London, BL, Add. 14431
source date: not later than A. Gr. 856
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/87, Add. 14,431, London, BL, Add. 14,431, BL Add MS 14431, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 22, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XXII

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-157
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  Foll. 1-83b
  title: The first book of Samuel, according to the Peshitta version.
  rubric: ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
  The missing portions of the text are: 1 Sam., ch. i. 26—ch. ii. 19.
  Foll. 83b-157a
  title: The second book of Samuel, according to the Peshitta version.
  The missing portions of the text are: 2 Sam., ch. xi. 11—20.

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 Estrangela, 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(ܻܰܽ, ܻܽ,ܻܺܽ, ܻܳܽ, , , )

Vellum

158 ff. 8 3/8 × 5

16 quires.

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Some leaves are slightly stained and torn.

Leaves are wanting after foll.3 and 109.

Each page has from 20 to 25 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela,not later than A. Gr. 856, A.D. 545. See additions.

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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.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

- 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.

- 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 ܘ܏ܫ. ܒܡܬܚܦܛܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܘܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕ̈ܝܪܝܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܢܬܝܐ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܢܟܡܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܕܥ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܪ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ.

- On 157b as well as on 158a and 1a, we find anathemas written by different hands.

- 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).

- Greek vowels have been added here and there by a later hand (ܰ , ܶ ,ܺ , ܳ, , , )

- Fol.147 is more modern.

before AG 856 AD 545

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Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org project team.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 XXII 1:14-15