London, BL, Egerton 709
source date: xvith cent.
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language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1154, Egerton 709, London, BL, Egerton 709, BL Egerton MS 709, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1007, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MVII

[This manuscript contains: A treatise on Chemistry (Alchemy) and Natural Philosophy, 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).; Democritus.; Diogenes.; Hippocrates. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-100
title: A treatise on Chemistry (Alchemy) and Natural Philosophy, 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).
incipit: ܒܫܡ ܏ܡܪܝܐ ܏ܐܚܝܕ ܏ܟ݁ܠ ܏ܟ݁ܠ ܏ܐܝܢ. ܙ̇ܕܩ ܠܟ ܠܡܕܥ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܐܕܫܐ ܐܝ܏ܬܘ 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.
  title: Elements, metals, earths, etc.
  rubric: ܪ̈ܡܙܝ ܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܣܝ̇ܵܡ̈ܝ ܐܝ̣ܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܠ ܥܩܪ̈ܐ
  Foll. 3a-3
  title: The seven planets.
  rubric: ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܫܒܥܐ
  Foll. 3a-3
  title: The twelve signs of the Zodiac.
  rubric: ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܕ܏ܝܒ ܡ̈ܠܘܫܐ
  title: Chapters on the seven earths.
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܏ܙ
  Foll. 4a-4
  title: The stones.
  rubric: ܟ̈ܐܦܐ
  Foll. 4a-4
  title: Recipes for various preparations.

Fol. 5b
8b
11a
35b
title: Democritus.
ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܣ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܩ܏ܕܡ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܏ܩܕܡ
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܏ܕܓ

title: Diogenes.
ܕܝܘܓܢܝܣ

title: Hippocrates.
ܡܐܡ̣ܪܐ ܏ܕܕ ܕܐܝܦܘܩܪܛܝܣ
ܣܒܐ ܐܩܘܠܘܣ
ܦܝܒܝܟܘܣ

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.

100 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written in a small, regular hand of the xvith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- The Arabic portion of the work begins on fol. 56 b.

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.

- 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 etc.

- Another owner, the deacon Ibrahim, has recorded his name on fol. 100 b.

ܫܡܐܣ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ

- Subsequently it became the property of Dr. Adam Clarke. See the Catalogue of his MSS., p. 217, no. 309.

- On fol. 56 a there are some drawings of instruments.

16th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 MVII 3:1190-1191