Add. 14,639
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/403
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 130 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
History
Eusebius of Caesarea. The first five books of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius
of
Caesarea
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 130 leaves, a few of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 13, and 130. The quires, signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g. fol. 64 a, ܚ ) are 14 in number; but the first is imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 1 and 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 36 lines.
The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes
characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult
the attached image, vol. 3, p. 1039.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This
volume is written in a fine, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Eusebius of Caesarea. The first five books of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of
Caesarea [defective]
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܐܩܠܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Colophon: See additions. Colophon: See additions.
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܐܩܠܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Colophon: See additions. Colophon: See additions.
Notes:
- Each book is preceded by an index of chapters.
- This work was translated into Syriac at a very early period, for the St. Petersburg manuscript is dated A. Gr. 773, A.D. 462.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Book i [defective]
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Note: The missing portions are chapters 1—12 of the index; the latter part of ch. 1,
from the words πληρεστάτην δ᾽οὖν ὅμως αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ
παρόντος ὡρμήθην τὴν ἀφήγησιν ποιήσασθαι; the beginning of ch. 2, as
far as ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων σου, and the
end of the same chapter, from the wordsὁ δ᾽ ἤδη διὰ τούτων
τὰ θεοσεβείας σπέρματα εἰς πλῆθος ἀνδρῶν κατεβέβλητο; lastly, the
commencement of ch. 3, as far as ὅτι δὴ καὶ αὐτοὶ, τῆς τοῦ
μόνου καὶ ἀληθοῦς Χριστοῦ τοῦ κατὰ πάντων βασιλεύοντος θείου λόγου βασιλικῆς καὶ
ἀρχικῆς ἐξουσίας τοὺς τύπους δἰ ἑαυτῶν ἔφερον
Item 3 (Fol. 18a): Book ii [defective]
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 40b): Book iii
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 70a): Book iv
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 96b): Book v [defective]
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Subscription : ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items
below.
Addition 1:
A note on fol. 130 b states that the volume was written by one
Elias.ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܠܫܐ ܘܬܚܘܒܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ
ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܠܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܦ݁ܓܥ ܒܗ. ܘܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܐܡܪ݂.
ܐܠܗܐ ܗܒ ܕܚܠܬܟ ܒܠܒܗ. ܘܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܟ ܡܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܚ̇ܟܡܝܗܝ ܕܢܕܥܟ ܘܚܘܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܓܝ̇ܣܐ
ܒܙܩܝܦܐ̣. ܐܝܢ̇ ܐܡܝܢ.܀.The remainder of this note, which contained the date and other particulars, has
been carefully erased. The word ܐܝܪܚ is alone
legible.
Addition 2:
The remainder of the first note has been carefully erased, and in its place is substituted
the usual record of the
acquisition of the manuscript by the abbat Moses of
Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
ܗܘܬ ܡܐܬܝܬܗܘܢ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ܀ ܡܢ
ܒܬܪ ܫܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ܀ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܒܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ.
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