Add. 14,428
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/84
Date:
ca. AD 724
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 89 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The book of Numbers, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 89 leaves, the last of which is much torn. The quires, originally ten in number, are signed with letters; but of the first only a single leaf remains. Each page has from 20 to 22 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a beautiful, regular Estrangela, by the deacon Deacon Sābā of Rās’ain about A.D.
724. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Deacon Sergius bar Abraham, of Rīsh’ainā or Rās’ain,
.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Two notes in a small and neat hand by the scribe Rām-īd. See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Written in a small and modern hand. Abraham, who is in name a monk, from Beth-Severīnna, from the convent of Mār Gabriel.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The book of Numbers, according to
the Peshitta version [defective]
Subscription (Fol. 89):
ܫܠܡ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ
Subscription (Fol. 89a): A doxology follows the subscription:
Excerpt: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟ ܣܓܝܕܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ
ܐܡܝܢ.
Note: Commences with ch. iii. 14.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 89a):
Note following doxology and in smaller
letters.
"Jesus God, have mercy on Sābā the scribe of Rās’ain, who
wrote this book, and did not write in it a blotted tau." See Add. 12,135, part first
, and Add. 14,430
, where we have the
dates A.D.726 and 724.
ܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܪܝܫܥܝܢܝܐ
ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ܇ ܘܬܘ ܛܡܝܡܬܐ ܠܐ ܟܬܒ ܒܗ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 89b):
First note stating:
""Our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
have mercy on the feeble, sinful and miserable (man), who
has need of the mercy of God,Rūbīl (Reuben) the sinful
deacon, who read this Testament with his master Mār Abraham
Hahunāyā(?); and they inserted (words) in it, and restored
(injured passages) in it, and made erasures from it; but
this they did only where it was proper. Lord, give a
blessing, that everyone who reads in these books may pray
for Rūbīl the sinner, who sewed, and read, and renovated,
and for Abraham his master abundantly and especially,
(saying:) May my prayer intercede for them, Amen. "Written
by the scribe Rām-īd(?), may God pardon him."
The second letter of this word is rather indistinctly written. It
appears to be derived from the name of Hah, a Jacobite. See Assem., Bibl. Or., t. ii., Dissert. de Monophysitis, art.
ix., Haa, ܚܰܐܚ
ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܚܘܢ ܠܡ̇ܚܝܠܐ ܘܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܕܘ̇ܝܐ
ܘܣ̇ܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪܚ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܐܩܪܗ̇ (sic)
ܠܕܝܬܐܝܩܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܪܒܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܚܚܘܢܝܐ ܘܣܝܡ̇ܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܘܚܕܬܘܢ
ܒܗ̇ ܘܓܪܕܘܢ ܡܢܗ̇. ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܘܠܝܬܐ ܣܥܪܘܢ ܗܕܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܪܟܡܪܝ ܕܟܠ
ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒ̈ܟܬܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܚ̣ܛ ܘܩ̣ܪܐ ܘܐܬܩ̇ܢ ܘܥܠ
ܐܒܪܗܡ ܪܒ̣ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܣܓܝ ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܨܠܘܬܝ ܬܦܝܣ ܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܣܪܛ
ܪܡܝܕܝ (?)ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܣ̣ܐ ܠܗ..
Addition 3 (Fol. 89b):
Second note stating:
"These things took place in the
year 1128(A.D. 817), in the days of the honoured and
Christ-loving abbat Mār Thomas, warden of this holy convent.
May the Lord forgive all his shortcomings and
transgressions, through the heard and accepted prayers of
the Mother of God the Virgin Mary, on account of his care of
this church. And may every one," etc.
ܗܘ̈ܝ ܕܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܐ.
ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܘܩܘܢܟܝܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ
ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܡ̇ܚܣܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܘܨܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܬܥܒܪ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ.
ܒ̈ܨܠܘܬܐ ܫܡ̈ܝܥܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܩܒܠܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܡܛܠ
[ܝܨ]ܝܦܘܬܗ ܕܗܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܗܝܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 4:
Marginal note stating:
""The wretched Abraham,
who is in name a monk, from Beth-Severīnna, from the convent
of Mār Gabriel, fell in with this book in the year 1794(AD.
1483). Let him who reads," etc."
See Assemani, Bibl. Or.,
t. i. p. 216.
ܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܒܫܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ
ܣܒܝܪܝܢܐ. ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ [ܫܢܬ ܐ]ܥܨܕ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ
ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܛܠܡܪܢ.
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