Additional MS 5995
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Additional MS 5995, bilinguical Bohairic-Arabic
, uncial manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper. It is dated to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex contents.
Horner designated it by D4.
s), 233 paper leaves (39.8 x 26.4). The few first leaves of Matthew and the last leaf of John, and some others in the middle of the codex, were supplied by a later hand. The text is written in two columns per page, 31-33 lines per page. Coptic chapters are written in uncials while the Ammonian Sections and Eusebian Canons are in black cursive letters.
It lacks texts of Luke 22:43-44
; 23:17; and the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11); but contains texts of Luke 23:34, and John 5:3.4.
(folio 233 verso) it is stated that the book was repaired in 1776 by one Ibrahim, son of Simeon, but that original date was more than four hundred years earlier. The same colophon says that it was written for the convent of Baramus in the desert of Scete.
The manuscript was brought from Egypt by Major-General Turner in 1801. Lightfoot
, Arthur Headlam
examined a few places.
Horner
collated Gospel of Matthew in 1890. He used it in his edition of the Bohairic New Testament as a basis for the text of the Gospels.
Currently it is housed at the British Library
(Additional 5995) in London
.
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
, uncial manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on paper. It is dated to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex contents.
Horner designated it by D4.
Description
It contains the text of the four GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s), 233 paper leaves (39.8 x 26.4). The few first leaves of Matthew and the last leaf of John, and some others in the middle of the codex, were supplied by a later hand. The text is written in two columns per page, 31-33 lines per page. Coptic chapters are written in uncials while the Ammonian Sections and Eusebian Canons are in black cursive letters.
It lacks texts of Luke 22:43-44
Christ's agony at Gethsemane
Christ's agony at Gethsemane is a passage in the Gospel of Luke , describing a prayer of Jesus, after which he receives strength from an angel, on the Mount of Olives prior to his betrayal and arrest...
; 23:17; and the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11); but contains texts of Luke 23:34, and John 5:3.4.
History
According to the Arabic colophonColophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon is either:* A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book, or...
(folio 233 verso) it is stated that the book was repaired in 1776 by one Ibrahim, son of Simeon, but that original date was more than four hundred years earlier. The same colophon says that it was written for the convent of Baramus in the desert of Scete.
The manuscript was brought from Egypt by Major-General Turner in 1801. Lightfoot
Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Joseph Barber Lightfoot was an English theologian and Bishop of Durham, usually known as J.B. Lightfoot....
, Arthur Headlam
Arthur Cayley Headlam
The Right Reverend Arthur Cayley Headlam CH was an English theologian who served as Bishop of Gloucester from 1923 to 1945....
examined a few places.
Horner
George William Horner
George William Horner , was a biblical scholar, editor of the text of the New Testament in dialects of Coptic language.Bohairic version Horner edited in 4 volumes from 1898 to 1905, Sahidic version edited in 7 volumes from 1911 to 1924....
collated Gospel of Matthew in 1890. He used it in his edition of the Bohairic New Testament as a basis for the text of the Gospels.
Currently it is housed at the British Library
British Library
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(Additional 5995) in London
London
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.
See also
- List of the Coptic New Testament manuscripts
- Coptic versions of the BibleCoptic versions of the BibleThere have been many Coptic versions of the Bible, including some of the earliest translations into any language. Several different versions were made in the ancient world, with different editions of the Old and New Testament in all four of the major dialects of Coptic: Bohairic , Fayyumic, Sahidic...
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Oriental MS 1001Oriental MS 1001Oriental MS 1001, Bohairic, uncial manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. Several leaves of the codex were lost. Horner designated the manuscript by siglum E2.-Description:...
Further reading
- George Horner, The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect, otherwise called Memphitic and Bohairic, 1 vol. (1898), pp. LXVII-LXVIII