Add. 21,454
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1138
Date:
ca. 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 231 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Logic and Rhetoric; Scientific Literature
Scientific Dialogues
Physical Description
Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 7, consisting of 231 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially fol. 2. The quires, signed with letters (by a later hand), are 23 in number. There are from 22 to 31 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular hand of about the xiiith cent., with numerous
Greek and Syriac vowels and other points.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
A few leaves are more modern, apparently of the xvith cent., viz. foll. 2—9, 18, 80—87,
230, and 231.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The quires, signed with letters by a later hand.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The name of the person who transcribed the later portions of the volume, seems to
have been Phil(oxenus). See also Addition 1 and Addition 2.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 6 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 7 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 8 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script):
See additions.
Hand 9 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script):
See additions.
Hand 10 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 11 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): Scientific Dialogues
Title: ܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ
Title: ܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ
Notes:
- The name of the author does not seem to be mentioned, unless perhaps in the title, fol. 2 b, which has been almost wholly effaced, partly, as it would appear, on purpose. According to a manuscript in the University Library of Berlin, the author's name is Jacob bar ܫܟܟܘ, or bar ʿIsa (ܥܝܣܐ, ܥܣܘ), bishop of Tagrīt. The work is divided into two books, the first containing four dialogues and a discourse, the second two dialogues.
- Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 237, seqq., and particularly p. 455.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Book i
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): The first dialogue, on Grammar
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܝܬܐ
Note: 14 questions and answers.
Item 4 (Fol. 22a): A discourse on Grammar, composed in the metre of Jacob of Batnae
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ. ܒܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܒܪܝܫ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܢ̇ܣ݆ܩ ܫ̤ܘ܆ ܬܠܝܬܝܘ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ. ܐܘ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܝܨܘܬ ܠܟܣܝ̣ܣ ܡܫ̇ܐܠ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܬܐ. ܘܦܘܠܓ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܢܩܫ̈ܬܐ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܐܐ ܒܚܲܬܝܬܘܬܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ. ܒܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܒܪܝܫ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܢ̇ܣ݆ܩ ܫ̤ܘ܆ ܬܠܝܬܝܘ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ. ܐܘ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܝܨܘܬ ܠܟܣܝ̣ܣ ܡܫ̇ܐܠ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܬܐ. ܘܦܘܠܓ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܢܩܫ̈ܬܐ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܐܐ ܒܚܲܬܝܬܘܬܐ.
Item 5 (Fol. 33b): The second dialogue, on Rhetoric
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ̇ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ. ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ̇ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ. ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ
Note: 28 questions and answers
Item 6 (Fol. 64a): The third dialogue, on the art of Poetry
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ܆ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܦܐܘܝܛܝ̣ܩܝܬܐ̣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ܆ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܦܐܘܝܛܝ̣ܩܝܬܐ̣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ.
Note: 21 questions and answers.
Item 7 (Fol. 82a): The fourth dialogue, on the eloquence and copiousness of the Syriac language
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܹܐܡܪܐ ܪܒܝ̣ܥܝܐ̇ ܘܐܚܪܝܐ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̇ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܥܠ ܠܫ̣ܢܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܦܲܬܝܘܿܬ ܡܲܡܠܠܐ ܣܘܼܪܝܝܐ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܗ̣ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܼܡܐ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܹܐܡܪܐ ܪܒܝ̣ܥܝܐ̇ ܘܐܚܪܝܐ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̇ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܥܠ ܠܫ̣ܢܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܦܲܬܝܘܿܬ ܡܲܡܠܠܐ ܣܘܼܪܝܝܐ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܗ̣ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܼܡܐ.
Note: 15 questions and answers.
Item 8 (Fol. 155b): Book ii
Item 9 (Fol. 155b): The first dialogue, on Logic and the Syllogism
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ. ܠܡܠܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܘܪܓܐܢܘܢ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ ܘܠܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ. ܠܡܠܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܘܪܓܐܢܘܢ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ ܘܠܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ
Note: 52 questions and answers.
Item 10 (Fol. 184b): The second dialogue, on Philosophy
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܐܝܬܘ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܘ ܘܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܦܘܠܓ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܐܕܫ̈ܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܐܝܬܘ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܘ ܘܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܦܘܠܓ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܐܕܫ̈ܐ
Note: In five sections
Item 11 (Fol. 184b): On the definitions of Philosophy, its divisions, etc.
Title: ܐܕܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܣܘ. ܘܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢ̈ܩܦܢ.
Title: ܐܕܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܣܘ. ܘܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢ̈ܩܦܢ.
Note: 10 questions and answers.
Item 12 (Fol. 190a): On the Philosophical Life and Conduct
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܠܘܣܘܦܝܐ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܠܘܣܘܦܝܐ.
Note: 13 questions and answers.
Item 13 (Fol. 194b): On Physics or Physiology
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܣܘܠܘܓܝܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܟܝܢܝܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܣܘܠܘܓܝܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܟܝܢܝܘܬܐ
Note: 27 questions and answers.
Item 14 (Fol. 209b): On the four disciplines, Arithmetic, Music, Geometry, and Astronomy
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܐܬܡܐܛܝܩܘܢ ܐ̇ܘܟܝܬ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܐܬܡܐܛܝܩܘܢ ܐ̇ܘܟܝܬ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ.
Note: Nine questions and answers.
Item 15 (Fol. 221a): On Metaphysics and Theology
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܚܡܝ̣ܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܼܬܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܝܬܐ ܕܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܚܡܝ̣ܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܼܬܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܝܬܐ ܕܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ.
Note: 15 questions and answers.
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1:
On the margins of the manuscript there are Arabic notes of various dates, some of
them in the handwriting of the scribe, e. g. foll. 26 b, 64 b, 65 a and b, 181 b—184 b, etc.
Addition 2 (Fol. 82a):
The name of the person who transcribed the later portions of the volume, seems to
have been Phil(oxenus). See fol. 82 a
ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܠ ܚܲܛܝܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 197b):
Also see fol. 197 b, where Phil(oxenus) has copied a marginal note in the handwriting of the Catholicus Abu ʾl-Faraj
ܘܗܕܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܬܗ̇ ܐܢܐ ܦܝܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܟ̇ܪܬ ܐܝ̣ܕܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܝܪ ܒܝܬ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܩܐܬܘ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 230b):
On fol. 230 b there is a note, stating that the book once belonged to the
metropolitan Dioscorus, who had it by inheritance from the
patriarch John; but that it had been exchanged with the
monk Rabban [Isaiah, the son of the priest Moses,These words are a later
alteration] of the village of ----, for a medical work in Arabic,
entitled تَقْوِيمُ الْأَبْدانِ. This note was written by one Timothy, who bound and repaired the book, A. Gr. 1878, A.D. 1567.
Addition 5 (Fol. 230b):
The name of the monk in the previous addition is given as Rabban Isaiah, the son of the priest Moses. These words are a later alteration.
ܒܫܸܡ ܡܵܪܝܐ ܡܥ̈ܝ̣ܢܚܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡܐ. ܘܒܡܬܬܙܝ̣ܥܵܢܘܬ ܩܝܩܠܘܣܝܘܬ
ܪܩܝܥܐ. ܐܬܚܲܕܬ ܘܐܬܕܒܩ. ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܐܝܬܘ ܗܘܐ ܡܢܩܕܝܡ̣. ܠܚܣܝܐ
ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܛܪܐܢ ܗܕܐܝܗ ܘܐܝܬܘ ܡܢ ܝܪܬܘܬ ܐܒ̈ܗܘܝ ܡ̈ܢܚܐ ܝܕܝܥܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܒܝ̣ܬܓܲܙܐ
ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܡܢܵܚ ܒܝܬ ܩ̈ܕ ܠܚܘܕܝ ܙܒܢܗ ܘܙܢܗ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܛܪܝܪ܇ ܘܗܵܫܐ ܐܬܚܲܠܦ ܟܕ ܠܵܐ ܐܫܬ݀ܚ̣ܠܦ
ܒܟܬܒܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܬ݀ܟ̣ܢܐ ܐܪܐܒܐܝ̣ܬ ܬ̣݀ܩܘܝܡ ܐܠܐܒܕܐܢ ܥܲܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܘܟܚܝ̣ܕܐ
ܪܒܢ [ܐܫܥܝܐ] ܒܪ [ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܘܫܐ] ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ [ܕܐ . . . ܠ]. ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ ܥܗܝܕܐ
ܟܐܡܬ ܠܗ ܘܬܚܝ̣ܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܘܫ. ܗ̈ܘܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܣܵܗܕܘܬܐ ܘܒܚܨܪܵܐ ܕܠܝܠ (sic) ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
ܒܫܡ ܛܝܡܬܐ ܡܫܡ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܫܢܬ݀ ܐܦܥܚ ܝܲܘܢ ܘܠܝܗ ܕܘܟܣܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 6 (Fol. 53a):
On. fol. 53 a we find, in Nestorian characters, the autograph of John,
metropolitan of Seʿert (سعرتorاسعرد)
ܡܚܝܠܐ ܝܘܼܚܢܢ ܡܝ̣ܛܪܦܘܿܠܹܝܛܐ ܕܣܥܪܬ̇.
Addition 7 (Fol. 231b):
Two Arabic inscriptions of more ancient date, on fol. 231 b, have been erased.
Addition 8 (Fol. 161a):
On fol. 161 a stands the name of a possessor, Manṣur ibn
Dāʾūd, منصور ابن داوود
Addition 9 (Fol. 2a):
On fol. 2 a is recorded the name of an Ignatius, patriarch
of Antioch, and also of the metropolitan
ḥannā the Chaldean, مقتنا مطران
حنا الكلداني. The name of a third reader or owner has been erased.
Here is likewise again entered the name of the above mentioned
Timothy, i. e ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ,
ܐܠܗܐ. ,ܛܝܡܘܬܐ, and ܕܝ̣ܢܐ
ܐܘ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܫܒܥ ܘܬܠ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܣܓܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܪ̈ܬܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܚܘܒܢ ܒܝ̇ܘܼܡܐ ܕܚܲܡܫܐ ܘܫܬܝ̈ܢ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ
ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܢ
Addition 10 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a stands the autograph of Athanasius Stephanus, metropolitan of Malabar, A. D. 1850, from whom the book was purchased in 1856.
ܒܫ̣ܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܥܝ̣ܢܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܿܣ ܐܦܝ̣ܣ ܣܛܝܦܢܘܿܣ. ܐܝܟ ܕܝ̣̈ܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡ̣ܬܕܪܟ̈ܢܐ̣. ܐܬܚܕܬ݀
ܘܐܬܕܒܩ ܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝ̣ܕ̈ܝܐ. ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘܼ. ܒܡܠܒܪ ܒܟܘܼܬܝܡ. ܫܢܬ ܐܦܢ ܠܡܪܢ
ܝܐ ܐܝܠܘܿܠ ܝܪܚܐ.
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