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Add. 17,222

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/983
Description based on Wright CCX (1:143) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 30 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Psalters
This manuscript contains: Portions of the first half of a Choir-book, comprising the Psalms, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 30 leaves, some of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 8, and 27—30. The quires, signed with letters, were 7 in number, but leaves are now wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 18, 26, and 27. There are from 17 to 21 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent..

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Portions of the first half of a Choir-book, comprising the Psalms, according to the Peshitta version. [defective]
Notes:
  • They are not numbered or distinguished by headings, but the ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ are marked both in the text and on the margin.
  • The versicles are also divided by the letter (ܗܠܠܘܝܗ) ܗ in red ink.
  • The missing portions are: Ps. i. 1—xxii. 24; xxv. 5—1. 14; xc. 10—xciii. 3; cx. 2— cxvii. 24; cxviii. 50—cxxxviii. 4; and cxlvii. 16 to the end.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17222” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/983.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17222.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/983.

About this Entry

Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17222

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, and Jessica Pagan, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 17222

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Jessica Pagan
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Lindsay Ruth
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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