Egerton 709
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1154
Date:
16th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 100 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Chemistry; Scientific Literature
A treatise on Chemistry (Alchemy) and Natural Philosophy
Physical Description
Paper, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 1/8, consisting of 100 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are ten in number. There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a small, regular hand of the xvith
cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Arabic Garshuni script):
A portion of the volume (foll. 56 b-99) is in Arabic (Syro-Arabic garshunography)
Decoration (Illustration):On fol. 56 a there are some drawings of instruments.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): A treatise on Chemistry (Alchemy) and Natural Philosophy [defective]
Notes:
- Composed partly in Syriac (foll. 1—56 a), and partly in Arabic (foll. 56 b—99) with occasional passages in Syriac interspersed (e.g. foll. 81, 82, and 96 b—99).
- The following authorities are cited:
Democritus, ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܣ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡ, foll. 5 b, 8 b, ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܓ, foll. 11 a, 35 b.
Diogenes, ܕܝܘܓܢܝܣ, fol. 9 b.
Hippocrates, ܡܐܡ̣ܪܐ ܕܕ ܕܐܝܦܘܩܪܛܝܣ, foll. 14 b, 38 a. Also ܣܒܐ ܐܩܘܠܘܣ, fol. 10 a, and ܦܝܒܝܟܘܣ, fol. 44 a.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The preface
Incipit: ܒܫܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܟ݁ܠ ܟ݁ܠ ܐܝܢ. ܙ̇ܕܩ ܠܟ ܠܡܕܥ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܐܕܫܐ
ܐܝܬܘ ܡܚܲܘܪܢܐ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܲܣܡܩܢܐ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܲܘܟܡܢܐ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܲܩܢܥܢܐ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܲܘܩܕܢܐ.
ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܬܒܪܢܐ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܪܟܒܢܐ. ܘܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܸܕܥ. ܐܙܕܗܪ ܡܢ ܚܘܼܣܪܢܐ. ܕܬܡ̣ܛܐ
ܠܝܘܼܬܪܢܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘܝ ܕܟܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܡܝ̣ܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܘܩܸܪܝܐ ܠܠܚܐ. ܘܐܢܕܝܢ
ܦ̇ܠܚ ܐܢܬ ܟܕ ܣܥܝܪ ܠܟ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ. ܠܐ ܗܘ̇ܐ ܣܘܼܥܪܢܟ. ܐܠܐ ܕܰܟܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܟ ܡܢ ܟܠ
ܒܝ̣ܫܘ ܒܢܦ̤ܫ ܘܦܓܪ. ܘܕܘܪ ܢܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܨܒܝܢܐ. ܘܗ̇ܝܕܝܢ ܬܩܪܘܒ ܠܡ̣ܫܪܐ ܠܓܘ̈ܫܡܐ.
ܘܠܡܫܚܠܦܘ ܠ̈ܟܝܢܐ ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ. ܘܕܥ ܐܝܢܘ ܕܡ̇ܪܩ ܟܕ ܡ̣ܬܪܡܐ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܪܟܹܟ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܲܟܝܢ.
ܘܐܝܢܐ ܐܦ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܘܐ ܠܚܘܕ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܢ̇ܚܬ ܠܥܘܡܩܐ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܡ̇ܓܕ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ
ܡ̇ܓܕ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܬܟܲܬܫ ܘܥ̇ܒܕ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܕܢܬܟܲܬܫ. ܡܵܪܩܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܠ̣ܚܐ. ܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܘܡܢ
ܠܒܪ. ܘܕܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܡܚܲܘܪܝܢ. ܘܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܡܚܲܘܪܝܢ. ܘܕܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܡ̇ܓܕܝܢ. ܘܕܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܡ̇ܓܕ.
ܐܢܕܝܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܡ̣ܬܚܫܚܝܢ ܘܡ̣ܙܕܟܝܢ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ. ܘܒܬܚܘܝ ܕܟܢ̈ܝܬܐ. ܛܘܦܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܦܘܪܐ ܡ̣ܫܟܚܐ
ܕܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ ܬܚܲܒܠܝ. ܘܩܠܝܠ ܬܝܘܢ. ܥܸܩܪ̈ܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܡܲܘܒܕܐ. ܚܕ ܗܘ ܕܠܟܠ ܟܝ̇ܢ ܠ̇ܒܟ.
ܘܡܣܡܩ ܘܡܚܲܘܪ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܡ̣ܫܬܟܚ. ܘܫܕܸܐ ܒܩܹܩ̈ܠܬܐ. ܫܘ ܠܝܗܘܒܐ ܕܟܠ.
Item 2 (Fol. 2a): Explanations of the different marks used throughout the book to indicate the Elements,
metals, earths, etc.
Title: ܪ̈ܡܙܝ ܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܣܝ̇ܵܡ̈ܝ ܐܝ̣ܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܠ ܥܩܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܪ̈ܡܙܝ ܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܣܝ̇ܵܡ̈ܝ ܐܝ̣ܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܠ ܥܩܪ̈ܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): Explanations of the different marks used throughout the book to indicate the seven
planets.
Title: ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܫܒܥܐ
Title: ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܫܒܥܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 3a): Explanations of the different marks used throughout the book to indicate the twelve
signs of the Zodiac.
Title: ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܒ ܡ̈ܠܘܫܐ
Title: ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܒ ܡ̈ܠܘܫܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 4a): Chapters on the seven earths.
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܙ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܙ
Item 6 (Fol. 4a): Chapters on the stones.
Title: ܟ̈ܐܦܐ
Title: ܟ̈ܐܦܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 4a): Recipes for various preparations.
Note: Wright's description of the contents of this manuscript appears to be incomplete and
there may be additional sub-sections of this work not enumerated.
Item 8 (Fol. 56b): The Arabic portion
Incipit: ܩܐܠ ܐܠܚܟܝܡ ܝܢܒܓܝܐܢ ܝܒܝܜ ܐܠܔܣܕ ܐܠܐܣܘܕ. ܒܥܕ ܐܢ
ܝܣܬܘܦܝ ܠܟܠ ܛ ܐܓܙܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܡܐ. ܓܙܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܐܓܣܐܕ ܒܢܐܪٍ ܦܐܬܪܗ. ܠܐ ܝܒܠܓ ܚܪܗܐ. ܐܢ ܠܐ
ܬܨܒܪܗܐ ܐܠܝܕ. ܠܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܬܪ. ܦܬܘܩܕ ܬܚܬܗܐ ܣܬܗ̈ ܣܐܥܐܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܢܗܐܪ. ܘܡܐ ܝܕܘܒ ܐܕܐ
ܟܐܢ ܣܐܟܢ ܩܘܝ. ܘܠܬܓܪܒܗ ܬܕܠܟ. ܬܡ ܕܥܗ ܚܬܝ ܝܨܒܚ. ܬܡ ܥܘܕ ܕܐܠܟ ܙ ܐܝܐܡ. ܚܬܝ ܝܦܪ
ܐܠܣܘܐܕ. ܘܗܕܐ ܗܘ ܩܡܪ ܐܠܩܕܡܐ ܐܠܚܩܝܩܝ.
Additions
Addition 2:
This book once belonged to a Jew, who has occasionally written words on the margins
in rude Hebrew characters; e. g. foll. 8 a and b, 13 a, 21 b, 22 a, etc.
Addition 3:
Another owner, the deacon Ibrāhīm, has recorded his name on fol. 100 b.
ܫܡܐܣ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ
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