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Add. 12,137

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/9
Description based on Wright LXXV (50-52) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
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Physical Description

In its present state it is made up of parts of four vellum manuscripts (

  • foll. 2–177
    • ;
  • foll. 178–179, 186
    • ;
  • foll. 187–207
    • ; and
  • foll. 212–213
    • ), the defects of which are supplied by paper leaves (
  • foll. 19, 180–185, 208–211
    • ). In the binding of this volume there have been preserved, though in a mutilated condition, two very ancient Arabic documents:
  • fol. 1
    • and
  • fol. 214
    • .

    Add. 12,137, fol. 1

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1583
    Date: AD 864-883 / AH 250-270
    Unspecified Arabic script (multiple hands) ܀  Leaf, 1 leaf.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Unclassified
    Patent of manumission (براة)

    Physical Description

    In the binding of

  • Add. 12,137
    • there have been preserved, though in a mutilated condition, two very ancient Arabic documents (the other is
  • fol. 214
    • ).

    Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Arabic script): Written in an almost Kūfic character
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): See additions.
    Decoration (Illustration): On fol. 1 b there is a cross: The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 1, p. 52., i.e.φῶς ζωή.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Patent of manumission (براة) [defective]
    Note: Granted by the amīr Ahmad ibn Tūlūn to Ahmad ibn Karā (ٯرا), and therefore dating from between A. H. 250 and 270, A.D. 864 and 883.

    Additions

    Addition 1 (Fol. 1b): On fol. 1 b there is a cross which spells φῶς ζωή.

    Add. 12,137, foll. 2–177

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1161
    Date: 6th or 7th century
    Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 176 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
    The four Gospels according to the Pěshīṭtā version

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 1/4, consisting of 176 leaves. The quires, 18 in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (e.g. �, fol. 40; ��; fol. 50; ��, fol. 60; ���, fol. 70; ���, fol. 80); but a later hand has employed the letters of the alphabet for this purpose. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 25 lines.

    The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 1, p. 50.

    Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a fine Esṭrangělā of the vith or viith cent.
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
    Hand 3 (minor, West Syriac script): Vowels added, see additions.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 5 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 2b): The four Gospels according to the Pěshīṭtā version [defective]
    Note: The lessons are indicated by ܩ on the margins, with the appropriate rubric at the top of the column, and ܫ at the end.
    Item 2 (Fol. 2b): S. Matthew
    Note: A missing leaf, containing S. Matthew x. 10—26, has been supplied on paper. See Add. 12,137, foll. 19, 180–185, 208–211 .
    Item 3 (Fol. 61b): S. Mark
    Item 4 (Fol. 99a): S. Luke
    Item 5 (Fol. 163b): S. John [defective]
    Note: As far as ch. vi. 52.

    Additions

    N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
    Addition 1: A later hand has employed the letters of the alphabet for signing the quires.
    Addition 2: Vowels have been added in the first 61 leaves by a much later hand (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, , or, , , ,).
    Addition 3: Many lessons have been noted by two later hands, one of which has introduced a marginal division of the Gospels into sections. Of these there are 22 in S. Matthew, 13 in S. Mark, 23 in S. Luke, and 6 in the remaining portion of S. John.
    Addition 3: One of the hands which noted the lessons has introduced a marginal division of the Gospels into sections. Of these there are 22 in S. Matthew, 13 in S. Mark, 23 in S. Luke, and 6 in the remaining portion of S. John.

    Add. 12,137, foll. 178–179, 186

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1162
    Date: 6th century
    Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Other, 3 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
    The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshīṭtā version

    Physical Description

    Three vellum leaves, about 10 1/8 in. by 8. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 25 lines. Regarding the paper leaves on foll. 180—185, see

  • Add. 12,137, foll. 19, 180–185, 208–211
    • .

    Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): Written in a fine Esṭrangělā of the vith cent.
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 178): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshīṭtā version [defective]
    Note: Ch. vi. 35 — ch. vii. 2, and ch. x. 3—20.

    Additions

    N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
    Addition 1: Some lessons are indicated on the margins by two later hands, as in foll. 2-177 .

    Add. 12,137, foll. 187–207

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1163
    Date: 6th century
    Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 21 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
    The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshiṭtā version

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 21 leaves. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 24 lines. Regarding the paper leaves, foll. 208—211, see

  • Add. 12,137, foll. 19, 180–185, 208–211
    • .

    Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): Written in a good, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith cent.
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 187): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
    Notes:
    • Ch. x. 20—xix. 29
    • The end of one lesson is marked in the text by the word ܫܠܡ (fol. 187 a). See additions.

    Additions

    N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
    Addition 1: Other lessons have been noted on the margins by several hands of later date.The word ܢܘܣܝܐ in red, on the lower margin of fol. 196 b, means trial of the pen, ܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܨܪܐ, or trial of the ink, ܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܕܝܘܬܐ.

    Add. 12,137, foll. 212–213

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1164
    Date: 8th century
    Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Other, 2 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
    The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshiṭtā version

    Physical Description

    Two vellum leaves about 10 1/8 in. by 8. Each page is divided into two columns, of 23 or 24 lines.

    Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): Written in a good, regular Esṭrangělā of the viiith cent. See additions.
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
    Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A note in a current hand, fol. 213 a. See additions.
    Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Two notes, fol. 213 b, in a good, current hand of the 10th century. See additions.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 212): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
    Notes:
    • Ch. xxi. 12 to the end
    • Based on the colophon (see additions), the manuscript from which these two leaves were taken, contained only the three Gospels of S. Matthew , S. Luke and S. John.

    Additions

    (Fol. 213a): Colophon, fol. 213 a: ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܡܠܠ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܒܐܦܣܣ. ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܬܝ ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ.
    Addition 1 (Fol. 213a): A later hand has placed ܕ̄ on the margin, opposite ܬܠܬܐ in the colopohon, and added ܘܐܦ ܡܪܩܘܣ.
    Addition 2 (Fol. 213a): After the usual doxology, there follow, on fol. 213 a, two notes, but both have been erased, so as to be now almost illegible. The first begins: ܐܬܚܦܛ ܕܝܢ . . . ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܗܒܝܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ. . . Mār John the priest, from the holy convent of the blessed Mār Abel,Probably the convent of Mār Abel in Ma’dān, ܡܥܪܢ, mentioned by Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii. Dissert. de Monophys., art. ix. used diligence and . . . this book . . .
    Addition 3 (Fol. 213a): Of the other note on fol. 213 a, only a few unimportant words can be deciphered.
    Addition 4 (Fol. 213b): On fol. 213 b are two notes, the one stating that this book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܫܠܝܛ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܚܘܣ ܐܚܘܢ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܥܐ.
    (Fol. 213b): The other note on fol. 213 b states that this book was bound by one Ephraim, a stranger or guest (ܐܟܣܢܝܐ, ξένος) in that convent, from the convent of Sergius near Balad (ܒܠܕ, بَلَد)See Assemani, Bibl. Orient. t. ii. Dissert. de Monophys., art. ix., Balada and Monasterium S. Sergii.. ܕܒܩ ܘܨܒܬ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܪܓܝܣ ܕܒܐܬܪ ܕܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܒܠܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ. ܐܡܝܢ..

    Add. 12,137, foll. 19, 180–185, 208–211

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1165
    Date: End of 11th century
    Origin: Gozartā (ܓܘܙܪܬܐ) in Egypt
    Estrangela script ܀ Paper Codex, 11 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: New Testament; Biblical Manuscripts
    The Gospel of S. Matthew, according to the Pěshīṭtā version; The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshīṭtā version

    Physical Description

    Leaves of a thick, glazed paper, about 10 3/8 in. by 8, written in double columns. Used to repair lacunae in

  • foll. 2–177
    • ;
  • foll. 178–179, 186
    • ;
  • foll. 187–207
    • ; and
  • foll. 212–213
    • .

    Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): Written in a rude Esṭrangělā, by one Samuel (bar Cyriacus), a recluse of Gozartā, (ܓܘܙܪܬܐ) in Egypt, towards the end of the 11th century. See addition on fol. 213 b

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 2 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 19): The Gospel of S. Matthew, according to the Pěshīṭtā version [defective]
    Notes:
    • ch. x. 10—26
    • The text exhibits the Ammonian sections, each being referred to the proper canon of Eusebius. The lessons are indicated in the usual way.
    Item 2 (Fol. 180): The Gospel of S. John, according to the Pěshīṭtā version [defective]
    Notes:
    • ch. vii. 2 — x. 3 ; ch. xix. 29—xxi. 12
    • The text exhibits the Ammonian sections, each being referred to the proper canon of Eusebius. The lessons are indicated in the usual way.

    Add. 12,137, fol. 214

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1584
    Date: AD 909 / AH 296
    Unspecified Arabic script (multiple hands) ܀  Leaf, 1 leaf.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Unclassified
    A statement of the amount of tax due by certain places or communities in Egypt

    Physical Description

    In the binding of

  • Add. 12,137
    • there have been preserved, though in a mutilated condition, two very ancient Arabic documents (the other is
  • fol. 1
    • ).

    Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Arabic script): Written in a current naskhī
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): Barbarous Greek, see additions.
    Decoration (Illustration): On fol. 214 a there is another cross, The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 1, p. 52.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 214b): A statement of the amount of tax due by certain places or communities in Egypt [defective]
    Note: For the years 294 and 295 of the Hijra, dated A.H. 296, A.D. 909

    Additions

    Addition 1 (Fol. 214a): On fol. 214 a there is another cross, the words forming which are a specimen of barbarous Greek. ⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚⲬⲢⲒⲤⲨⲦⲎⲀⲚⲰⲤ, The cross, the weapon of the Christian.

    Additions

    Addition 1 (Fol. 213b): On fol. 213 b the following note, written by the above-mentioned Samuel , relating to the book in its present form. ܟ̇ܢ̣ܫ ܘܕܒܩ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܫܡܘܐܠ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ̇ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ ܒܓܘܙܪܬܐ. ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܟܢܫܬܗ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝ. ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܚ̇ܣ̣ܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܡܗ̇ܦܟ ܠܗ. ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܐ. ܡܢ ܠܥܠ. ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܦ. (sic) ܐܢ ܒܚܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܦܬ݂ܩ (sic) ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ♱ Samuel, a stranger, known as the recluse in Gozartā, in Egypt, collected and bound this holy book. And I collected it from Egypt. And it belongs to the convent of the Mother of God, which is in the desert of Abbā Macarius;” etc.

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