Add. 17,117
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/746
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 ܘܫ.
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