London, BL, Add. 17120
source date: 6th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/749, Add. 17,120, London, BL, Add. 17,120, BL Add MS 17120, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 126, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXVI

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

The large sections are noted on the margins to the number of 32 (ܠܒ). The lessons are rubricated in the text.
  Foll. 1b-40
  title: The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܦܪܟܣܣ܀ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ̈: ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ܀ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ
  Foll. 40a-51
  title: The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
    Foll. 40a-43
    title: The Epistle of S. James
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
    Foll. 43b-47
    title: The first Epistle of S. Peter
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
    Foll. 47b-51
    title: The first Epistle of S. John
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܠܝܚܐ

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.

Vellum

51 ff. 9 1/4 × 7 1/8

The quires are mostly of six leaves.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1—4, 8, 21, 33, and 51.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 31 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the 6th century.

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A person named George. See additions.

A deacon named Severus. See additions.

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[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.]

- The quires are now signed with letters from ܝـ to ܝܚ.

- A few lessons have been marked on the margins by a later hand.

- 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.

- 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. . .

- 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.

- 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.

ܡ̈ܢܐ ܟܘܬܝ̈ܢܐ ܟܘ̈ܣܝܬܐ ܩܛ. . . ܘܪ̈ܐ . . . ܩܪܐ ܕܟـ . . . ܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ . . .

- 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.

6th century

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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 CXXVI 1:80