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Syriac Manuscripts
Contents
Old Testament prophetical books in the Peshiṭta version.
That is, the books of Isaiah, the Twelve Prophets, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel including Bel and the Dragon.
Physical Description
Condition
Hand(s)
Written in the neat East Syriac hand, largely unvocalized, of a scribe Gabriel, for his cousin the priest Yoanis, in the year 1804 AS = 1493 (colophon, f. 257b).
Binding
Oriental binding in full leather over wooden boards.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Acquired for the SPCK by George Percy Badger and presented to the Library in 1887.
Record Sources
For a fuller description see W. Wright and S. A. Cook, A Catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts in the library of the University of Cambridge (1901), i.20.
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card. For admissions procedures contact Cambridge University Library Admissions. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.
Funding of Cataloguing
Cambridge University Library
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