London, BL, Add. 17121
source date: 6th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/750, Add. 17,121, London, BL, Add. 17,121, BL Add MS 17121, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 127, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXXVII

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

ܫܠܡ. ܠܡܟܬܒ. ܒܟܬܒܐ. ܗܢܐ. ܦܪܟܣܣ. ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ. ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܛܘܒܢܐ. ܘܐܓܪܬܐ. ܬܠܬ. ܩܬܘܠܝܩܘܣ܀
Of the lessons, some are rubricated in the text or on the margins by the scribe.
  Foll. 1b-3a and
  106b-108a
  title: An Index of lessons
  rubric: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
  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.
  Foll. 3b-82
  title: The Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version
  rubric: ܦܪܟܣܣ: ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ: ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
  Foll. 82a-106a
  title: The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
    Foll. 82a-89
    title: The Epistle of S. James
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ. ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
    Foll. 89b-98
    title: The first Epistle of S. Peter
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܫܠܝܚܐ
    Foll. 98a-106a
    title: The first Epistle of S. John
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܠܝܚܐ

Vellum, about 8 ¾ 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.

Vellum

108 ff. 8 3/4 × 5 3/8

The quires, 12 in number, are signed with letters.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll.1, 3, 5, 8, and 108.

There are from 21 to 25 lines in each page.

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

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

- Both Greek () and Syriac vowels have been added by later hands, and the points rukkākh and kushshāi occur on foll. 3 b— 6 b.

- Other lessons have been added by later hands.

- 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♰

- ܘܟܠ ܕܢܠܚܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟܐܡ ܥܠ܏ܘ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

- At the foot of fol. 108 a is written the name of one Joseph, ܝܘܣܦ.

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 CXXVII 1:80-81