Add. 17,121
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/750
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 108 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 3, 5, 8, and 108. The quires, 12 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 21 to 25 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the 6th century.
Hand 2 (minor, West 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):
See additions.
Hand 6 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b):
Subscription (Fol. 106a): ܫܠܡ. ܠܡܟܬܒ. ܒܟܬܒܐ. ܗܢܐ. ܦܪܟܣܣ. ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܛܘܒܢܐ. ܘܐܓܪܬܐ. ܬܠܬ. ܩܬܘܠܝܩܘܣ܀
Note: Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text or on the margins by the scribe.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): An Index of lessons
Title: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ Excerpt: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܗ ܒܕܦܐ ܗ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܝܢ ܘܒܪܢܒܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܫܪܐ ܥܪ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܢܘܗܝ. ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܥܠܝ ܨܘܡܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܕ ܒܕܦܐ ܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܕܝܢ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܠ̣ܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܚܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܘܩܒܠ ܣܝܒܪܬܐ ܘܐܬܚܝܠ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ Excerpt: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܗ ܒܕܦܐ ܗ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܝܢ ܘܒܪܢܒܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܫܪܐ ܥܪ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܢܘܗܝ. ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܥܠܝ ܨܘܡܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܕ ܒܕܦܐ ܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܕܝܢ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܠ̣ܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܚܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܘܩܒܠ ܣܝܒܪܬܐ ܘܐܬܚܝܠ. ܘܫ.
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
Title: ܦܪܟܣܣ: ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ: ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܦܪܟܣܣ: ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ: ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 82a): The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
Item 5 (Fol. 82a): The Epistle of S. James
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 89b): The first Epistle of S. Peter
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 98a): 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.
Addition 1:
Both Greek ( ܰ ܶ ܺ ܳ ܽ) and Syriac vowels have been added by later hands, and the
points rukkākh and ḳushshāi occur on foll. 3 b—6 b.
Addition 2:
Other lessons have been added by later hands.
Addition 3 (Fol. 106a):
The note which originally stood on fol. 106 a, after the doxology, has been erased,
and another substituted for it, stating that this manuscript and four others were
presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by a monk named John.
ܝܗ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ̣. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ.
ܘܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܒܙܢܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܟܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ.
ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܣܥ̇ܐ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ܆ ܢܚܝܒܝܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܘܢܣܝܡ ܡܢ̇ܬܗ ܥܡ ܡ̈ܚܠܨܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ܀ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ
ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܟܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ܆ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܒܝܕ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܥܕܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ♰
Addition 4 (Fol. 106a):
In a different hand,
ܘܟܠ ܕܢܠܚܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟܐܡ ܥܠܘ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 108a):
At the foot of fol. 108 a is written the name of one
Joseph,
ܝܘܣܦ.
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