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Add. 14,680

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/536
Description based on Wright CXXII (1:77-78) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 187 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The Acts of the Apostles; The three Catholic Epistles; The Epistles of S. Paul. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 9 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 187 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled, especially foll. 1, 7, 10, 72, and 75. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in. number; but the last is now missing, and leaves are also wanting after foll. 132, 140, and 180. The leaves are numbered, though incorrectly, with Coptic arithmetical figures. There are from 19 to 24 lines in each page. This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiith or xiiith cent., with the exception of foll. 73 and 74, which are of later date. Greek vowels have been frequently added by later hands.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the 12th or 13th century.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Alater hand.See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, West Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Coptic script): See foliation
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 6 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 7 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Acts of the Apostles according to the Peshitta version.
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ
Note: Divided on the margin into 32 sections (ܠܒ, fol. 75 b.
Item 2 (Fol. 60a): The three Catholic Epistles according to the Peshitta version.
Note: Divided on the margin into 32 sections (ܠܒ, fol. 75 b).
Item 3 (Fol. 60a): The Epistle of S. James
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 65a): The first Epistle of S. Peter
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 70b): The first Epistle of S. John
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 77b): The Epistles of S. Paul according to the Peshitta version. [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܐܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Notes:
  • In the usual order.
  • The Pauline Epistles are divided into 54 sections (ܢܕ, fol. 186b).
  • The missing portions are: 2 Corinthians, ch. xii. 14—xiii. 7; Galatians, ch. vi. 16—18; Ephesians, ch. i. 1—ii. 13; Hebrews, ch. v. 12—vi. 19, and ch. xi. 25 to the end.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 73): Foll. 73 and 74 are of later date.
Addition 2: Greek vowels have been frequently added by later hands.
Addition 3: Numerous lessons are also marked on the margins.
Addition 4 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is written a madrāshā on the Crucifixion, considerable portions of which are no longer legible.
Addition 5 (Fol. 60a): On the margin of fol. 60 a there is a note, which states that one Basil sold this book to another person (name erased) in the year 1567, A.D. 1256. ܐܢ̇ܐ ܒܐܣܝܠ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܙܒ݁ܢܬ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܘܫܠܝܚܐ. ܠܪܒܢ . . . ܣܘܪܝܐ ܚܕ ܘܡܢ ܝܘܡܢ ܘܠܗܠ ܗܘ ܫܠܝܛ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܒܫ̈ܢܬ ܏ܐ ܏ܘܢܢ ܏ܘܣܙ.

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