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work peshitta:matt:5:17-22

work_note

Opens mid-verse 17 (continued from p. 80) and breaks off mid-verse 22, which finishes on p. 82. Lines 29-43 of the continuous numbering; marginal numerals 30, 35, 40. The printer's signature F and the catchword Nestle. stand at the foot.

layer unvocalized Estrangela, with seyame and the diacritic/enclitic points
layer_source read from the plate

diff_target

THE NEW TESTAMENT IN SYRIAC, BFBS London 1905-1920 — archive.org newtestamentinsy00unse, title page verified at n6. PD. Critical edition behind it: Pusey & Gwilliam, Tetraeuangelium sanctum, Clarendon 1901 (tetraeuangeliums00puseuoft). See research/syriac-peshitta-editions.md

seyame yes
lines_per_page 15
page_number_form Syriac numeral letter, centred at head — no arabic number printed
page_number_read ܦܐ = 81

transcription_note

Conventions as declared in c079-1.toml. Letter-level qushshaya/rukkakha points not transcribed — known gap. The participle point on ܐܡ̇ܪ IS transcribed where the plate shows it clearly, because it is lexically load-bearing (participle vs. perfect).

text_syr_voc

ܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܂ ܠܐ ܐܬܝ̄ܬ ܕܐܫܪܐ ܆ ܐܠܐ ܕܐܡܠܐ ܀ ܐܡܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐ̄ܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܆ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܆ ܝܘܕ ܚܕܐ ܐܘ ܚܕ ܣܪܛܐ ܠܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܟܠ ܢܗܘܐ ܀ ܟܠܡܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܆ ܘܢܠܦ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܆ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܂ ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܘܢܠܦ ܗܟܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܀ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐ̄ܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܆ ܕܐܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܬܪ ܟܐܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܆ ܠܐ ܬܥܠܘܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܂ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡ̄ܪ ܠܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܆ ܠܐ ܬܩܛܘܠ ܆ ܘܟܠ ܕܢܩܛܘܠ ܡܬܚܝܒ ܗ̄ܘ ܠܕܝܢܐ ܀ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐ̄ܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܆ ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܢܪܓܙ ܥܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܐܝܩܐ ܆ ܡܬܚܝܒ ܗ̄ܘ ܠܕܝܢܐ ܂ ܘܟܠ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܪܩܐ ܆ ܡܬܚܝܒ

verse_line_index

v.17 continues into line 29 · v.18 line 30 · v.19 line 33 · v.20 line 36 (last word) · v.21 line 39 (last two words) · v.22 line 41. Marginal line numerals at 30, 35, 40.

primer_notes None.

uncertain

⚑ Line 33, ܟܠܡܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܢܫܪܐ. Two things here, one settled and one not. · SETTLED, and it is a genuine observation about the setting: ܟܠܡܢ is printed SOLID, as one word, not as ܟܠ ܡܢ. Read at 8x on a dedicated crop. The same page prints ܟܠ ܕܝܢ separately at line 35, so the solid form is a choice, not a spacing artefact. · NOT SETTLED: the order of ܗܟܝܠ and ܕܢܫܪܐ. Three reads of this line at 3x, 5x and 8x gave the sequence ܟܠܡܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܢܫܪܐ twice and ܟܠܡܢ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܗܟܝܠ once. The majority reading is what is recorded above. ⛔ It is recorded as UNCERTAIN and was NOT decided by asking what the verse "should" say. A second reader with the plate should settle it before this line is shipped.

alignment

status keyed from Nestle; checked against BFBS 1905-1920 at leaf n16 (printed p. 5, vv. 9-21) and n16 verso band (vv. 22-28)

diff

AGREEMENT: verse division 17-22; the consonantal sequence of vv. 17-18 and 20-22 as far as the control carries; seyame on ܢܒܝ̈ܐ, ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ, ܠܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ, ܕܣܦܪ̈ܐ, ܘܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ, ܠܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ.

⭐ v. 22 ܐܝܩܐ IS PRESENT in Nestle (ܕܢܪܓܙ ܥܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܐܝܩܐ) and is present in the BFBS text as well. Worth recording because this is the word (Gk. εἰκῇ) that the Greek tradition divides over; both PD Syriac witnesses here keep it, so the agreement is informative rather than trivial.

OPEN, carried forward: the ܗܟܝܠ / ܕܢܫܪܐ order at line 33 (see uncertain). The control was not consulted to break that tie — deliberately, because using the diff target to settle a plate reading and then reporting agreement would be circular.

NOT CHECKED: v. 19's word order in BFBS at the same point, for the same reason.

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 81
leaf n170
signature F (foot, with catchword Nestle.)