London, BL, Add. 14427
source date: 6th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/83, Add. 14,427, London, BL, Add. 14,427, BL Add MS 14427, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 4, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, IV

[This manuscript contains: Part of the Pentateuch, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1-95
title: Part of the Pentateuch, according to the Peshitta version
  1a-28
  title: Leviticus
  ܫܠܡ . ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ . ܣܦܪܐ . ܕܬܠܬܐ . ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ .
  foll. 28b-67
  title: Numbers
  rubric: ܡܢܝܢܐ . ܣܦܪܐ . ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ . ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ
  ܫܠܡ . ܡܢܝܢܐ . ܣܦܪܐ . ܕܐܪܒܥܐ . ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ.
  foll. 67b-95
  title: Deuteronomy
  rubric: ܬܢܝܢܐ . ܕܢܡܘܣܐ . ܣܦܪܐ . ܕܚܡܫܐ . ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ.

Vellum, 13 7/8 in. by 10 ¼, consisting of 95 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 69 and 86—90. The quires are signed with the Syriac arithmetical figures (see foll. 10, 20, etc.). No less than nine quires and a leaf are missing at the beginning of the volume; and the last two quires are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 88, 89, and 95. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 33 lines. The character is a large and beautiful Estrangela of the vith cent. Vowels have been added in a few cases by later hands.

Vellum

95 ff. 13 7/8 × 10 1/4

The quires are signed with the Syriac arithmetical figures (see foll. 10, 20, etc.).

- No less than nine quires and a leaf are missing at the beginning of the volume; and the last two quires are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 88, 89, and 95.

- The following portions of the text are wanting. At the beginning, besides the books of Genesis and Exodus, Levit. i. 1 — iii. 6; after fol. 88, Deut. xxii. 19 —xxvii. 19; after fol. 89, Deut. xxviii. 26 —xxix.13; and after fol. 95, Deut. xxxiv. 9 to the end.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 33 lines.

The character is a large and beautiful Estrangela of the vith cent.

Vowels have been added in a few cases by later hands.

6th century

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 IV 1:5-6