Add. 12,169
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Add. 12,169, foll. 1–178
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/52
Date:
8th or 9th century
(multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 178 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: John Climacus. The works of John, abbat of the monastery of Mount Sinai, commonly called John Climacus; Spiritual Tablets; Jacob of Batnae. A metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the expulsion of Adam from Paradise. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 178 leaves, one of which (fol. 10) is much torn. The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters, but the last is imperfect, owing to the loss of at least one leaf after fol. 175. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 37 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangĕlā of the viiith or ixth cent., with the exception of the last eight leaves, which are somewhat later.
Hand 1 (minor, Estrangela script):
The writing is a good, regular Estrangĕlā of the viiith or ixth cent., with the exception of the last eight leaves, which are somewhat later.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See below
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See below
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See below
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See below
Hand 6 (minor, ):
See below
Hand 7 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See below
Hand 8 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See below
Contents
This manuscript contains 5 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): John Climacus. The works of John, abbat of the monastery of Mount Sinai, commonly called John Climacus
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Spiritual Tablets
Title: ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ Incipit: ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܠܝܘܐܢܝ ܠܡܚܕܐ. ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܠܐܓܪܬܟ ܡܝܩܪܬܐ̇ ܡܠܘܢ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܠܦܘܩܕܢܐ̇ ܘܠܡܠܒܛܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܢ. ܘܫ. Subscription (Fol. 2b): ܫܠܡܬ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
Title: ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ Incipit: ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܠܝܘܐܢܝ ܠܡܚܕܐ. ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܠܐܓܪܬܟ ܡܝܩܪܬܐ̇ ܡܠܘܢ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܠܦܘܩܕܢܐ̇ ܘܠܡܠܒܛܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܢ. ܘܫ. Subscription (Fol. 2b): ܫܠܡܬ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
Notes:
- See Opera, ed. Raderus, Par. 1633, towards the end of the Isagoge;Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lxxx viii., col. 626.
- In the Syriac the title ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ, or "Spiritual Tablets," is prefixed to this letter.
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): Scala ParadisiΚλῖμαξ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܢܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܢܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 156b): Liber ad Pastorem
Title: ܠܘܬ ܪܥܝܐ Colophon: See below.
Title: ܠܘܬ ܪܥܝܐ Colophon: See below.
Item 5 (Fol. 171a): Jacob of Batnae. A metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the expulsion of Adam from Paradise [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܡܦܩܬܗ ܕܐܕܡ ܕܡܢ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܡܦܩܬܗ ܕܐܕܡ ܕܡܢ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 229. It is slightly imperfect, a leaf or two having been lost after fol.175. The last five leaves, foll.174—178, are in a different hand from the others.
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1b):
On fol. 1b, at the top, a later hand has written:
ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܪܘܚ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܒܣܘ. ܒܝܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܢ̣ ܩܠܝܡܘܟܣ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ
Addition 2 (Fol. 1b):
There is also on the same page the following marginal note:
ܦܘܢܝ ܐܓܪܬܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܐܢܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܪܐܝܬܘ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ݀ ܡܢ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܘܪܣܝܢܝ. ܩ̣ܪܝ ܘܐܣܬܟ̣ܠ ܘܚ̣ܙܝ ܬܗ̣ܪܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܟܠܐ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 2b):
A later hand has added to the subscription:
ܕܪܝܫܐ ܕܢܙܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܠܝܡܩܘܣ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 171a):
A later hand has added on the margin of fol. 171a the following colophon:
܀ ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܠܝܡܟܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ܀
Addition 5 (Fol. 1):
The margins of this manuscript are covered with notes and glosses by different hands, among which are some various readings, indicated by ܒܨ(i.e.ܒܨܚܚܐ, e.g. foll.3b, 72b, 168b, 169b, 170a).The greater part of the glosses are in Arabic, in a hand of about the xiiith cent.
Greek words occur on foll.26b and 42a.
Addition 6 (Fol. 3a):
Fol. 3a was originally left blank, but now contains a full length effigy of John Climacus,ܝܘܐܢܝ ܕܛܘܪ ܣܢܝ (sic) ܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܡ ܟܬܒܐ, of comparatively recent date, but older than the Arabic index, which is in the same handwriting as the marginal glosses.
Addition 7 (Fol. 174):
The last five leaves, foll.174—178, are in a different hand from the others.
Add. 12,169, foll. 179–218
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/53
Date:
6th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 40 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Xystus, Bishop of Rome. Select Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome; Marcianus. Select writings of Marcianus the monk; Palladius, Hieronymus. Selections from the History of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius and Hieronymus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 40 leaves (Add. 12,169, foll. 179—218), many of which are much stained and some slightly torn. The quires, 5 in number, of which the second and fourth are imperfect, are signed with letters (ܕܕto ܕܕ), and also, though incorrectly, with Coptic arithmetical figures (e.g. %, 23, foll. 180aand 194b; %, 22, fol. 204b).Each page is dividedinto two columns, of from 40 to 45 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine regular hand of the vith cent
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a fine regular hand of the vith cent.
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. 179a): Xystus, Bishop of Rome. Select Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome [defective]
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Notes:
- The second discourse is imperfect, as three leaves are wanting after fol. 189.
- The third discourse commences with the words ܐܝܩܪܗ ܓܝܪ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܢܘ, (see de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 31, line 1).
Item 2 (Fol. 190b): Marcianus. Select writings of Marcianus the monk [defective]
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܩܝܢܣ.
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܩܝܢܣ.
Item 3 (Fol. 190b): Marcianus. On repentance [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܬܘܒܘܢ Incipit: ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܘܠܡܒܪܟܘ ܘܠܡܘܪܒܘ ܙܕܩ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܬܘܒܘܢ Incipit: ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܘܠܡܒܪܟܘ ܘܠܡܘܪܒܘ ܙܕܩ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ
Note: Imperfect, a leaf being wanting after fol. 191
Item 4 (Fol. 192a): Marcianus. On perfect discipline, that touches the soul,
etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܡܫܡܠܢܐ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܣܛܢܐ ܡܪܕ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܠܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܘܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܗܕܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܢܘܕܘܢ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܢܫܒܚܘܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܡܫܡܠܢܐ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܣܛܢܐ ܡܪܕ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܠܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܘܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܗܕܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܢܘܕܘܢ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܢܫܒܚܘܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 197a): Marcianus. On baptism
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܙܘܗܪܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܕܘ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܦܠܘ ܣܒܪܐ (sic) ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܪܙܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ. ܘܬܗܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܕܘܡܪܐ. ܥܠ ܡܘܗܒܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܐ.
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܙܘܗܪܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܕܘ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܦܠܘ ܣܒܪܐ (sic) ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܪܙܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ. ܘܬܗܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܕܘܡܪܐ. ܥܠ ܡܘܗܒܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 199b): Marcianus. Hortatory discourse on the Faith of the Church
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܝܣܐ ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Incipit: ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܦܠܝܓܘܬܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܝܣܐ ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ Incipit: ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܦܠܝܓܘܬܐ.
Item 7 (Fol. 202a): Palladius, Hieronymus. Selections from the History of the Egyptian Fathers by
Palladius and Hieronymus
[defective]
Item 8 (Fol. 202a): Part a
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 203a): Part b [defective]
Title: ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: No less, it would appear, than eight leaves are lost after fol. 205.
Item 10 (Fol. 208a): Part c
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ Incipit: ܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܬܦܪܣ ܠܡܩܢܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐܦ ܒܓܘܚܟܐ ܘܒܗܠܟܐ. ܡܢ ܩܫܝܘܬ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܥܪܘܩ.
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ Incipit: ܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܬܦܪܣ ܠܡܩܢܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐܦ ܒܓܘܚܟܐ ܘܒܗܠܟܐ. ܡܢ ܩܫܝܘܬ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܥܪܘܩ.
Item 11 (Fol. 208b): Part d
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 208b): Sayings which Abbā Moses sent to
Abbā Poemen with other excerpts
Title: ܗܠܝܢ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܐܒܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܦܘܡܢ Incipit: ܦܬܓܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢܗ ܕܣܒܐ. ܕܫܦܝܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܕܢܡܝܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܒܗ. ܘܒܡܕܡ̣ ܠܐ ܢܚܝܒܝܘܗܝ..
Title: ܗܠܝܢ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܐܒܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܦܘܡܢ Incipit: ܦܬܓܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢܗ ܕܣܒܐ. ܕܫܦܝܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܕܢܡܝܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܒܗ. ܘܒܡܕܡ̣ ܠܐ ܢܚܝܒܝܘܗܝ..
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