London, BL, Add. 14680
source date: 12th or 13th 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/536, Add. 14,680, London, BL, Add. 14,680, BL Add MS 14680, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 122, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXII

[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.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-60
title: The Acts of the Apostles according to the Peshitta version.
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ
Divided on the margin into 32 sections (ܠܒ, fol. 75 b.

Foll. 60a-77
title: The three Catholic Epistles according to the Peshitta version.
Divided on the margin into 32 sections (ܠܒ, fol. 75 b).
  Foll. 60a-65
  title: The Epistle of S. James
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  Foll. 65a-70
  title: The first Epistle of S. Peter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  Foll. 70b-77
  title: The first Epistle of S. John
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ

Foll. 77b-187
title: The Epistles of S. Paul according to the Peshitta version.
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܐܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ
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.

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.

Paper

187 ff. 9 × 6 1/8

The leaves are numbered, though incorrectly, with Coptic arithmetical figures.

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in number.

- Many of the leaves are much stained and soiled, especially foll.1, 7, 10, 72, and 75.

- The last quire is now missing.

- Leaves are also wanting after foll.132, 140, and 180.

There are from 19 to 24 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the 12th or 13th century.

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[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.]

- Foll. 73 and 74 are of later date.

- Greek vowels have been frequently added by later hands.

- Numerous lessons are also marked on the margins.

- On fol. 1 a there is written a madrāshā on the Crucifixion, considerable portions of which are no longer legible.

- 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.

12th or 13th century

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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 CXXII 1:77-78