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Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...
manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in ...
of the
New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...
, on parchment. It is dated by a colophon to the year 534. It is one of the oldest manuscript of
Peshitta The Peshitta ( syc, ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ ''or'' ') is the standard version of the Bible for churches in the Syriac tradition, including the Maronite Church, the Chaldean Catholic Church, the Syriac Catholic Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, ...
and the earliest dated Peshitta Apostolos.
Bruce M. Metzger Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the ...
, ''The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission and Limitations'' (Oxford University Press 1977), p. 51.


Description

It contains the text of the fourteen Pauline epistles, on 101 leaves (8 ⅞ by 5 ½ inches), with only three lacunae (folio 1, 29, and 38). Written in one column per page, in 25-33 lines per page. The ''
Epistle to the Hebrews The Epistle to the Hebrews ( grc, Πρὸς Ἑβραίους, Pros Hebraious, to the Hebrews) is one of the books of the New Testament. The text does not mention the name of its author, but was traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle. Most ...
'' is placed after '' Philemon''.William Wright, ''Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum'' (2002), p. 86. Numerous Syriac vowels and signs of punctuations have been added by a
Nestorian Nestorianism is a term used in Christian theology and Church history to refer to several mutually related but doctrinarily distinct sets of teachings. The first meaning of the term is related to the original teachings of Christian theologian ...
hand, as well as a few Greek vowels by another reader. It was written for the monastery in Edessa, in a small, elegant
Estrangela The Syriac alphabet ( ) is a writing system primarily used to write the Syriac language since the 1st century AD. It is one of the Semitic abjads descending from the Aramaic alphabet through the Palmyrene alphabet, and shares similarities with ...
hand in the year 533-534. The first folio was supplemented by a later hand in the twelfth century, folio 28 and 39 were supplemented in the thirteenth century. The manuscript is housed at the
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(Additional Manuscripts 14479) in London.


See also

* List of the Syriac New Testament manuscripts ; Other manuscripts * Codex Phillipps 1388 * British Library, Add MS 14455 * British Library, Add MS 14459 * British Library, Add MS 14669 ; Sortable articles *
Syriac versions of the Bible Syriac is a dialect of Aramaic. Portions of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic and there are Aramaic phrases in the New Testament. Syriac translations of the New Testament were among the first and date from the 2nd century. The whole Bible w ...
* Biblical manuscript


References

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Further reading

* William Wright, ''Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum'' (1870; reprint:
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2002).


External links

* William Wright
''Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum''
Peshitta manuscripts 6th-century biblical manuscripts Add. 14479 British Library additional manuscripts