London, BL, Add. 12134
source date: A. Gr. 1282
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/4, Add. 12,134, London, BL, Add. 12,134, BL Add MS 12134, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 49, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLIX

[This manuscript contains: Exodus, translated from the Septuagint. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 8-132
Paul of Tella
title: Exodus, translated from the Septuagint
rubric: ܡܦܩܢܐ. ܒ
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܦܩܢܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ. . .
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The text is divided into ten capitula (ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ), a summary of the contents of which is prefixed,fol. 2 b(See Chrysostom, Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae; Opera, t. vi., p. 382;Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lvi. col. 325). There are also other marginal sub-divisions into 42 (ܡܒ) sections, and upwards of 3300 versicles (fol. 132 a, ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ. ܓ. ܫ). The lessons are rubricated in the text, and the end of each is usually marked by the letter ܫ. An index to these lessons was once prefixed to the volume, but the greater part of it is lost, only one page(fol. 2 a) being left.
The text is that of the Hexapla of Origen [...] , with the critical marks and the various readings of Aquila [...] , Symmachus [...] and Theodotion [...] , respectively indicated by ܐ, ܣ, ܬ,or in cases where they coincide, by ܓ(e.g.fol. 8 b, marg.ܓ. ܚ̣̃ܕܬܐ;fol. 69 a, line 5,ܕܝܠܗ) or ܗܠܝܢ ܓ(e.g.fol. 99 a, margin). The additional passages of the Samaritan codex(ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܡܪܝܬܐ ܥܒܪܝܬܐ ܗ̇ ܝ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ or ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ) are also given; e.g. foll.27 a and b, 29 b, 31 a, 33 a, 35 a, 39 a, 61 b, 66 a and b, and 84 b.
The tetragrammaton is denoted by ܦܝܦܝon the margin.

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 134 leaves, one of which (fol. 6) is much torn. The quires, 14 in number, are signed with letters, but the first is imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 1, 5, and 6. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 22.

Vellum

134 ff. 10 1/4 × 6 3/4

The quires, 14 in number, are signed with letters, but the first is imperfect.

- One leaf,fol. 6, is much torn.

- Leaves are missing after foll.1, 5, and 6.

The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 22.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela.

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Fol. 2 a contains 18 circles, arranged in three columns of 6 each, and surrounded by a double border of green and red. Each circle contains the indication of one lesson, as in theaccompanying figure, the text of which is:ܡܛ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܟـ . . . ܚ ܦ ܗ; which means that the lesson specified is to be found in the eighth quire (ܟܘܪܣܐ,), at the fifth opening (ܦܬܚܐ), or, in this case, on the recto of the sixth leaf,fol. 72. See the edition of Ceriani; Monumenta, t. ii. fasc. ii. p. 114, etc..

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- Fol. 1, if it belongs to this manuscript at all, is nothing but a part of the ancient binding. It contains only a few words in Arabic and Syriac, and the name of one Abu'l-Faraj bar Joseph, ܐܒܘܠܦܪܓ ܒܪܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ.

- Some comparatively modern writing on fol. 8 a has been almost wholly effaced.

- Many notes and glosses, and numerous Greek words, are written on the margins by the same hand that wrote the text; for all which see the edition of Ceriani

- Colophon Doxology ܫ̣ܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܦܩܢܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ. . . ܨܚ̇ܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܿܘ ܕܡܢܗ ܐܬ̇ܦܫܩ ܠܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ̣. ܪܘܫܡܐ̇ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ̣ ܗܢܐ. ܐܬܢܣ̣ܒ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܬܝܬܝ ܦܨ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ̣. ܘܐܬ̇ܦܚܡ ܡܢ ܗܿܘ ܕܐܦ ܡ̈ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܬܬ̣ܣܝܡ.. . ܐܬܦ̇ܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܗܼܘ ܡܦܩܢܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܨܚܚܐ̇ ܚܬܝܬܐ̣ ܕܗܢܐ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ.♱. ܐܬܟ̣ܬܒܬ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܟܣܐܦܠܐ̣ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܥܒܪܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܦܚܡܐ ܗܘܬ܇ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܥܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡ̣ܬܪܨ ܗܘܐ̣ ܒܐܝܼܕܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܡܦܘܠܘܣ. (marg.) ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܡܫܘܕܥ ܗܘܐ. ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ̣ ܕܐܦ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܩܿܕܡ ܐܬܬܣܝܡ܆ ܒܠܚܘܕܼ ܠܘܬ ܡܬܚܘܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܥ̣ܡܠ ܗ̣ܘ ܨܚܚܐ.

The book of Exodus, according to the translation of the LXX., is ended.

In the exemplar from which it was translated into the Syriac tongue, was this epigraph: 'Taken from a (copy of the) Hexapla, which (was arranged) according to the (different) versions, and collated with one which was furnished with the (various readings of the) versions.

This (copy of) Exodus was also collated with an accurate exemplar, in which was this epigraph: ‘The translation of the LXX. was transcribed from (a manuscript of) the Hexapla, in which the Hebrew was collated according to the Hebrew (text) of the Samaritans.' And (this manuscript) was corrected by the hand of Eusebius Pamphili, as the epigraph shows; from which (manuscript) too the things taken from the Samaritan text have been previously inserted, merely as an evidence that great pains was taken with the copy.

After this comes the doxology:

ܫܘܒܚܐ̇ ܠܐܒܐ̣ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܗܫܐ̇ ;ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. . ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝ̣ܢ

Below the doxology we read the name of the copyist,Lazarus, and the date of the manuscript, written in two lines, in a small, current hand

ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܫܒܛ ܕܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܕܢܦܓܥܘܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܕܝܠ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܠܥܙܪ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܕܟ݁ܬܒܬ.

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- On fol. 134 a is the following note, written by the deacon Maimūn bar Halfūn, A. Gr. 1282, A.D. 971.

ܡܝܡܘܢ ܒܪ ܚܠܦܘܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܫܡܐ̣. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܗܿܘ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܨܠܝܒ ܗܘܐ܇ ܘܟܠܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܬܦܪܥ܇ ܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܪ܏ܘܦܒ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܗ. ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܠܐ ܬܣܒ݂ܪܘܢ ܕܣܡܬ ܠܫܡܐ ܕܝܠܝ. ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܫܘܒܗܪܐ̣. ܒܪܡ ܗܕܐ ܒܥܝܬ܇ ܕܟܠܡܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܬܝ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ

[^1: (The correctness of this translation is not quite certain. See Bianchini, Vindiciae Canonic. Scriptur., pp. cclxxiv., cclxxvi.;Daniel secundum LXX., Rome, 1772, pp. 74, 75; and compare Middledorpf, Codex Syriaco-hexaplaris, pars i. p. 65(ܡܢ ܗܿܘ ܕܐܦ ܡܫ̈ܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܬܬܣܝܡܢ),and Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft, Band iii. p. 427.)]

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AG 1008 AD 697

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 XLIX 1:29-31