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Add. 17,117

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/746
Description based on Wright XCI (1:64) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 5th or early 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 68 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament
This manuscript contains: The first two Gospels, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 3/8 in. by 9, consisting of 68 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, 7 in number, seem to have been originally signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 27 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vth or the beginning of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Estrangela script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The first two Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): S. Matthew
Item 3 (Fol. 53a): S. Mark

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: Foll.1, 8, 23, 24, 63, and 64 are perhaps three centuries later.
Addition 2: Numerous diacritical points and marks of punctuation have been subsequently added throughout.
Addition 3 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is a note, stating that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܐ. ܟܠ ܕܡܦܩ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܟܐܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘ܏ܫ.

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William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/746.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17117

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  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
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  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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