London, BL, Add. 14430
source date: 1035
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/86, Add. 14,430, London, BL, Add. 14,430, BL Add MS 14430, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 24, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XXIV

[This manuscript contains: ; Index of Lessons.; The first book of Kings, according to the Peshitta version, the text extending, however, as far as 2 Kings, ch. ii. 18. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-73
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title: Index of Lessons.

Foll. 1b-73a
title: The first book of Kings, according to the Peshitta version, the text extending, however, as far as 2 Kings, ch. ii. 18.
rubric: ܣܦܪ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
ܫܠܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܣܦܪ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
The chief portion of the text missing is 1 Kings, ch. xxii. 20—34
The lessons are marked in the text in the usual way, and an index of them is prefixed to the volume, fol. 1b.

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 73 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially fol. 1—9, 58, 68 and 69. The quires, eight in number, are signed with letters. A leaf is wanting after fol. 67. Each page has from 21 to 23 lines. This manuscript is written in a beautiful, regular Estrangela, by the deacon Sābā of Rās’ain, and dated A. Gr. 1035, A.D. 724. Greek vowels have been occasionally added by a later hand (%).

Vellum

73 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 1/2

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

This book was collated by Theodosius of Tellā and Abraham, a monk of the convent of Kūbē(or the Thorns).See below.

- Several leaves are much stained and torn, especially fol.1—9, 58, 68 and 69.

- A leaf is wanting after fol.67.

Each page has from 21 to 23 lines.

This manuscript is written in a beautiful, regular Estrangela, by the deacon Sābā of Rās’ain . See below.

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[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Colophon

On fol. 73a, after the subscription, stands the following note, giving the name of the scribe, with his usual boast that he "never made a blotted tau.”

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܠܝܼܢ. ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܡܪܣܒܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܪܝܫܥܝܢܝܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ܇ ܘܬܘ ܛܡܝܡܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ. ܘܢܐܡܪ̣ . ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܚܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܒܨܠܘܬ ܝܠܕܬܟ ܐܡܝܢ.
- Doxology

This is followed by the doxology:

ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܘܠܓ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
- Colophon Ownership Inscription

On fol. 73b are three notes, the first of which states that this copy of the biblical books was written at the expense of the bishop Constantine of Māridīn (see Add. 12,135 [...], fol. 42 b ) for the convent of the Specula (or Watchtower ?) near Rās’ain. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., Dissert, de Monophysitis, art. ix., Monasterium Saphyli (ܣܦܘܠܘܣ instead of ܣܦܩܠܘܣ); and Land, Anecdota Syr., t. i. p. 74.

ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܘܠܒܢܝܢܐ ܘܩܘܝ̇ܡܐ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ: ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܣܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܣܦܩܠܝܣ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ̣. ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ. ܚܠܦ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܗ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܠܐܝ̣. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܥܡ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
- Colophon Ownership Inscription

The second note informs us that the expense was borne in part by the deacon Sarai of Tel-Beshmai in the year 1035, A.D. 724, at the time when Simeon was abbat of the convent,Theodosius and Sarrai the stewards, and the deacon Anastasius the sacristan or warden. See Assemani, loc. Cit., Tel-Besme.

ܐܬܠܬܒܘ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܼܢ. ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܨܪܝ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܬܠܒܫܡܝܐ. ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ ܒܬܡܢܝܐ ܒܗ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܢܟܦܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ̣. ܘܡܪܝ ܬܝܕܣܝ ܘܨܪܝ ܦܪ̈ܢܣܐ. ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܣܛܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܩܘܢܟܝܐ. ܕܒܨܠܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̣. ܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܣܒܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ

- The third note, which is in a different hand, says that this book was collated by Theodosius of Tellā (or Tel-Mauzelath or Constantina. See Assemani, loc. cit., Tela), and Abraham, a monk of the convent of Kūbē(or the Thorns), Near Edessa. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 278, t. ii. p. 109.

ܦܚ̇ܡܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝ ܬܠܝܐ̣. ܘܐܚܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩ̈ܘܒܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ̣ ܢ̇ܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܘ܏ܫ

- The lessons are marked in the text in the usual way, and an index of them is prefixed to the volume, fol. 1b.

- The twelve minor Prophets were at one time bound up with this volume, as we learn from the words ܘܬܘܒ ܝ܏ܒ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ in a comparatively modern hand on the margin of fol. 2b.

- Greek vowels have been occasionally added by a later hand.

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AG 1035 AD 724

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 XXIV 1:15-16