Syriac Gospels, British Library, Add. 14467
British Library, Add MS 14467, is a Syriac manuscript of the New Testament, according to the Peshitta version, on parchment. Palaeographic analysis has dated the manuscript to the 10th century.[1]
Description
[edit]The manuscript contains the fragments of Gospel of Matthew (folios 1-8) and Gospel of John (folios 9-15), according to the Peshitta version, with Arabic translation, on 15 leaves (10 by 6¾ inches). The writing is in two columns per page, 26-37 lines per page. The Syriac column is written in Nestorian character, with occasional vowel-points and signs of punctuation, the Arabic column has a few diacritical points.[1]
- Contents
- Matthew 7:22-11:1; 11:22-12:10; 16:21-17:13;
- John 8:59-10:18; 16:13-18:3; 19:27-20:25.
The larger sections are marked both in the Syriac and Arabic texts.[1]
The manuscript was brought from the covenant of St. Mary Deipara, in the Nitrian Desert.[1]
The manuscript is housed at the British Library (Add MS 14467) in London.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum (1870, reprint: Gorgias Press 2002), pp. 66-67.