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Add. 17,126

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/755
Description based on Wright DCLXXIV (2:526) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 511 / AG 822
Origin: Mabūg
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 38 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabūg. Fragments of the Commentaries of Philoxenus of Mabūg on the Gospels of S. Matthew and S. Luke. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 7/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 38 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 12—17, and 32—38. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 10 in number, but of these only ܚ (fol. 19 a) and ܝ (fol. 33 a) are now complete. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 29, 30, 31, and 32. There are from 26 to 28 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a beautiful, regular Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 822, A.D. 511. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 11, 12, and 13, are in a different, though contemporary hand.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Fragments of the Commentaries of Philoxenus of Mabūg on the Gospels of S. Matthew and S. Luke. [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 38b): ܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܢܣܝܒܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ..   Colophon: See below.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Commentary on the Gospel of S. Matthew [defective]
Note: Foll. 1 and 2 seem to belong to the Commentary on the Gospel of S. Matthew (ch. xviii. 21, 22).
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Commentary on the Gospel of S. Luke [defective]
Notes:
  • Foll. 3-38 belong to the Commentary on the Gospel of S. Luke (from the beginning to ch. iii. 22).
  • Foll. 11-13 may belong to the missing portion of Add. 14,534 .

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 38b): After the final rubric follows a note, stating that this volume was written at Mabūg in the year A.D. 511 A. Gr. 822, consequently some years before the death of the author (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 19). ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ. ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓ̈ܠܣܛܐ. ܡܬܝ ܘܠܘܩܐ. ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ. ܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܒܡܒܘܓ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ܀ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܢܐܨܦ ܐܦ ܕܢܣܬܟܠ ܘܢܐܚܘܕ. ܕܠܐ ܢܫܬܟܚ ܕܥܡ̇ܠ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬܒܪܢܫ ܐܡܝܢ..

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