Add. 17,204
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/866
Date:
5th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 33 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: Acts of Martyrs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 7 1/2, consisting of 33 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 9, 11, 13, 25, and 33. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 16 a, originally ܗ, afterwards ܝܛ). Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 14, and 25. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 19 to 24 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a large, bold Estrangela of the vth cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Acts of Martyrs [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The martyrdom of Paphnutius [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܦܦܢܘܛ
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܦܦܢܘܛ
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning.
- See Add. 14,645, no. 23 .
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): The martyrdom of Apollonius, Philemon, Arrianus, and the four Protectores [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܠܘܢ. ܘܕܦܠܝܡܘܢ ܘܕܪܝܢܘܣ (sic) ܘܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܦܪ̈ܛܩܛܘܪܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ.
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܠܘܢ. ܘܕܦܠܝܡܘܢ ܘܕܪܝܢܘܣ (sic) ܘܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܦܪ̈ܛܩܛܘܪܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ.
Notes:
- Imperfect
- See Surius, "De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis," t. iv., Dec., pp. 260, seqq.
Item 4 (Fol. 8a): The Martyrdom of Mīles and Abrūsīm [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܠܝܣ ܘܕܐܒܪܘܣܝܡ.
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܠܝܣ ܘܕܐܒܪܘܣܝܡ.
Notes:
- Imperfect.
- See Add. 14,645, no. 1, b .
Item 5 (Fol. 15a): The martyrdom of Maria [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ
Note: Compare Surius, "De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis," t. iv., Nov., p. 6.
Item 6 (Fol. 22b): The martyrdom of Sophia and her three daughters, Pistis, Elpis and Agape [defective]
Title: ܗܘܦ̈ܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܝܚܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܠܠ ܒܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܗܝܢ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܕܦܣܛܝܣ. ܘܕܗܠܦܝܣ. ܘܕܐܓܦܐ. ܘܕܐܡ̈ܗܝܢ ܣܘܦܝܐ. ܒܪܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
Title: ܗܘܦ̈ܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܝܚܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܠܠ ܒܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܗܝܢ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܕܦܣܛܝܣ. ܘܕܗܠܦܝܣ. ܘܕܐܓܦܐ. ܘܕܐܡ̈ܗܝܢ ܣܘܦܝܐ. ܒܪܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
Notes:
- Imperfect.
- See Add. 14,644, no. 9 .
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