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ܇ ܐܡܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܕܝܕܘܪܘܣ ܘܠܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ: ܠܡܕܪܫ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܕܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.   Excerpt: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܕܝܢ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܡ̇ܫܚܠܦ̇ ܐܘ ܡ̇ܦܫܩ ܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠܘ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ̣. ܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܕܝܠܐ ܘܡܟܐܪܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܡܓܕܦܢܐ. ܘܫܘܬܦܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܩܝܘܢܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܢܝܢܝܐ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܐܪܝܡܘ ܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܡܠܠ܆ ܘܬܘܒ ܐܦ ܫܚܠܦܘ̣. ܘܣܡܘ ܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܐܣ̣ܬܒܪ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܢ̣. ܕܒܪܘܫܥܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܢܦܠܘ ܐܦ ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܘܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܦܠܚ̈ܝ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ̣. ܣܥܘ ܐܦ ܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܠܡܫܚܠܦܘ̣. ܘܠܡܢܗܝܢ ܠܡܦܫܩܘ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ   Excerpt: ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܬܝ̣ܗܘܢ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܛ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܥܡ̈ܝܩܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܛܝܩܐ ܡܪ̈ܚܐ̇. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܫܐ ܝܨܝܦܝܢ ܠܡܕܠܚ ܫܦܝܘܬܐ ܘܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ. ܗܢ̇ܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܐܘܢ̈ܘܡܝܢܐ܆ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܣܒܪܝܢ ܐܦ ܒܝܕ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ̣. ܗܐ ܡܬܚܪܝܢ ܠܡܩܡ ܒܕܘܟܬܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ   Excerpt: ܡܢ̣ܘ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܚܪܡ ܠܗ ܠܝܫܘܥ. ܠܘ ܟܝ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢܟܪܐ ܠܗ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ܆ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܝܢܐ̣. ܘܢܦܠܝܢ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܚܪܡܐ̣. ܦܘܠܝܢ̈ܝܣܛܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܝܢܘܿ ܘܐܘ̈ܢܘܡܝܢܘ. ܘܡܪ̈ܩܠܝܢܐ̇ ܘܦܘ̈ܛܝܢܝܢܘ. ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܘ. ܕܐܦܠܐ ܡܢ ܓܙܪܕܝܢܐ ܕܚܪܡܐ ܕܢܦ̣ܩ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܿܢ. ܐܬܟܚܕܘ ܠܡܡܪܚܘ ܘܠܡܐܡܪ: ܕܐܦܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܘ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ . ..   Subscription (Fol. 199a): [ܫܠـ]ـܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܢܣܝܒܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ. ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܟܣ[ܢܘܣ.] ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ..
Note: The author combats various heresies, particularly that of the Nestorians, whom he calls "the heretics of the present time." The following are a few examples out of many.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 199b): On the verso of this leaf there is a later note, stating that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara .

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14534” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/261.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14534.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/261.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14534

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