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Add. 17,119

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/748
Description based on Wright CXII (71-72) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Mixed Material Codex, 83 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 83 leaves, some of which are much stained and others slightly torn, especially foll. 63 and 83. The quires are at present signed with letters, from ܐ to ܛ, but what the original signatures were, can no longer be discerned. There are from 19 to 24 lines in each page. Foll. 1, 2, 63, and 66 are paper.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 1, 2, 63, and 66 are paper leaves of the xiith cent.
Decoration (Illustration): On fol. 83 b there is a coloured Cross, surrounded by a nimbus.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version.
  Subscription (Fol. 82b): ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ. ܕܐܬܦܫܩ ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܝܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܟܪܘܣܐܣܛܡܘܣ܀   Subscription (Fol. 83a): ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ. ܘܫܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܣܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀  Colophon: See additions.
Note:

There are 308 (ܫܚ) rubrics in the volume, referring, as it would seem from the above subscription, to the homilies of John Chrysostom on this Gospel. The following, taken from foll. 31 b, and 32 a, may serve as specimens (ܩܝܛ to ܩܟܓ).

(ch. viii. 16) ܘܐܢ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܢܝ ܟܐܢ ܗܘ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܠܚܘܕܝ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܒܝ ܕܫܕܪܢܝ. ܏ܦܘܫܩܐ܏ ܏ܝܐܝܐ܏ ܏ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܘܒܢܡܘܣܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܝܒ̣. ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܝ. ܐܢܐ ܣ̇ܗܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܝ. ܘܐܒܝ ܕܫܕܪܢܝ̣ ܣܗܕ ܥܠܝ. ܏ܦܘܫܩܐ܏ ܏ܡܕܡ܏ ܏ܕܥܬܝܕ܏ ܏ܐܢܬ܏ ܏ܕܬܥܒܕ܏ ܏ܥܒܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟܘ ܐܒܘܟ. ܥܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗܘܢ̇ ܘܠܐ ܠܝ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ̣ ܘܠܐ ܠܐܒܝ. ܐܠܘ ܏ܠܝ܏ ܏ܝܕܥܝܢ܏ ܏ܗܘܝܬܘܢ܏ ܏ܐܦ܏ ܏ܠܐܒܝ܏ ܏ܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ̇ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܠܐ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܠܠ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܟܕ ܡܠܦ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܕܗ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܐܬܬ ܗܘܬ ܫܥܬܗ. ܦܘܫܩܐ܏ ܏ܠܘ܏ ܏ܙܒܢܐ܏ ܏ܗܘ܏ ܏ܕܬܫܪܐ. ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܝܫܘܥ. ܐܢܐ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܘܬܡܘܬܘܢ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܘܢ̇ ܘܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ܏ ܏ܠܐ܏ ܏ܡܫܟܚܝܢ܏ ܏ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܐ. ܦܘܫܩܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܐ ܗܕܐ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ. ܠܡܐ ܟܝܵ ܢܦܫܗ ܩ̇ܛܠ. ܕܐ̇ܡܪ ܕܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܐ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 83a): Instead of the ordinary doxology, we find on fol. 83 a the following: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ. ܘܫܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܣܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀
Addition 2 (Fol. 83b): According to the notes on the same page, this manuscript was written by a person named George, and belonged to the convent of Silvanus, near Damascus, having been purchased for it by the abbat. ܨܠܘ ܡܪܝ ܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܀ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܠܘܢܐ̣. ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܕܡܣܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ: ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ[ܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ:] ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܚܝܠ̣ܬܐ ܘܙܝܥ̣ܬܐ ܕ[ܐܠܗܐ] ܥ̇ܒܪ܀ ܀ܙܒ̣ܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ . . . ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܥܘܡܪ[ܐ] . . . ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܘܠ . . . ܕܥܢ̣ܕܘ ܒܗ . . . ܕܫܪ. . .

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