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Add. 14,652

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/420
Description based on Wright DCCXXXI (2:651-652) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 138 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: The Book of Women; The life of Rabūlas, bishop of Edessa. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 138 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 22, 50—52, 67, 107, 118—125, 128, 130, 135, 137, and 138. The quires, now 15 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures. They are also numbered with Arabic words, and the pages are marked with Coptic numerals. Leaves are wanting at the end, and after foll. 7, 59, and 65. Each page has from 19 to 28 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a fine, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Greek vowels have been occasionally added by a later hand (%ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, , or % , , and %; e.g. ܠܩܛܐ, ܫܰܚܬܻܝܬܐ, ܐܪܥܘܬ, ܨܗܰܝ̇ܬܝ, ܢ̣ܕ).

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Book of Women [defective]
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢ̈ܫܐ
Notes:
  • Compare Add. 14,447, above, no. CLVI.
  • ch. iv. 11.
  • ch. i. 12.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The book of Ruth [defective]
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܪܥܘܬ  Explicit: ܘܐܝܟ ܠܝܐ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ
ch. iv. 11.
Note:
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): The book of Esther [defective]
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܣܬܝܪ  Incipit: ܠܡܥܠ
ch. i. 12.
Note:
Item 4 (Fol. 24b): The book of Susanna
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܘܫܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 31a): The book of Judith [defective]
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܬ
Note: Imperfect, the missing portion being ch. xv. 8—ch. xvi. 2 (3).
Item 6 (Fol. 61b): The history of Thecla, the disciple of S. Paul [defective]
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܩܠܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܬܗ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 76.
Item 7 (Fol. 83a): The life of Rabūlas, bishop of Edessa [defective]
 
Title: ܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ
Notes:
  • See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 159.
  • To it are appended some of his writings
Item 8 (Fol. 125a): Rabūlas, bishop of Edessa. Orders to priests and monks dwelling in the country
 
Title: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܘܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝ ܩ̇ܝܡܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: See Overbeck, p. 215.
Item 9 (Fol. 131a): Rabūlas, bishop of Edessa. Orders to monks
 
Title: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: See Overbeck, p. 212.
Item 10 (Fol. 133b): Rabūlas, bishop of Edessa. A sermon preached in the church at Constantinople before the whole people [defective]
 
Title: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the end.
  • See Overbeck, p. 239.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is a note, the first two lines of which have been almost completely effaced. The third line contains the name of an abbess Maryam, or Mary, who may have been the owner of the book. ܐܬܬܣܝܡܬ . . . ܩܫܝܫܐ . . . ܐ ܩܫܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܪܝܫܬ ܕܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܕܝܠܗ̣ ܟܠ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ ܘܟܝܑܡ ܥܠܗ (sic) ܬܚܝܬ ܚܪܡܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠ[ـܐ] ܥܠܗܝ (sic) ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܗܝܡܢ ܘܫܠܡ.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14652” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/420.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14652.” 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/420.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14652

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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  • Created by Emma Claire Geitner
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by William L. Potter
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  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
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  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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