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Add. 14,596

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/332
Description based on Wright DCLXXX (2:531-532) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 103 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabūg. The discourses of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 103 leaves, a few of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 9, 60, 93, and 94. The quires, signed with letters, were originally upwards of 20 in number; but several have been lost, both at the beginning and end, and some of the remainder are imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 8, 53, 54, 58, 60, 62, 73, 79, 92, 94, and 95. Each page is divided into two columns, containing, in the first part of the volume (foll. 1—43), from 40 to 45 lines; and in the second part (foll. 44—103), from 32 to 38.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): Foll. 1—43 is written by one hand in a good, regular Estrangělā, of the vith and viith centuries.
Hand 2 (minor, Estrangela script): Foll. 44—103 is written by another hand in a good, regular Estrangělā, of the vith and viith centuries.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): On fol. 9 a a reader called Theodore has recorded his name ܬܝܕܪܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ.
Decoration (Ornamentation): On fol. 59 b, at the foot of the page, there is an interlaced ornament, coloured with red and green.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. The discourses of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 5 [defective]
Note: imperfect at the beginning
Item 3 (Fol. 5b): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 6 [defective]
Note: imperfect at the end
Item 4 (Fol. 9a): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 8 [defective]
Note: imperfect at the beginning
Item 5 (Fol. 15b): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 9
Item 6 (Fol. 47b): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 10 [defective]
Note: imperfect
Item 7 (Fol. 61a): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 11 [defective]
Note: imperfect
Item 8 (Fol. 80a): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 12 [defective]
Note: imperfect
Item 9 (Fol. 96a): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Discourse 13 [defective]
Note: imperfect

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 9a): On fol. 9 a a reader called Theodore has recorded his name .ܬܝܕܪܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ

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William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/332.

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William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/332.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14596

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