London, BL, Add. 17204
source date: vth cent
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/866, Add. 17,204, London, BL, Add. 17,204, BL Add MS 17204, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 934, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Acts of Martyrs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1-33
title: Acts of Martyrs
  Fol. 1a-2
  title: The martyrdom of Paphnutius
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܦܦܢܘܛ
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  See Add. 14,645, no. 23 [...] .
  Fol. 2b-8
  title: The martyrdom of Apollonius, Philemon, Arrianus, and the four Protectores
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܠܘܢ. ܘܕܦܠܝܡܘܢ ܘܕܪܝܢܘܣ (sic) ܘܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܦܪ̈ܛܩܛܘܪܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ.
  Imperfect
  See Surius, "De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis," t. iv., Dec., pp. 260, seqq.
  Fol. 8a-15
  title: The Martyrdom of Mīles and Abrūsīm
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܠܝܣ ܘܕܐܒܪܘܣܝܡ.
  Imperfect.
  See Add. 14,645, no. 1, b [...] .
  Fol. 15a-22
  title: The martyrdom of Maria
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ
  Compare Surius, "De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis," t. iv., Nov., p. 6.
  Fol. 22b-33
  title: The martyrdom of Sophia and her three daughters, Pistis, Elpis and Agape
  rubric: ܗܘܦ̈ܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܝܚܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܠܠ ܒܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܗܝܢ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܕܦܣܛܝܣ. ܘܕܗܠܦܝܣ. ܘܕܐܓܦܐ. ܘܕܐܡ̈ܗܝܢ ܣܘܦܝܐ. ܒܪܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
  Imperfect.
  See Add. 14,644, no. 9 [...] .

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.

Vellum

33 ff. 9 1/2 × 7 1/2

The quires are signed with letters (fol. 16 a, originally ܗ, afterwards ܝܛ).

- Consists of 33 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 9, 11, 13, 25, and 33

- 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.

This manuscript is written in a large, bold Estrangela of the vth cent.

5th 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 DCCCCXXXIV 3:1081