Add. 17,120
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/749
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 51 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 ¼ in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 51 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 8, 21, 33, and 51. The quires, mostly of six leaves, are now signed with letters from ܝـ to ܝܚ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 31 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Esṭrangělā of the 6th century.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
A person named George. See additions.
Hand 6 (minor, Unspecified Greek script):
A deacon named Severus. See additions.
Hand 7 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 8 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b):
Note: The large sections are noted on the margins to the number of 32 (ܠܒ). The lessons are rubricated in the text.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Title: ܦܪܟܣܣ܀ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ̈: ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ܀ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ
Title: ܦܪܟܣܣ܀ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ̈: ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ܀ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 40a): The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
Item 4 (Fol. 40a): The Epistle of S. James
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 43b): The first Epistle of S. Peter
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 47b): The first Epistle of S. John
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1:
The quires are now signed with letters from ܝـ to ܝܚ.
Addition 2:
A few lessons have been marked on the margins by a later hand.
Addition 3 (Fol. 51b):
After the doxology, fol. 51 b, the following lines can be deciphered with some difficulty:
ܕܟܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܬܢܢ ܘܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ. ܘܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܘܫܡܠܝ ܢܫܬܦܥܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ
ܒܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 51b):
In the second column of the same leaf, the original note has been carefully erased,
and another is written in its place, much of which is now illegible, stating that
the book belonged to a person named George:
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܓܘܪܓܐ. . .
Addition 5 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is a prayer, written in Greek uncials of the viiith or ixth cent., now much effaced, by a deacon named Severus. It begins thus:
ΜΝΗⲤΘΗΤΙ ΚΕ ΙΥ ΧΕ ΤΟΥ ΔΟΥΛΟΥ ⲤΟΥ ΤⲰ ΑΜΑΡΤΟΛΟΥ Κ ΤΑΛⲤΠΟΡΟⲤ ⲤΕΥΗΡΟⲤ ΤΟ ΑΝΑΤΟΛΗΚΟⲤ
ΑΝΑⲜΙΟⲤ ΔΙΑΚΟΝⲰ ΕΝ ΤⲰ ΝΥΝ ΑΙⲰΝΟΙ κ.τ.λ.
Addition 6 (Fol. 1a):
Lower down there are two lines of writing, also much effaced, which seem to contain
an enumeration of sundry articles pertaining to some monk or convent. The numbers
are expressed by Greek letters.
ܡ̈ܢܐΔܟܘܬܝ̈ܢܐΝܟܘ̈ܣܝܬܐΒܩܛ. . . ܘܪ̈ܐ . . . ܩܪܐ ܕܟـ . . . ܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ
Addition 7 (Fol. 1a):
Underneath this stands a note, stating that the manuscript, belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝـ[ܠܕܬ] ܐܠܗܐ. ܦܪܟܣܝܣ: ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܫـ[ܩܠ] ܠܗ ܒܥܠܬܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܗܝ ܢܗܘܐ
ܝܕܥ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܦܣܩܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܫܬܐ [ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ] ܘܫ.
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