Ancient Manuscript Review 113 : Antique Aramaic Syriac Garshuni Christian Manuscript 1147 C.E

This is a very rare Syriac manuscript on Mazamir Davut ( Psalms of David) acquired from Turkey. It is written in Syriac Serto script and some pages were replaced and written in Arabic. Some margin notes are also written in Arabic. This manuscript I believe is dated but I could not read the script nor understand it. However there is a note written in Arabic "sanah 147" means year 147.  Hence I believe this manuscript is dated 1147 CE.
About 6 pages in this manuscript has its title illuminated in various colors. I noticed also some pages have simple illumination around the page number at the bottom of the page.

I welcome anyone who has any knowledge of this script & manuscript to shed some lights.








Codicology

Title Page : Mazamir Davut ( Psalms of David)

Content    :  Psalms of David

Date         : 12th Century CE

Copyist    : Anonymous

Patron      : Nil

Origin      : Diyerbakir, Turkey

Place acquired : Istanbul

Illuminations : 6 pages

Calligraphy : Syriac Serto

Number of lines :17 lines in 2 columns per page

Inks          : Main text in black with some headings in red

Punctuation: Diacritical marks in black& red

Frame       :  Nil

History of Manuscript : from a private library in Diyerbakir

Number of folios : 124 ff

Support of writing : yellowish laid paper

Gatherings : N/A

Catchwords :bottom left on recto page

Dimensions : 20.5 cm x 15.5 cm

Binding   : Hard covers

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