Add. 17,104
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/731
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 104 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The two books of Chronicles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 104 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially fol. 1, 2, 8, 28, 39, 47, 48, 55, 77, 78, 103 and 104. The quires are at present 11 in number, but ܗ, ܙ, ܚ, and ܛ have been lost, as well as several at the end. Leaves are also missing after foll. 79 and 84. What the original signatures of the quires were, does not appear; they are now signed with letters. There are from 18 to 21 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
The writing is a small, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, ):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, ):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, ):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The two books of Chronicles, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1): The first book of Chronicles, according to the Peshitta version. [defective]
Title: ܣܦܪ ܕܘܒܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ.
Title: ܣܦܪ ܕܘܒܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ.
Note: The missing portions are : ch. xiv. 12—xvii. 27, and xxii. 8 to the end.
Item 3 (Fol. 49b): The second book of Chronicles, according to the Peshitta version. [defective]
Title: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ
Title: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ
Note: It commences with ch. vi. 1 of the Hebrew text. The missing portions are: ch. xviii. 19—29, xx. 24—32, and ch. xxix. 5 to the end.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
Numerous Greek vowels have been added by a later hand (α, ε, ⲏ,ω, ὄ and αυ; e.g.ܘܢܺܬܢܺܐܝܶܠ, ܘܐܘܨܡ, ܘܝܘܐܒ, ܝܬ, ܠܡ̇ܢܘ).
Addition 2:
The same hand that added the vowel-points has divided the books into sections, marked by Greek letters on the margins. The last of these in 1 Chronicles is ϊθ(ch. xxii. 2), fol.48a; and in 2 Chronicles (commencing with Δ) ΚΓ (ch. xxix. 1), fol.104b.
Addition 3:
There are also a few marginal notes and glosses; e.g.
fol.3a,
ܘܐܺܘܝܡ,,
marg.ηαμ
fol.11b,
ܣܩܐ̣,
marg.ⲤⲔⲰ
fol.30a,
ܕܩܒܨܝܐܝܠ,
marg.ΚΑΒⲤΗΛ
ܢܘܠܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܕܚܐ,
marg.ܚܘ̈ܟܶܐ
fol.36a,
ܘܕܒ̈ܠܐ. ܘܩܪ̈ܬܠܘܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܒܐ(1 Chron. xii. 40),
marg.ܥ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ and ܪ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܒܐ
Addition 4:
The quires are now signed with letters.
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