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Add. 14,426

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/82
Description based on Wright V (6) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 105 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
The book of Genesis, according to the Pěshiṭtā version.; Index to additional lessons mentioned above.

Physical Description

Vellum, 8 3/8 in. by 5 ½, consisting of 105 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially near the beginning and end. Originally the book was made up of 13 quires, of which the sixth and the last are now wanting, and several others are imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 2, 7, and 11. They have been twice signed with letters (see foll. 16, 46, and 56), but at neither time correctly. Each page contains from 20 to 25 lines. The character is a good, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith or viith cent. Vowels have sometimes been added by a later hand (ܻܰܽ, ܻܽ,ܻܺܽ, ܻܳܽ,, , ).

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The character is a good, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, West Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The book of Genesis, according to the Pěshiṭtā version. [defective]
 
Title: ܒܪܝܬܐ ܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ
Notes:
  • The lessons are marked in the text in the usual way.
  • The following portions of the text are wanting: after fol.2, ch. i. 7—18; after fol. 7 ch. iii. 13—22, after fol. 11 ch. v. 24—vi. 15, after fol. 45, a whole quire, containing ch. xxii. 11—xxv. 17, and after for. 105, a quire, containing ch. xlvii. 13 to the end.
Item 2 (Fol. 1): Index to additional lessons mentioned above.
Note:
܏ܩ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܢܝܚܬܐ ܏ܟـ ܝܓ ܏ܦ ܙ
܏ܩ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܐܢܝܚܬܐ ܏ܟـ ܒ ܏ܦ ܒ
܏ܩ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܪܝܫ ܟܬܒܐ
܏ܩ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ :ܓ: ܡܢ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܏ܟـ ܐ ܏ܦ . .
܏ܩ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ : ܕ :܏ܟـ ܐ ܏ܦ ܚ

and so on. Here ܟـ stands for ܟܘܪܣܐ, كُرّاسة (quire), and ܦ for ܦܬܚܐ(opening).

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 2b): Marginal note mentions that with this volume was once bound up a work, (or more probably a series of extracts,) entitled "Disquisitions of the holy Teachers" ܒܘ̈ܚܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ,.
Addition 2: Other lessons have been added subsequently at the top of the page.
Addition 3: They have been twice signed with letters (see foll.16, 46, and 56), but at neither time correctly.
Addition 4: Vowels have sometimes been added by a later hand (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, , , ).

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David A. Michelson et al., “London, BL, Add. 14426” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/82.

Bibliography:

David A. Michelson et al., “London, BL, Add. 14426.” In , edited by ., edited by D. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/82.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14426

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