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Add. 14,671

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/523
Description based on Wright II (1:3) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 263 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: Part of the Pentateuch, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Paper, 10 ½ in. by 6 ¾, consisting of 263 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, 10, 23, 24, 26, 115, 262, and 263. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 30 in number; but of these the first (with the exception of a single leaf), the second, and the last, are now missing. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 2, 8, 22, 23, and 260. There are from 21 to 27 lines in each page. This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent. Some Syriac vowels have been added by the scribe, and other hands have inserted numerous Greek vowels, as well as the points rukkākh and kushshāi, both in red and black ink.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, West Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Part of the Pentateuch, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Genesis [defective]
Notes:
  • Marginally divided into 35 sections (ܠܗ).
  • The missing portions are: ch. i. 1—iv. 12, v. 11—xvii. 10, xviii. 5—27, xxiii. 8—xxiv. 11, xxxi. 53—xxxvi. 4, and xxxvi. 30—xxxvii. 15.
Item 3 (Fol. 42b): Exodus
Note: Divided into 26 sections (ܟܘ).
Item 4 (Fol. 101a): Leviticus
Note: Divided into 20 sections (ܟܟ).
Item 5 (Fol. 147b): Numbers
Note: Divided into 26 sections (ܟܘ).
Item 6 (Fol. 212a): Deuteronomy [defective]
Notes:
  • Sections not marked throughout.
  • The missing portions are: ch. xxx. 1—20, and xxxii. 14— xxxiv. 12.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: Some Syriac vowels have been added by the scribe
Addition 2: Other hands have inserted numerous Greek vowels, as well as the points rukkākh and ḳushshāi, both in red and black ink.
Addition 3: There are also many marginal notes and glosses, chiefly in Arabic, by different hands
Addition 4: A few lessons (ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ) have been marked on the margins; e.g. foll.40 b, 41 b, and 44 b.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/523.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/523.

About this Entry

Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14671

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Additional Credit:

  • Created by Tucker D. Hannah
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Project management by Elizabeth Walston
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Decoration information encoded by Alexys Ahn
  • Decorations identified and categorized by Beth Maczka
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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