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Add MS 38790
- Record Id:
- 032-002207888
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002207888
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x000146
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 38790
- Title:
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Cyril of Scythopolis, Vita Sabae (TLG 2877.002), imperfect at the beginning
- Scope & Content:
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Cyril of Scythopolis, Vita Sabae (TLG 2877.002), imperfect at the beginning, inc. τὸ φοβερὸν θαῦμα ἑωρακότες, p.97 line 16, and with a hiatus after f 2, comprising chapters 16-18, from 99.9 πνευμάτων ταῖς τε ἀπαύ[στοις to 102.12 ὑπη[ρεσίαν τῶν κατοικούντων.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002207888
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002207888
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 126 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_38790 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Greek, Ancient - Scripts:
- Arabic
Greek - Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1399
- Date Range:
- 14th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Paper.
Foliation: ff 126. Two unfoliated modern paper flyleaves at the beginning and four at the end.
Dimensions: 275 x 200 mm.
Ruling: 190 x 130 mm, 18 lines per page.
Binding: Half black leather, British Museum, 20th century.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Eastern Mediterranean.
A colophon on ff 126r-v has been copied from an earlier manuscript: Ἐτελειώθη σὺν θεῷ ἡ ἅπασα ἀκολουθία τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις πατρὸς ἡμῶν Σάβα. διὰ χειρὸς μὲν ἐμοῦ Νικήτα ἱερέω καὶ συγκέλλου. συνδρομῆς δὲ καὶ πόθου πολλού τού ἁγιωτάτου πατριάρχου Ἀλεξανδρείας κυροὺ Σάβα. μηνὶ αὐγούστῳ....ἰνδικτιπωνος ἐννάτης ,σχκδ ἔτους [1116].
Provenance:
On f 1r is an inscription in Arabic, Al-ra's al-hamid.
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased from J. C. Vathis, 13 December 1913.
- Administrative Context:
- Eastern Mediterranean.
- Information About Copies:
- Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript; see Digitised Manuscripts [http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_38790].
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1911-1915, part i, London 1925, p. 240.
M. Richard, Inventaire des manuscrits grecs du British Museum I, Fonds Sloane, Additional, Egerton, Cottonian et Stowe, Paris 1952, p. 71.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cyril, of Scythopolis, c 525-559