Add. 14,431
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/87
Date:
AD 545 / before AG 856
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 158 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Old Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
Physical Description
Vellum, 8 3/8 in. by 5, consisting of 158 leaves, some of which are, slightly stained and torn. The quires, 16 in number, seem originally to have been left unsigned; at a much later period they have been signed with letters, in some cases incorrectly. Leaves are wanting after foll. 3 and 109. Each page has from 20 to 25 lines. This volume is written in a fine, regular Esṭrangělā, not later than A. Gr. 856, A.D. 545; but fol. 147 is more modern. Greek vowels have been added here and there by a later hand(ܻܰܽ, ܻܽ,ܻܺܽ, ܻܳܽ, , , )
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine, regular Esṭrangělā,not later than A. Gr. 856, A.D. 545. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, West Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 6 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 7 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): [defective]
Colophon:
See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1): The first book of Samuel, according to the Pěshiṭtā
version. [defective]
Title: ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
Title: ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
Note: The missing portions of the text are: 1 Sam., ch. i. 26—ch. ii. 19.
Item 3 (Fol. 83b): The second book of Samuel, according to the Pěshiṭtā
version. [defective]
Note: The missing portions of the text are: 2 Sam., ch. xi. 11—20.
Additions
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.
Addition 1 (Fol. 157a):
On fol.157a after the doxology, there, is a note, mentioning the name of the, scribe Sergūnā:
ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܣܪܓܘܢܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ. ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܚܢܢ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ.
ܐܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
Addition 2:
After it, in a more current hand of the same period, another note, stating that the manuscript
was collated in the year 850, A.D. 545, by one George(
ܓܝܘܪܓܝ = ܙܨܕܫܙܨ
according to the alphabet of Bar-daisān. On the alphabet of Bardesanes, ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܠܦ ܕܝܨܢܝܬܐ or ܕܒܪܕܝܨܢ, See Add. 7202, fol. 1 a
; the Journal of Sacred Literature, vol. vi (new series), January 1865, p. 465; and Land’s Anecdota, t. ii
. p.13.
ܐܬܦܚܡ (sic) ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܝܬ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܢܝܣܢ ܒܥܣܪܐ ܒܗ ܒܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ. ܕܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ
ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܙܨܕܫܙܨ ܕܦܚܡ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܒܘܨܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 157b):
A note on fol. 157 b informs us that this book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by Yakīrā bar ‘Abbās of Tagrīt; and an addition, in a different hand, written over an erasure, adds that he did
so through the brothers Matthew and Abraham, monks of Tagrīt (see Add. 17,102, fol. 59 b
):
ܝܗܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ܆ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܒܪ ܥܒܣ ܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܫ. ܒܡܬܚܦܛܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܘܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕ̈ܝܪܝܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܢܬܝܐ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ
ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܢܟܡܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܕܥ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܪ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ.
Addition 4:
On 157b as well as on 158a and 1a, we find anathemas written by different hands.
Addition 5:
Some lessons have been marked on the margins by later hands, and in a few instances
the commencement of ܨܚ̈ܚܐ or sections (e.g. foll.114a and 119a).
Addition 6:
Greek vowels have been added here and there by a later hand (ܰ , ܶ ,ܺ , ܳ, , , )
Addition 7 (Fol. 147):
Fol.147 is more modern.
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