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Add. 12,166

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/46
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Add. 12,166, foll. 1–154

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/47
Description based on Wright DCCXLII (2:674-676) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 154 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 33 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 1/2, consisting of 154 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, 10, and 154. The quires, 16 in number, were originally signed with both arithmetical figures and letters (see in particular foll. 20a,60a, and 136a).Four leaves are wanting after fol. 123, and one after fol. 154. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 38 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangēla of the vith cent.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a good, regular Estrangēla of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 33 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. 1): [defective]
  Colophon: See additions.
Note: The third discourse of Balai must have been a very short one, as only four leaves are missing, and the first discourse of Jacob of Batnae is imperfect at the beginning.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Ephrem. The metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Note: They are here six in number, though Assemani reckons only three (See Biblioth. Or., t. i., p. 147, no. 22, and Ephraemi Opera, t. iii., p. 164 seqq.)
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Ephrem. Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on FaithPart of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
Note: Corresponding to Assemani's sermo i, which however includes the two following.
Item 4 (Fol. 3b): Ephrem. Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on FaithPart of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
  Incipit: ܡܫܠܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܒܐܝܬܘܬܗ. ܐܦ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܒܐܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 170 B
Item 5 (Fol. 9a): Ephrem. Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on FaithPart of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܡܪܚܘܬܗ ܕܐܕܡ. ܐܝܟܢ ܒܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܙܕܪܥܬ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 183 A
Item 6 (Fol. 12a): Ephrem. Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on FaithPart of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
Notes:
  • Corresponding to Assemani's sermo ii.
  • Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 191
Item 7 (Fol. 13b): Ephrem. Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on FaithPart of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
Notes:
  • Corresponding to Assemani's sermo iii, which however includes the following.
  • Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 195
Item 8 (Fol. 15a): Ephrem. Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on FaithPart of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
  Incipit: ܐ̈ܚܝ ܢܥܝܪ ܕܡܟܘܬܢ. ܕܢܚܕܘܢ ܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܒܥܝܪܘܬܢ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 199 E
Item 9 (Fol. 19a): Xystus. Select Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Notes:
  • Of the third discourse, as edited by de Lagarde, a large portion is wanting, namely from p. 30, line 10, to p. 31, line 1, for this manuscript begins with the words ܐܝܩܪܗ ܓܝܪ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܢܘ.
  • Cf. de Lagarde, Analecta Syriaca, pp. 1-31
Item 10 (Fol. 33a): Basil of Caesarea. Sermons of Basil of Caesarea
Item 11 (Fol. 33a): Basil of Caesarea. Three sermons on Lent
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Note: The sermons are a free translation or adaptation of the two homilies περὶ νηστεἰας.
Item 12 (Fol. 33a): Basil of Caesarea. Part of Three sermons on LentPart of Three sermons on Lent
Note: This sermon corresponds in the main to the second Greek homily (Opera, t. ii., p. 14).
Item 13 (Fol. 39b): Basil of Caesarea. Part of Three sermons on LentPart of Three sermons on Lent
Note: This sermon corresponds in the main to the first homily of the original (Opera, t. ii., p. 1).
Item 14 (Fol. 48b): Basil of Caesarea. Part of Three sermons on LentPart of Three sermons on Lent
Note: This sermon corresponds in the main to the first homily of the original (Opera, t. ii., p. 1).
Item 15 (Fol. 55a): Basil of Caesarea. Discourse showing that God is not the Author of evils
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 101
Item 16 (Fol. 66b): Basil of Caesarea. Against Usury
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 151
Item 17 (Fol. 76b): Basil of Caesarea. On Deuteronomy, ch. xv. 9
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܕܐܙܕܗܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܒܠܒܟ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܠܡܬܒܩܝܘ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 22
Item 18 (Fol. 86a): Basil of Caesarea. Letter of Basil to Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܓܪܝܣ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 99
Item 19 (Fol. 89a): Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
Item 20 (Fol. 89a): Isaac of Antioch. On Monks or Anchorets
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 222, no. 15
Item 21 (Fol. 95a): Isaac of Antioch. Paraenetic discourse
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 216, no. 4
Item 22 (Fol. 98a): Isaac of Antioch. On Oppression
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܠܘܡܝܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 230, no. 63, serm. i
Item 23 (Fol. 99b): Isaac of Antioch. On Isaiah, chap. xl. 6
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܥܡܝܪܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 222, no. 19
Item 24 (Fol. 103a): Balai. Metrical discourses of Balai or Balaeus, in heptasyllabic metre
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 166
Item 25 (Fol. 103a): Balai, bishop of Balsh. The first discourse on Joseph
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Note: Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 270
Item 26 (Fol. 111b): Balai, bishop of Balsh. The eighth discourse on Joseph
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܟܕ ܦܢܘ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܗ
Note: Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 294
Item 27 (Fol. 124a): Jacob of Sarug. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 28 (Fol. 124a): Jacob of Serugh. On Ezekiel, ch. xxxvii. 1-10 [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܕܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ.
  Explicit: ܡܩܝܡ ܠܩܒܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܬܗܪܝܢ ܥܠܡ̣̈ܐ ܒܓܢܒܪܘܬܗ. ܒܪܝܟ ܕܡܢܚܡ ܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܕܡ ܕܒܠܝܘ ܒܫܝܘܠ.
Item 29 (Fol. 127a): Jacob of Serugh. On S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 35
Item 30 (Fol. 132a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Rich Man and Lazarus
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܠܥܙܪ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 316, no. 89
Item 31 (Fol. 147b): Jacob of Serugh. On the Poor Man
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 320, no. 116
Item 32 (Fol. 150a): Jacob of Serugh. On S. Simeon the aged
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 37
Item 33 (Fol. 154b): Table of contents
  Excerpt: ܐܣܬܝܟ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܘܬܘܒ ܬܠܬܐ̣ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܘܣ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܫܬܐ. ܘܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܓܪܝܣ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܬܠܬܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܚܡܫܐ. ܕܗܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 154b): The note that originally followed the doxology has been erased, but enough remains to show that this volume was written at the expense of certain monks. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ܀ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ...
Addition 2 (Fol. 154b): Over the first part of it is now written in a more modern hand: ܐܝܬܝܗ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡ̈܏ܐܡ ܕܕܝܪ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܩܪܐ.

Add. 12,166, foll. 155–258

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/48
Description based on Wright DCXX (2:491-492) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 553 / AG 864
Origin: Edessa
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 104 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The third part of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, comprising books ix.-xii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 5/8 in. by 8 3/8, consisting of 104 leaves (Add. 12,166, foll. 155—258), some of which, are much stained and soiled. The quires, 11 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 27 to 34 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 864, A.D. 553

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 864, A.D. 553. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 155): Cyril of Alexandria. The third part of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, comprising books ix.-xii.
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ܀
  Colophon: See additions.
Note: Cf. Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i., pp. 287-450

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 258a): On fol. 258a, after the doxology, we read the following note, giving the date and stating that the volume was written at Edessa, at the expense of the deacon Thomas of Zěmārtā Castra. ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܗ ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܙܡܪܬܐ ܩܣܛܪܐ ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܥܒܕ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܠܫܘܘܙܒܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܕܠܐܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܥܒܕ ܢܫܘܝܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܙܕܒܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ♰
Addition 2 (Fol. 258a): Below this a monk, residing in the village of ܠܙܝܐ, has written: ܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܕ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܚܛ̇ܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܣܘܪܓܕܐ ܕܐܝܬܘ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕ̇ܝܡ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܠܙܝܐ ܐܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
Addition 3 (Fol. 258a): At the top of the page, in a current hand of the xth cent., there is written: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܝܠܘܣ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܒܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ[ܗ] ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܫܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ. ܘܐܢ ܡܡܪ[ܚ] ܘܥܒܪ ܬܚܝܐ ܚܪܡܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ♰

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