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 United Kingdom London British Library Oriental Manuscripts http://syriaca.org/manuscript/753 Add MS 17124 William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 65 William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 LXV Syriac Foll. 1-173 See additions. Fol. 1 Index of lessons ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܐ݊ܘܢܓ݊ܠܝܣ݊ܛܐ: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ: ܕܚܕ܏ܒܫ ܕܩܕܡ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ ܒܪܡܫܐ ܏ܐ ܕܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܏ܒ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܐ ܒܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܒܩܘܿܪܒܐ ܏ܓ ܏ܘܫ. The lessons are carefully noted throughout, and an index of them was prefixed to the volume, of which only one leaf now remains, fol. 1. Foll. 4-172b The New Testament Foll. 4-67b The four Gospels, according to the Harklensian version, with the usual marginal notes; but the first two are very imperfect. Foll. 4-5 S. Matthew, ch. v. 1—39, fol. 2; xxi.5— 35, fol. 3; and xxvii.23—58 Foll. 5-6 S. Mark, ch. xv. 34 to the end Foll. 6a-41 S. Luke. Foll. 41a-67b S. John ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܐܘܐܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܘܐܢ̈ܓܠܝܣܛܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ܇ ܡܲܐܬܝ̇ ܡܐܪܩܘܣ̣ ܠܘܩܐ܀ ܐܝܟ ܡܲܦܩܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܘܚܲܬܝܬܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ ܚܲܪܩܠܝܐ. ܕܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܨܚ̈ܚܐ ܒܚܝ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܡܦ̣ܚܡ̣ ܘܐܦ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܢܝ̣ܚ ܥܡ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ̣ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܐ݊ܦܝ݊ܣܩܘ݊ܦܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܕ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝ݊ܥܩ݊ܘܒ݊ ܒܪ ܨܲܠܝܒܲܝ ܡܫܲܪܪ ܘܚܬ݂ܝܡ. ܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܠܥܒ݂ܕܘ̈ܗܝ. ܘܚܟ݂ܡܬܐ ܠܬܠܡܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ܇ ܕܣ̈ܝܡܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܣ̇ܝܡܝܢ ܒܥܕܬܗ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̇ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܗ̣. ܠܥܠܡ̇ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܀ . ܘܥܠܝܢ ܨܲܠܘ ܒܒ̣ܥܘ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ Foll. 68b-98 Acts of the Apostles, according to the Peshitta version Foll. 98a-107 The three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version Foll. 98a-101 James Foll. 101a-104 1 Peter Foll. 104a-107 1 John Foll. 107a-172b The Epistles of Paul, according to the Peshitta version Foll. 107a-118 Romans Foll. 118a-129 1 Corinthians Foll. 129a-136 2 Corinthians Foll. 136a-140 Galatians Foll. 140a-144 Ephesians Foll. 144a-147 Philippians Foll. 147a-150 Colossians Foll. 150a-152 1 Thessalonians Foll. 152b-154 2 Thessalonians Foll. 154a-157 1 Timothy Foll. 157b-160 2 Timothy Foll. 160a-161 Titus Foll. 161b-162 Philemon Foll. 162b-172b Hebrews Vellum 173 ff. 9 1/8 in. 6 1/2 in.

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 22 in number.

Some leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1, 2, 5, 33 and 34.

Of the first three quires only four leaves remain, and ܕ and ܗ are altogether lost.

Each page has two columns of 36 lines.

 This manuscript is written in a small, neat character, and dated A. Gr. 1545, A.D. 1234. Greek vowels abound throughout (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, , or, ܽ, , , as in, ܘܢ̣ܶܦ݂ܠܓ݂ܝܺܘܗܝ, fol. 25 a), and the points rukkākh and kushshāi are occasionally marked. The name of the scribe is Isaac. See additions. A note, written by Gregory, metropolitan of Jerusalem, A. Gr. 1827 (A.D. 1516). See additions.

A note at the foot of fol. 172 b gives the name of the scribe, Isaac:

ܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ̇ ܚܲܣܐ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܟ܇ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܚܛܝܐ̣. ܕܟܬܼܒ ܠܣܒܪܬܟ

Two notes on fol. 173 a inform us that this manuscript was written for a monk named Theodore (the name is almost completely erased), in the monastery of Nātphā, situated above the monastery of Hananyā or Ananias, to the east of the city of Māridīn, in the year 1545 (A.D. 1234), when Ignatius [Ignatius II (David). See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii. p. 371 ; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii. col. 1392.] was patriarch of Antioch, and John [John (Aaron) bar Ma'dan. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii. p.454, no. xxxviii.] catholicus of the East.

ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܬܐ (sic) ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܚܕܐ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܪܰܝܡܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܬܠܬܐ ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܼܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܒ̈ܠܝܼܠܐ ܡܬܬܘܕܝܐ. ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܕܒܬ̈ܠܬ ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܡܩ̇ܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܡܬܝܼܕܥ. ܝ̇ܠܘܕܘܬܐ ܡܿܢ ܘܠܐ ܝܠܝ̣ܕܘܬܐ ܘܢ̇ܦܘܩܘܬܐ. ܐܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܝ̇ܠܘܕܐ. ܘܒܪܐ ܝܠܝ̣ܕܐ. ܘܪܘܚܐ ܢ̇ܦܘܩܐ. ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܝܪܝܪܐ. ܘܠܗܕܪܐ ܘܠܒܢܼܝܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܘܠܗܓܝܢܐ ܘܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥܝܢ. ܐܫܬܡܠܝ ܟܝܬ ܘܐܣܬ݁ܝܟ. ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܶܐܘܱ̈ܢܓܠܻܝܱܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܕܐ ܕܐܘܢ̈ܓܠܝܣܛܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܡܬܝ ܡܐܪܩܘܣ ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܲܦܩܬܐ ܚܪܩܠܝܬܐ. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܪܒܝܼܥܝܘܬ ܡܓܝܼܚܢܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܫܩܝܼܘ ܠܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܦܢ̈ܝܢ ܣܒܪܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܘܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ. ܥܡ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܬܥܣܪ̈ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ܀ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܕܟܕ ܢܚܙܐ ܠܒܠܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܘܠܠܐ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܛܒ̣ܥܐ ܘܠܐܟܣܢܝܘܬ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ. ܢܬܕܘܕ. ܘܘܠܝܐܝܬܢܙ̇ܛܡ ܘܢܠ̇ܬܡ. ܐܠܐ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܢ̇ܣܪܚ ܠܕܘܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܠܦܘܬ ܚܲܝܠܗ܀ ܫܩܠ ܕܝܢ ܣܘܝܿܟܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܕܝܬܝܩܝ. ܒܫܢܬ ܏ܐܢܡܗ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܢ̇ܛܦܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܝܗ̇ ܕܡܪܕܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܚܲܣܢܬܐ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܘܥܡ̈ܘܕܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܏ܩܕ. ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ. ܡܦ̣ܝܣ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܬܘܒ ܬܢܝ̣ܢܘܬ. ܕܟܠ ܒܐܝܢܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܦܓܥ̇. ܕܢܣܪܚ ܫܘܩܒܢܐ ܥܠܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ. ܘܥܠ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܕܦܓܪ ܘܕܪܘܚ. ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܕܝܠܢܐܝܬ ܘܓܘܢܐܝܬ. ܘܟܠ ܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܢܬܦ̣ܪܥ.

ܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܩ̣ܢܐ ܠܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܲܠܝܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܙܢܬ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ. ܪܒܢ ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦ̣ܐ ܘܩܝܫܝܫܐ (sic) ܙܗܝܐ. ܕܢܬܗ̇ܓܐ ܒܗ ܘܢܐܬܪ ܡܢܗ. ܢܫܘܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܘܢܥ̣ܒܕ. ܘܢܫ̇ܡܠܐ ܥܡܗ. ܘܢܚ̇ܣܐ ܠܐܒ̈ܗܘܗܝ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

The writing on fol. 173 b has been purposely effaced, but towards the end the date 18 . . ( . . . ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܬܡܢـ . . . , A.D. 15 . .) and the name of one Rabban Gabriel ܠܡܠܦܢܗܘܢ ܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ are still legible.

On fol. 68 a there is a note, written by Gregory, metropolitan of Jerusalem, A. Gr. 1827 (A.D. 1516), forbidding any one to take away this New Testament from the convent of S. Mary of Deipara. He wrote it, as well as similar notes in other volumes, at the request of Severus, the abbat of the convent, who is stated to have been a liberal donor to its library.

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ܒܫܡ ܐܝܼܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܼܡܝܐ ܐܵܠܨ̇ܝ ܐܝܼܬܘܼܐ. ܓ݂ܪܝܓ݂ܘܿܪܝܘܿܣ ܬܚܘܼܒܐ ܡܝܛ܏ܪܘ ܕܐܘܿܪܹܫܠ̣ܡ. ܒܲܦܣܵܩܐ ܐܠܗ̇ܝܐ ܡܬܲܚܡܝܼܢܢ. ܒܡܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܚܝܼܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܲܦܸܩ ܠܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܼܕ̈ܝܐ. ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܿܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܕܒܡܲܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ. ܕܡܬܝܲܕܥܐ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܒܡܲܥܪܒ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ ܒܫܒ̇ܒܘܼܬܗ ܩܲܪܝ̣ܒܬܐ. ܒܐܝܿܕܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ. ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܘܡܲܦܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܙܲܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܥܡ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܚܘܬܐ. ܘܕܣ̇ܥܐ ܐ̇ܘ ܡܲܡܪܚ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ. ܡܲܢ ܕܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܐܝܼܬ܏ܘ ܗܢܐ. ܐܢ ܪܹ̈ܝܫܟܗܢܐ. ܘܐܢ ܟܗܢܐ. ܘܐܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܲܪܟܐ ܕܩܠܝܼܪܘܣ. ܘܐܢ ܥܠܡܝܐ. ܬܗ̣ܘܐ ܡܢ̇ܬܗ ܥܡ ܕܩ̇ܐܝܢ ܠܝܼܛܐ. ܘܓܲܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ ܢ̣ܕܒܩ ܒܗ. ܘܡܲܚܘܢܘܼܩܝܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ ܬܸܗ̣ܘܐ ܒܲܩܕܠܗ. ܘܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܲܚܪܡ ܘܠܝܼܛ ܘܡܲܣܠܝ ܡܢ ܬܠܝܬ܏ܝܘ ܏ܩܕ ܐܒ̣ܐ ܘܒ̣ܪܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܐ ܏ܩܕ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܲܪܝܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܗ ܚܘܼܣܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܪܵܝܐ. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܲܗܦܟܝܼܗ̇ ܠܕܘܼܟܬܗ̇ ܕܐܬ݂ܡܪܬ܇ ܬܗܘ̣ܐ ܬܗܘ̣ܐ. ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܟܠܡܲܢ ܕܡܠܲܝܬܐ ܠܥܘܼܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܚܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ. ܠܗܝܢ ܠܠܘܛܬ̈ܐ ܘܠܚ̣ܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥ̣ܠ ܟܬ̣ܒܢܢ ܢܩܲܒܠ ܐܥܝܼܦܐܝܬ. ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܕܢ̇ܛܪ ܢܬܢܛܪ. ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܒܐܝܼ̈ܕܝ ܠܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܬܐ ܐܢ̇ܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܚܝܼܠܐ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܐܣ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܘܬܚܘܼܡ̈ܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܦ̇܏ܟܙ ܕܝܲܘܢ. ܝ܏ܗ ܠܐܕܪ ܝܪܚܐ ܐܻܝܣܻܡܹܗܪܵܐ (*) ܬܕܐܢ̇ܝܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܫܲܒܬܐ ܕܢܘܚܵܡܗ ܕܠܥܙܪ. ܒܗ̇ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܥܲܗܝܕܬܐ. ܒܪܹܝܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܛܘܼܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܘܣ ܡܝܛ܏ܪܘ. ܪܝܫܢܐ ܘܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܥ̣ܨܢܝ ܠܝ̣ ܠܕܘܝܐ ܠܲܡܣܵܡ ܠܲܦܣ̈ܩܐ ܘܠܬܚܘܼܡ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܒܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܐܦ ܒܣܘܓ݂ܐܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܼܨܦ ܘܐܟ̣ܬ݂ܒ ܐܢܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܫܲܟܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܫܘܼܟܢܐ ܚܲܬܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡ̣ܬܦܲܪܫܢܐ ܡ̣ܛܠ̇ ܕܘܼܟܪܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ. ܐܦ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܕܡܫܘ̈ܬܦܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܕܚ̣ܠܬܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܠܐ ܪ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚ̈ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ. ܣܡ̣ܢܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܬܚܘܼܡ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡ̣ܬܚܙܐ. ܘܕܢ̇ܛܪ ܢ̣ܬܢܛܪ. ܘܕܥ̇ܒܪ ܠܐ ܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܫܪܵܝܐ ܠܥܠܡ̇ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܝܢ.

A piece of the Oriental binding of this book has been preserved, and is placed at the end, after fol. 173.

 A. Gr. 1545 A.D. 1234 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 LXV I:42-44

Description is based on Wright's Catalogue without consultation of physical manuscripts. Foliation is approximate. Wright often does not indicate ending folia so those have been assumed based on beginning folia.

Scribal notes which could not be more clearly classified based on Wright's descriptions have been identified as <addition>s whether they occur in the margins or the body of the manuscript.

In general, we have classified as an <msItem> as much of the manuscript contents as possible, including tables of contents and indices.

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