London, BL, Add. 17119
source date: vith or viith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/748, Add. 17,119, London, BL, Add. 17,119, BL Add MS 17119, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 112, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXII

[This manuscript contains: The Gospel of S. John, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-82b
title: The Gospel of S. John, according to the Peshitta version.
ܫܠܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ. ܕܐܬܦܫܩ ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܝܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܟܪܘܣܐܣܛܡܘܣ܀
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ. ܘܫܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܣܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀
See additions.
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. 31b, and 32a, may serve as specimens (ܩܝܛ to ܩܟܓ).
ܘܐܢ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܝ ܢ 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 ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟܘ ܐܒܘܟ. ܥܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗܘܢ̇ ܘܠܐ ܠܝ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ̣ ܘܠܐ ܠܐܒܝ. ܐܠܘ ܠܝ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܐܦ ܠܒܝ 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 ܟܪ ܢܦܫܗ ܩ̇ܛܠ. ܕܐ̇ܡܪ ܕܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܐ. (ch. viii. 16)

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.

Vellum Paper

83 ff. 8 3/4 × 5 1/4

The quires are at present signed with letters, from ܐ to ܛ, but what the original signatures were, can no longer be discerned.

- Some leaves are much stained and others slightly torn, especially foll.63 and 83.

There are from 19 to 24 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent. See additions.

Of the xiith cent. See additions.

On fol. 83b there is a coloured Cross, surrounded by a nimbus.

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

- Instead of the ordinary doxology, we find on fol. 83 a the following:

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

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. . .

- Foll. 1, 2, 63, and 66 are paper leaves of the xiith cent.

6th or 7th century

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 CXII 1:71-72