London, BL, Add. 17111
source date: A. Gr. 1238
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/740, Add. 17,111, London, BL, Add. 17,111, BL Add MS 17111, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 176, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXXVI

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; The Canticles. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: .ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ
To Ps. i.—cviii. there are no headings, except the simple numbers of the Psalms (ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ, ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ, etc.), even the number of ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ, or versicles, having been omitted.
See additions.

title: The Canticles
  title: The first song of Moses
  title: The song of Isaiah
  title: The second song of Moses
  title: The song of the blessed Virgin (Magnificat)
  title: The Beatitudes

Vellum, about 7 1/2 in. by 6, consisting of 89 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 10, and 11. The quires, ten in number, are signed with letters. One or two leaves are wanting at the end. There are from 13 to 23 lines in each page.

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- Vellum, about 7 1/2 in. by 6, consisting of 89 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 10, and 11. The quires, ten in number, are signed with letters. One or two leaves are wanting at the end. There are from 13 to 23 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand, dated A. Gr. 1238, A.D. 927.

From Ps. cix. to the end, they are furnished with headings, written with red and green pigments.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- In Ps. v.—xxviii., the number of ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ, or versicles, has been subsequently inserted.

- After Ps. cl. there is added, from the LXX., Ps. cli.,

ܗܢܐ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܐܡܪܗ : ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܟܕ ܐܬܟ݁ܬܫ ܥܡ ܓܘܠܝܕ: ܦ̈ܬ :܏ ܏ܝܕ

- A later hand has marked on the margins of the Psalms the division into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ.

- Colophon

From the subscription, fol. 86 a, in which the contents are enumerated, it appears that this volume was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara in the desert of Scete, A. Gr. 1238, A.D. 927.

ܫܠܡ. ܠܡܟܬܒ : ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ : ܕܘܝܕ : ܘܢܒܝܐ : ܘܡ̇ܠܟܐ : ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ : ܒܡܢܝܢܐ : ܡܐܐ : ܘܚܡܫܝܢ : ܣܦܪ̈ܐ : ܚܡܫܐ : ܟܠܗܘܢ. ܕܝܢ : ܦ̈ܬ : ܗܘܿܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ : ܘܬܡܢܡܐ (sic) ܘܬܠܬܝܢ : ܘܬܪܬܝܢ : ܘܗܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ : ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ : ܕܡܘܫܐ : ܘܚܕܐ : ܕܐܫܥܝܐ. ܢܒܝܐ : ܘܚܕܐ. ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ : ܘܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܛܘ̈ܒܐ : ܕܝܗ̣ܒ : ܡܪܢ : ܠܬ̈ܠ܏ܡـ. ܘܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬ̈ܠ܏ܡܕ. ܘ܏ܫܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒ܏ܡܪ : ܐܫܬܠܡ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܪ ܘ܏ܠܚ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܐܝܪ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ܀

AD 927 AG 1238

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 CLXXVI 1:125-126