List of Syriac New Testament manuscripts
Oldest handwritten copies of the New Testament in Syriac
Syriac-language manuscripts of the New Testament include some of the earliest and most important witnesses for textual criticism of the New Testament.[citation needed] Over 350 Syriac manuscripts of the New Testament have survived into the 21st century.[citation needed] The majority of them represent the Peshitta version.[citation needed] Only a very few manuscripts represent Old Syriac versions.[citation needed] Some manuscripts represent a mixed or eclectic text.[citation needed]
Manuscripts housed at the British Library, Additional Manuscripts
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Contents
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BL Add. 7157
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767/768
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Pauline epistles †
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BL Add. 7163
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8th/9th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 12137
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6th/7th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 12138
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BL Add. 12140
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6th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 12141
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8th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 12177
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1189
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Gospels
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BL Add. 14425[1]
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463/464
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14445
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532
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14448
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13th
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New Testament
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BL Add. 14449
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6th/7th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14450
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7th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14451
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10th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14452
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8th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14453
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6th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14454
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6th/7th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14455
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6th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14456
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8th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14457
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6th/7th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14458
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6th/7th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14459 (folios 1-66)
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6th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14459 (fol. 67–169)
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6th
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Gospel of Luke-Gospel of John †
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BL Add. 14460
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600
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Gospels
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BL Add. 14461
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6th
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Gospel of Matthew-Gospel of Mark †
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BL Add. 14461 (fol. 108–212)
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6th
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Gospel of Luke-Gospel of John †
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BL Add. 14462
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6th
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Gospel of Matthew-Gospel of Mark
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BL Add. 14463
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823
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14464
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14465
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12th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 14466 (fol. 11–17)
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10th/11th
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Gospel of Mark Gospel of Luke †
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BL Add. 14467
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10th
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Gospel of Matthew-Gospel of John †
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BL Add. 14469
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936
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Gospels
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BL Add. 14470
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5th/6th
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New Testament
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BL Add. 14471
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615
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Gospels
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BL Add. 14472
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6th/7th
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Acts, James, 1 Peter, 1 John
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BL Add. 14473 (fol. 1–139)
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6th
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Acts, James, 1 Peter, 1 John
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BL Add. 14473 (fol. 140–148)
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11th
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2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
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BL Add. 14474
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11th/12th
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New Testament (Except Gospels and Revelation)
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BL Add. 14475
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6th
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Pauline epistles
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BL Add. 14476
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5th/6th
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Pauline epistles
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BL Add. 14477
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6th/7th
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Pauline epistles
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BL Add. 14478
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621h/622
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Pauline epistles
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BL Add. 14479
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534
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Pauline epistles
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BL Add. 14480
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5th/6th
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Pauline epistles †
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BL Add. 14481
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6th/7th
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Pauline epistles †
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BL Add. 14666 (fol. 1–10)
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12th
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Gospel of Matthew 1:1-6:20
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BL Add. 14666 (fol. 47)
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12th
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Gospel of Matthew 1:1-11
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BL Add. 14666 (fol. 48)
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10th
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Gospel of Matthew 1:1-16
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BL Add. 14669 (fol. 26)
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12th
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Gospel of Matthew 1:1-13
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BL Add. 14669 (fol. 27–28)
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7th
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Gospel of Matthew 1:12-2:6; 4:4-24
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BL Add. 14669 (fol. 29–33)
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6th/7th
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Gospel of Matthew †
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BL Add. 14669 (fol. 34–36)
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6th
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Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke †
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BL Add. 14669 (fol. 38–56)
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9th
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Gospels †
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BL MS Add. 14680
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12th/13th
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Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles †
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BL Add. 14681
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12th/13th
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Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles
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BL MS Add. 14706
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13th
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Lectionary (Evangelistarion, Apostolarion, Old Testament)
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BL Add. 14738 (fol. 6–7)
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13th
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Acts 12:20-13:5
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BL Add. 17113
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6th/7th
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Gospels
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BL Add. 17114
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6th/7th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 17115
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9th/10th
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New Testament †
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BL Add. 17116
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9th/10th
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Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark †
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BL Add. 17117
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5th/6th
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Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark †
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BL Add. 17118
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8th
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Gospels †
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BL Add. 17120
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6th
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Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles †
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BL Add. 17121
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6th
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Acts, Cath., Pauline epistles †
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BL Add. 17122
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6th
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Pauline epistles
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BL Add. 17124
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1234
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New Testament
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BL Add. 17157
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767/768
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Pauline epistles
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BL Add. 17224
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13th
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Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark †
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BL Add. 17224 (fol. 37–42)
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13th
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Gospel of Matthew 10:16-12:11; 12:44-14:3
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BL Add. 17224 (fol. 43–57)
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1173
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Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of John †
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BL Add. 17226
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13th/14th
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Catholic epistles †
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BL Add. 17228 (fol. 38–64)
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13th
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James, 1 Peter, 1 John
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BL Add. 17922
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1222
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Gospels
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BL Add. 17983
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1438
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Gospels †
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BL MS Add. 14717
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13th
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Lectionary (Evangelistarion, Apostolarion, Old Testament)
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BL Add. 18812
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6th/7th
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Acts, James, 1 Peter, 1 John
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Manuscripts housed in the Bodleian Library
- Dawkins 27,
- Huntington MS 133 — Bodleian Library [1]
- Huntington MS 587, Bodleian Library [2]
- Marsh 699, Bodleian Library
Manuscripts housed in the Vatican Library
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 12
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 19
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 267
- Codex Vaticanus Syriac 268
Manuscripts housed in other collections
- Egerton MS 704 — Old Testament, 17th century
- Codex Phillipps 1388 — the four Gospels, 5th/6th century
- Khaburis Codex — 22 books of the New Testament, 12th century
- Nestorian Evangelion — life of Jesus in the New Testament, 15th/16th century
- Rabbula Gospels — the four Gospels, 586
- Morgan MS 783
- Morgan MS 784
- Paris syr. MS 296, Io
- Schøyen Ms. 2080 — 1 Corinthians-2 Corinthians
- Schøyen Ms. 2530 [3][4]
- Ms. Sinai syr. 3
- StL München syr. 8
See also
References
Further reading
- William Aldis Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum
- Erwin Nestle, Syrische Übersetzungen
- Caspar René Gregory, Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, (Leipzig 1902), Vol. 2, pp. 507–528.
- Julius Assfalg, Syrische Handschriften; syrische karšunische, christlich-palästinische, neusyrische und mandäische Handschriften (Wiesbaden 1963).
- The Four Gospels in Syriac Transcribed from the Sinaitic Palimpsest Edited by R.L. Bensley, J. Rendel Harris & F.C. Burkitt, (Cambridge 1894)
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