London, BL, Add. 14664
source date: 10 or 11th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/432, Add. 14,664, London, BL, Add. 14,664, BL Add MS 14664

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/433, Add. 14,664, foll. 1–17, 20–21, London, BL, Add. 14,664, foll. 1–17, 20–21, BL Add MS 14664, foll. 1-17, 20-21, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 254, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLIV

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Lectionary from the Gospels. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-17,
20, 21
title: Fragments of a Lectionary from the Gospels
Similar to that contained in the Vatican manuscript, edited by Count Miniscalchi Erizzo(Evangeliarium Hierosolymitanum ex Cod. Vat.. Palaestino etc., Verona, 1801—64). See below,Part 5. An edition of these fragments is in the course of preparation of Dr. Land.

Nineteen vellum leaves, about 9 5/8 in. by 8, all more or less stained and mutilated (Add. 14,664, foll. 1—17, 20, 21). They are written in double columns, in the Palestinian character and dialect, and belong apparently to the xth or xith cent.

Vellum

19 ff. 9 5/8 × 8

- All leaves are more or less stained and mutilated.

Written in double columns.

The original text is written in the Palestinian character and dialect, and belong apparently to the 10 or 11th century.

10 or 11th century

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 CCLIV 1:203

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1187, Add. 14,664, foll. 3–7, 9–17, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,664, foll. 3–7, 9–17, upper text, BL Add MS 14664, foll. 3-7, 9-17, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 254, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLIV

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of the Gospel of S. John, according to the Harklensian version.; Timotheus of Jerusalem. Portions of the discourse ofTimotheus ofJerusalem onS. Luke, ch. 2:25—35. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 3, 4a,
11a-15a,
17.
title: Fragments of the Gospel of S. John, according to the Harklensian version.

Foll. 5,
6b, 7,
9, 10a,
16.
author: Timotheus of Jerusalem
title: Portions of the discourse of Timotheus of Jerusalem on S. Luke, ch. 2:25—35.
incipit: ܠܫܡܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܥܫܐ. ܡܩ̇ܒܠܐ: ܟܕ ܡܦܝܣܐ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܚܙܘܢ. ܕܠܘ ܠܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܪ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ܆ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܒܨ̇ܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ. ܘܣ̇ܗܕ ܠܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ̣ ܐܠܝܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢ̇ܘܦܐ ܠܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܟܕ ܠܡ̈ܝܬܪܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܡ̇ܕܒܪ ܐܢܐ܆ ܐܝܬܐ ܕܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܢܚ̣ܙܐ. ܘܡ̇ܢܘ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܐܚܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
See De la Bigne, Maxima Bibliotheca Vett. Patrum, t. v., pp. 1211—16.

Vellum leaves, about 9 5/8 in. by 8. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 14,664, foll, 1-17, 20, 21 [...] ), with the exception of foll. 1, 2, 8, 20, and 21; Foll. 6, 10, and 15, are re-written on one side only.

Vellum

14 ff. 9 5/8 × 8

- These leaves are palimpsest, with the exception of foll.1, 2, 8, 20, and 21; and even of these, foll.1 a and 2 b are disfigured by idle jottings. Of the remainder, foll.1, 6, 10, and 15, are re-written on one side only.

Written in double columns.

The more modern text is written in a large, coarse Estrangela of about the 13th century.

13th century

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 CCLIV 1:203

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/434, Add. 14,664, foll. 18–19, 30–32, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,664, foll. 18–19, 30–32, lower text, BL Add MS 14664, foll. 18-19, 30-32, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 506, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DVI

[This manuscript contains: Hymns in praise of martyrs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 18-19
Foll. 30-33
title: Hymns in praise of martyrs

Six vellum leaves, about 7 in. by 5, all of which but one are much torn (Add. 14,664, foll. 18, 19, 30—33). With the exception of fol. 33, they are palimpsest; but foll. 19 b and 31 a, as well as part of fol. 30 b, have not been re-written. For the more modern texts, see Add. 14,664 foll. 18-19, 30-32, upper text [...] .

Vellum

6 ff. 7 × 5

- All leaves but one are much torn.

The older text is written in the Palestinian character, in a large, regular hand, perhaps of the 10th century.

10th century

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 DVI 1:389

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1188, Add. 14,664, foll. 18, 19, 30–32, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,664, foll. 18, 19, 30–32, upper text, BL Add MS 14664, foll. 18, 19, 30-32, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 506, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DVI

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of prayers; A fragment of a letter. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 18,
30,
31b, 32.
title: Fragments of prayers

Fol. 19a.
title: A fragment of a letter
Seemingly addressed to the monks of four convents (ܕܒܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ). An abbat is mentioned, (ܠܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕ) and one rabban Yūhannān or John(ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ).

Six vellum leaves, about 7 in. by 5, all of which but one are much torn (Add. 14,664, foll. 18, 19, 30—33). With the exception of fol. 33, they are palimpsest; but foll. 19 b and 31 a, as well as part of fol. 30 b, have not been re-written. For the older text, see Add. 14,664 foll. 18-19, 30-33, lower text [...] .

Vellum

5 ff. 7 × 5

- With the exception of fol. 33, they are palimpsest; but foll.19 b and 31 a, as well as part of fol. 30 b, have not been re-written.

The more modern texts are written in a coarse Estrangela of the 11th or 12th century.

11th or 12th century

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 DVI 1:389

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/435, Add. 14,664, foll. 22–29, London, BL, Add. 14,664, foll. 22–29, BL Add MS 14664, foll. 22-29, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 62, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXII

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of a manuscript of the Psalms, containing a translation from the Septuagint, in the Palestinian dialect. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 22-29
title: Fragments of a manuscript of the Psalms, containing a translation from the Septuagint, in the Palestinian dialect.
The portions remaining are: Pss. xliii. 11—26, xliv., xlv., xlvi., lxxvii. 48—65, lxxxi., lxxxii. 1—9, lxxxix., and xc. 1—12.
See il Conte Miniscalchi Erizzo, Evangeliarium Hierosolymitanum, Verona, 1861-64;Memoria del Conte Minis¬calchi Erizzo intorno all' Evangeliario Gerosolimitano, estr. dal vol. ix., serie iii. degli Atti dell' Imp. Reg. Istiuto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia 1864:Land, Anecdota Syriaca, t. i. pp. 43, 44;Nöldeke, Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Aramaischen Dialecte. ii. Ueberden christlich-palastinischen Dialect, in the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft, Band xxii., p. 443 etc.
Of this manuscript Dr. Land writes as follows, Anecd. Syr., t. i, p. 44. “Praeter pericopas quasdam Evangelicas, Humnos duos ecclesasticos et Psalmos erui integros 45, 46, 47, 82, 90(juxta numerationem Hebraicam), aliorum (44, 49, 50, 56, 57, 78, 91) partes. Hebraicam dico numerationem; nam ipsa fragmenta, mirabile dictum, e versione Septuaginta interpretum in media Palastina Aramaice reddita sunt. Aestate anni 1859 animi causa Londinum redux, datam occasionem missam facere nolui et Paulo clariore solis luce adjutus ea folia denuo inspexi, quae tunc, exceptis, duobus, inveni sub eodem catalogi numero in codicem compacta.”

Eight vellum leaves, about 6 7/8 in. by 5 1/4, all more or less stained and torn. They are neatly written in the Palestinian character, and seem to be of the xth or xith cent. There are from 15 to 18 lines in each page.

Vellum

8 ff. 6 7/8 × 5 1/4

- All leaves are more or less stained and torn.

There are from 15 to 18 lines in each page.

They are neatly written in the Palestinian character, and seem to be of the 10th or 11th century.

10th or 11th century

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 LXII 1:39

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/436, Add. 14,664, fol. 34, London, BL, Add. 14,664, fol. 34, BL Add MS 14664, fol. 34, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 485, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLXXXV

[This manuscript contains: Three hymns on St. John the Baptist. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Fol. 34
title: Three hymns on St. John the Baptist
The third hymn is imperfect.

A paper leaf, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 7/8, with 20 lines to the page. It may be of the xiith or xiiith century

Paper

1 f. 9 1/2 × 6 7/8

- The last of the three hymns is imperfect.

20 lines to the page

It is neatly written in the Palestinian character

- The signature on the recto is

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12th or 13th century

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 CCCCLXXXV 1:378