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Add. 14,646

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/410
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Add. 14,646, foll. 1–133

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/411
Description based on Wright DCCCCXXXVII (3:1086-1087) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 133 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: Athanasius. The life ofAntonybyAthanasius; Palladius. Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 133 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—10, 28, and 99. The quires, now signed with letters, are 15 in number, but one at least is wanting at the end. There are from 20 to 28 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 14 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Athanasius. The life of Antony by Athanasius [defective]
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ ܢܨܝܚܐ
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,609 , no. 5.
  • The note that originally stood on fol. 1 a has been almost completely effaced; and even of a later note, recording that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, the greater part has been rubbed out.
Item 2 (Fol. 80b): Palladius. Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius [defective]
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Note: Compare, in particular,Add. 14,609 , no. 6. The principal rubrics are as follows.
Item 3 (Fol. 83a): Palladius. Of John of Lycopolis
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ   Subscription (Fol. 99): ܫܠܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ.
Item 4 (Fol. 99b): Palladius. Of Hor or Or [defective]
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܗܘܪ ܡܫܡܠܝܐ.
Item 5 (Fol. 102b): Palladius. Of Ammon
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܡܘܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 103a): Palladius. Of Ben or Be
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܒܝܢ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܫܪܝܪܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 104a): Palladius. Of the convents of monks there
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܡܢ
Item 8 (Fol. 105a): Palladius. Of Theon, or Theonas, the faster
 
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܢ ܨܝܡܐ ܓܒܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 106a): Palladius. Of Apollo, or Apollonius
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܦܠܘ ܙܗܝܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
Item 10 (Fol. 120b): Palladius. Of the brethren whom Apollo sent with us
 
Title: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܡܢ ܐܦܠܘ
Item 11 (Fol. 123a): Palladius. Of Copres
 
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܩܘܦܪܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܒܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܢܦ̣ܩ
Item 12 (Fol. 130a): Palladius. Of Sur, Isaiah and Paul
 
Title: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܪܐ ܘܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܣܘܪ ܘܐܫܥܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܐ. ܕܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ.
Item 13 (Fol. 131a): Palladius. Of Hellen the faster
 
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ ܨܝܡܐ ܘܢܨܝܚܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 133b): Palladius. Part of Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by PalladiusPart of Copious extracts from the lives of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܒܐ̣ ܕܒܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܣܟܡ ܡܝܬܪ ܗܘܐ   Excerpt: ܚܙܝܢܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܢܛܝܢܘ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ. ܠܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ.
Note: Nothing remains of this section but the words quoted above.

Add. 14,646, foll. 134–194, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/412
Description based on Wright DCCCCXXXIX (3:1087) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 61 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: The life ofSerapion; The history ofPaul the bishopandJohn the priest. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 61 leaves (Add, 14,646, foll. 134—194) a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 134—141, 174—177, and 194. The quires, six in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 163 a, ��); but later hands have marked them with letters, from ܐ to ܘ and from ܝܘ to ܟܐ. There are from 24 to 30 lines in each page. Foll. 183—194 are palimpsest (see Add. 14,646 foll. 183-194, lower text ).

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. 1087.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): foll. 183—194 are in a current hand of about the xth cent.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Later hands have marked the quires with letters, from ܐ to ܘ and from ܝܘ to ܟܐ.

Contents

This manuscript contains 2 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 134a): The life of Serapion [defective]
 
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ
Note: See Add. 14,582, fol. 190 b .
Item 2 (Fol. 178b): The history of Paul the bishop and John the priest [defective]
 
Title: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ.
Note: See Add. 12,160, fol. 134 b .

Add. 14,646, foll. 183–194, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1401
Description based on Wright DCCCCXXXIX (3:1087) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 12 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: Part of the book of Isaiah, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 5 1/4. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 14,646 foll. 134-194, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): Written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 183): Part of the book of Isaiah, according to the Peshitta version
Note: The ancient text of the palimpsest leaves

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William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/410.

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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/410.

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