Add. 25,878
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1147
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Add. 25,878, foll. 1–70
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1148
Date:
17th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 70 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Natural History
This manuscript contains: A treatise on Natural History. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 26 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4 consisting of 70 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. There are 17 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a small, angular hand of the xviith cent.
Hand 2 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 26 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): A treatise on Natural History [defective]
Title: ܬܘܼܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐܟ݁ܠ ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ ܕܢ̇ܟܬܘܿܒ ܡ̣ܢܬܐ ܩܲܠܝ̣ܠ ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܓܢ̣̈ܣܐ ܡܫܲܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܢ ܘܡܩܝ̈ܡܢ ܠܬ̣ܫܒܘܿܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒ̇ܪܘܝ̇ܗܝܢ Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܝܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܕܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܕܪ̈ܚܫܐ. ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ
Title: ܬܘܼܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐܟ݁ܠ ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ ܕܢ̇ܟܬܘܿܒ ܡ̣ܢܬܐ ܩܲܠܝ̣ܠ ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܓܢ̣̈ܣܐ ܡܫܲܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܢ ܘܡܩܝ̈ܡܢ ܠܬ̣ܫܒܘܿܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒ̇ܪܘܝ̇ܗܝܢ Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܝܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܕܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܕܪ̈ܚܫܐ. ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ
Notes:
- This treatise bears a certain affinity to the "Physiologus"" of Epiphanius , and the "Physiologus Syrus," edited by Tychsen (Rostock, 1795), but is of much greater extent.
- There are no less than 125 sections. The headings of the first 25 may serve as specimens.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Of various animals in India
Title: ܥܠ ܚܲܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܲܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܗ̣ܢܕܘ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܲܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܲܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܗ̣ܢܕܘ
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): Of the sirens (Isaiah, ch. xiii. 22, Jeremiah, ch. 1. 30) and jackals
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣܝܪ̈ܝܢܘܣ ܘܝܪܘܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣܝܪ̈ܝܢܘܣ ܘܝܪܘܪ̈ܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 3a): Of the echidna (ἔχιδνα)
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܟܕ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܟܕ̈ܢܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 3b): Of a hybrid animal
Title: ܡܛܠ ܫܘܫ̣ܡܢ ܐܪܝܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܫܘܫ̣ܡܢ ܐܪܝܐ
Note: The name of this animal is explained by Elias of Nisibis
in his Lexidion by خَرانِقُ (فرانق؟) الأَسَدِ, and in Add. 7203 by فراس (فرانق؟) الاسدَ.
Item 6 (Fol. 3b): Of the river-horse or hippopotamus
Title: ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ
Title: ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 4a): Of apes
Title: ܡܛܠ ܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܘܙܢܢܗ̇ [ܒܘܙܝܢܗ]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܘܙܢܢܗ̇ [ܒܘܙܝܢܗ]
Item 8 (Fol. 4b): Of the griffin (γρύψ) [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܓܪܘܦܘܣ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܓܪܘܦܘܣ
Note: Unfinished.
Item 9 (Fol. 5a): Of sundry beasts and birds [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܚܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܡܫ̈ܬܚ̣ܠܦܢ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܚܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܡܫ̈ܬܚ̣ܠܦܢ
Note: Unfinished.
Item 10 (Fol. 6a): Of creatures that are produced without the act of generation
Title: ܡܛܠ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܙܘܘܓܐ ܗܘ̈ܝܢ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܙܘܘܓܐ ܗܘ̈ܝܢ
Item 11 (Fol. 7b): Of the Indian tiger
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܝܓܪܝܣ ܗܢܕܘܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܝܓܪܝܣ ܗܢܕܘܝܬܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 7b): Of the Phoenix
Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܢܝܟ̣ܣ
Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܢܝܟ̣ܣ
Item 13 (Fol. 8a): Of the Indian worm
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܘܠܥܐ ܗܢܕܘܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܘܠܥܐ ܗܢܕܘܝܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 8b): Of an Indian tree, called in Greek ܐܦܝܕܐܟܣܝܣ(?)
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠ̣ܢܐ. ܐܝܬ ܒܗܢܕܘ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡ̣ܬܩܪܐ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܐܦܝܕܐܟܣܝܣ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠ̣ܢܐ. ܐܝܬ ܒܗܢܕܘ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡ̣ܬܩܪܐ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܐܦܝܕܐܟܣܝܣ
Item 15 (Fol. 8b): Of the properties of animals, and first, of the lion
Title: ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܐܪܝܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܐܪܝܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 11a): Of the leopard
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܐܪܕܝܢ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܐܪܕܝܢ
Item 17 (Fol. 11a): Of the panther
Title: ܡܛܠ ܢܡ̣ܪܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܢܡ̣ܪܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 11b): Of the dog
Title: ܡܛܠ ܟܠܒܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܟܠܒܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 12b): Of the ichneumon
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܟܢܝܡܘܢ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܟܢܝܡܘܢ
Item 20 (Fol. 12b): Of the river-dog, a species of ichneumon
Title: ܥܠ ܟܠ̣ܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܟܠ̣ܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 13a): Of the bear
Title: ܡܛܠ ܕܒ̣ܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܕܒ̣ܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 13a): Of the wolf
Title: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܒܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܒܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 13b): Of the hyaena
Title: ܡܛܠ ܝܕ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܝܕ̈ܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 14a): Of the weasel [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܟܟܘܼܫܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܟܟܘܼܫܬܐ
Note: Unfinished.
Item 25 (Fol. 14a): Of the stag
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝ̇ܠܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝ̇ܠܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 14b): Of the elephant
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܝܠܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܝܠܐ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 2a):
On fol. 2 a there are three lines of Armenian writing
Addition 2 (Fol. 2a):
On fol. 2 a there is the following note:
This book from the Stowe Collection was given to me by the Earl of Ashburnham. Octr. 18th, 1849. W. Cureton.
Add. 25,878, foll. 71–87
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1149
Date:
15th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Other, 17 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Psalters
This manuscript contains: Portions of the Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, arranged for the services of the canonical hours. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.
Physical Description
Seventeen paper leaves, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 1/4 taken from the original binding of Add. 25,878, of which manuscript they now form foll. 71—87. They are all stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters (foll. 79 and 87), were 19 in number. There are from 9 to 18 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is by two hands (foll. 71—81 and 82—87) of the xvth
cent., with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 12 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 72): Portions of the Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, arranged for the services of the canonical hours [defective]
Excerpt: ܫܠܡ̣ܬ݀ ܡܪܡ ܩܕ݁ܡܝ ܕܨܦܪܐ܀ ܬܘܒ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܨܦܪܐ
Excerpt: ܫܷܠܡ̣ܰܬ݀ ܬܷܫܡܷ ܕܣܘܼܽܬܳܪܳܐ. ܘܨܰܠܰܘ ܥܠܰܝ. ܬܘܼܽܒ ܬܷܫܡܷ ܕܠܶܠ̣ܝܳܐ
Note: The remaining portions are as follows:
Item 2 (Fol. 72): Ps. xiii. 5— xviii. 3
Item 3 (Fol. 72): Ps. xxii. 7—20
Item 4 (Fol. 72): Ps. xxvi. 11—xxvii. 4
Item 5 (Fol. 72): Ps. xxxiii. 8—15
Item 6 (Fol. 72): Ps. xxxvii. 35—40
Item 7 (Fol. 72): Ps. xl. 2—6
Item 8 (Fol. 72): Ps. l. 14—li. 11
Item 9 (Fol. 72): Ps. lv. 22—lvi. 13
Item 10 (Fol. 72): Ps. cviii. 1—cix. 22
Item 11 (Fol. 72): Ps. cxviii. 6—32
Item 12 (Fol. 72): Of the Canticles, Deut. xxxii. 17—29.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
Arguments are prefixed to the Psalms, some being added by later hands on the
margins.
Addition 2 (Fol. 84):
On the margins of foll. 84—86 there are some Arabic glosses.
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