Syriac Apocrypha: The Gospel of James and the Passing of Mary (1902) - Page 16

The final colophon reads as follows:

f. 181 a
l. 18 Completed: This book: in peace: of the Lord: and by His help:
Lord, Master . . . . : that wrote: the Lord: Christ: in the years
and their wives: in the name: of the Lord: in two: in weeks: happened:
the living: who have not: that they went out: and their brothers: and their sisters:
to him: those: because: to cover them: of Christ: the Savior: will be:
to all of them . . . Finished: of our Lord: that He may have mercy . . . on: sin . . .
His coming . . . . . broken: of the Lord: that to Him: joy . . .
those: from eating: while: it was: in the week:
I from . . . : to peace: while His coming.

f. 181 b Completed: then on the week: in the hour: that not: I know . . .
of instruction: that were translated: from: Palestinian: in the day
and he said: in the name: of God: in praise: in one: on the week . . . .
served: of the work: of the Lord: given: Christ: . . .
it happened . . : all: the sinner: that after: in the week: it happened: I . . . .
to the name: of our Lord: Christ: I . . . : and Amen: and Amen.

I read the last six lines of this colophon originally in 1892, and during my four subsequent visits I have been able to amend them as the page has become cleaner.

My transcript of the first nine lines will be found on page pe-alaph page 81 of No. IX. Studia Sinaitica, and Mr Burkitt's suggested emendations to it on p. xxiv of the same book.

The word after mar-eh Master in the second line ends with either a or n, but it is blurred by a streak of dirt. The dots which separate the words from each other are in red: and this greatly facilitates the task of decipherment from the manuscript. The text which I now print offers an interesting illustration of how much may be accurately read from the dim photograph of a faded page. And it is worthy of note that my chief difficulties have been at the end of the lines, perhaps owing to these having been a little out of focus.

AGNES SMITH LEWIS.

CASTLE-BRAE,
CAMBRIDGE.
April 18th, 1902.