Add. 14,661
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/429
Date:
6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 73 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Medicine
This manuscript contains: Galen. The sixth, seventh and eighth books of the treatise of Galen, entitled de Simplicium Medicamentorum Temperamentis ac Facultatibus translated by Sergius of Ras-'ain. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 73 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1 and 56. The quires, signed with arithmetical figures, are ten in number, the last being imperfect, owing to the loss of two leaves after fol. 72. There are from 29 to 44 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Arabic Garshuni script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Galen. The sixth, seventh and eighth books of the
treatise of Galen, entitled de Simplicium Medicamentorum Temperamentis ac Facultatibus translated by
Sergius of Ras-'ain
[defective]
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܣܡ̈ܡܢܐ ܦܫ̈ܝܛܐ
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܣܡ̈ܡܢܐ ܦܫ̈ܝܛܐ
Notes:
- See Galeni Opera, ed. Kuhn, t. xi., pp. 789—892, t. xii., pp. 1—158.
- To each book there is prefixed a short introduction (ܥܠܬܐ.) by Sergius, addressed to the priest Theodore (see Add. 14,658, no. 1); and also a list of the names of the plants which are treated of in it, with their Syriac equivalents. Compare Sachau in the Hermes for 1869, Bd. iv., p. 73.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Galen. Book VI
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Sergius of Ras-'ain. Introduction
Title: [ܥܠܬܐ:] ܕܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܫܬܐ: ܕܓܠܝܢܣ: ܥܠ: ܣܡܡ̈ܢܐ: ܦܫ̈ـ[ـܝܛܐ]: ܕܥܒܝܕܐ: ܠܣܪܓܝܣ: ܩܫܝܫܐ: ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܘܣ: ܠܘ[ܬ: ܬ]ܐܕܘܪܐ: ܩܫܝܫܐ܀
Title: [ܥܠܬܐ:] ܕܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܫܬܐ: ܕܓܠܝܢܣ: ܥܠ: ܣܡܡ̈ܢܐ: ܦܫ̈ـ[ـܝܛܐ]: ܕܥܒܝܕܐ: ܠܣܪܓܝܣ: ܩܫܝܫܐ: ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܘܣ: ܠܘ[ܬ: ܬ]ܐܕܘܪܐ: ܩܫܝܫܐ܀
Item 4 (Fol. 1b): Sergius of Ras-'ain. List of Plant Names in Book VI, with their Syriac equivalents
Item 5 (Fol. 1b): Galen. Book VI, translated by Sergius of Ras-'ain
Item 6 (Fol. 31b): Galen. Book VII
Item 7 (Fol. 31b): Sergius of Ras-'ain. Introduction
Item 8 (Fol. 31b): Sergius of Ras-'ain. List of Plant Names in Book VII, with their Syriac equivalents
Item 9 (Fol. 31b): Galen. Book VII, translated by Sergius of Ras-'ain
Item 10 (Fol. 53b): Galen. Book VIII [defective]
Note: Slightly imperfect
Item 11 (Fol. 53b): Sergius of Ras-'ain. Introduction
Item 12 (Fol. 53b): Sergius of Ras-'ain. List of Plant Names in Book VIII, with their Syriac equivalents
Item 13 (Fol. 53b): Galen. Book VIII, translated by Sergius of Ras-'ain
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 73b):
Colophon:
ܫܠܡ: ܠܡܟܬܒ: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ. ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ: ܕܣܡ̈ܡܢܐ. ܦܫ̈ܝܛܐ. ܕܐܝܬ. ܒܗ̇: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ: ܬܠܬܐ: ܕܫܬܐ: ܘܕܫܒܥܐ: ܘܕܬܡܢܝܐ܀
Addition 2:
Later hands have added some Arabic names of plants on the margins, written partly with Arabic, partly with Syriac letters.
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