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Add. 12,171

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Add. 12,171, foll. 1–64

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/59
Description based on Wright DCCI (2:587-588) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 815 / AG 1126
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 64 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: John Philoponus. The "Diaetetes" or "Arbiter" of John Philoponus, on the Union of the two Natures in the person of Christ; A discourse, by way of appendix; A short excerpt; An anonymous discourse, probably by John Philoponus; John Philoponus. A discourse of John Philoponus, ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܢܘܣ , addressed to the priest Sergius; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 64 leaves, one of which (fol. 8) is much torn. The quires, seven in number, are signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 39 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 1126, A.D.815.
Decoration (Rubrication): Extract from a discourse of Samuel of Ras'ain against the Diphysites fol. 64 b

Contents

This manuscript contains 6 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1b): John Philoponus. The "Diaetetes" or "Arbiter" of John Philoponus, on the Union of the two Natures in the person of ChristΔιαιτητὴς ἢ περὶ ἑνώσεως [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܝܐܛܝܛܝܣ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ̣. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ ܐܠܟܣܢܪܝܐ
  Incipit: ܣ̇ܦܩ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܘܬ ܣܢܐܓܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗ̣ܘ ܫܪܪܐ̇. ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܚܪܝܦܐܝܬ ܕܝ̇ܩܝܢ ܒܥܝܢܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܐܠܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܥܡܛܢ ܠܡܚܫܒܬܐ̇. ܘܫ̈ܓܡܢ ܠܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
Notes:
  • On the Greek title, see Fabricii Bibl. Græca, ed. Harles, vol. x., p. 651.
  • The work is divided into ten chapters (compare Nicephorus Callistus, Ecclesiast. Hist., lib. xviii., cap. 47, near the beginning), of which the first and second are imperfect, owing to the greater part of fol. 8 having been torn away.
Item 2 (Fol. 32a): A discourse, by way of appendix
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܓܘܿܢܝܐ ܕܥܒ̇ܪ ܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܐܬܚ̇ܝܕܘ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ: ܚܕ ܡܕܡ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ܆ ܐܘ ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ. ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܘ ܚܕ܆ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܠܓܡ̣ܪ ܐܬܚ̇ܝܕܘ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: It is divided into 7 chapters.
Item 3 (Fol. 39a): A short excerpt
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܣܪܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ: ܕܬܪܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ: ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ: ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪܢܢ (altered into ܕܐܡܪܝܢܢ) ܕܟܘܠܝܘܬܐ ܒܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇: ܐܘ ܕܟܘܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܙܦܠܢ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ: (originally ܒܙܦܠܢ :ܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܡܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ) ܏ܘܫ
Item 4 (Fol. 40a): An anonymous discourse, probably by John Philoponus
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܒܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܟܝܢܝܐ̇. ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܐܢܫ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܡ̣ܠܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܗ
  Incipit: ܒܥ̈ܬܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ ܫ̇ܘܚܝܢ ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ̇. ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܕܘܓܡ̈ܛܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ̣. ܘܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ ܡܚܒ̈ܠܬܐ (sic) ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠ̣ܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܓܘܕܦܐ ܐ̈ܘܠܕܝܢ ܏ܘܫ  Subscription (Fol. 56a): ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܢܛܝܪ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܢܝܬܐ
Notes:
  • The subscription calls this work, "discourse concerning the change observed after the ineffable union."
  • See Add. 14,670, fol. 2.
Item 5 (Fol. 56a): John Philoponus. A discourse of John Philoponus, ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܢܘܣ, addressed to the priest Sergius
 
Title:
ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܡܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܕܐ̈ܣܛܘܟܣܐ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܟܘܠܝܘܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ: ܕܠܘܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ
  Incipit: ܒܥ̈ܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܟܢܝܫܘܬ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܕܪܚ̣ܡܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܐܘ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ̣. ܬܘܒ̣ ܠܘܬ ܐܓ̈ܘܢܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܡܥ̣ܝܪܐ ܠܢ. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܫܐ̇ܠ ܐܢܬ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܟܘܠܝܘܬܐ ܡܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܣ̣ܒܪܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܝܬܝܗܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 6 (Fol. 64a): Samuel of Ras'ain. Extract from a discourse of Samuel of Ras'ain against the Diphysites
 
Title:
ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܪܝܫܥܝܢܝܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ
  Incipit: ܐܪܒܥܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ. ܦܓܪܐ ܓܝܪ ܘܢܦܫܐ̣. ܟܝܢܗ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ. ܦܓܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܘܡܠܬܐ̣. ܟܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ ܕܡܠܬܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ  Subscription (Fol. 64b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܕܝܐܛܛܝܣ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 64b): In the following note, the name of the scribe, and other particulars of interest, have been erased, but the date, A. Gr. 1126, is intact ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ . . . ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ. ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܠܡ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܫ̇ܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܬ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܐܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ . . . ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ. ܘܡܪܝ . . . ܣܘ̈ܢܩܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ. ܟܬܒ̣ ܕܝܢ ܘܫܡܠܝ . . . ܒܪ ܐܣܟܘܠܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܒܥܕ[ܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܦܝܣ ܐܢܐ ܏ܘܫ

Add. 12,171, foll. 65–68

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/60
Description based on Wright DCCLXXXII (2:766-767) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 833 / AG 1144
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Other, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Basil, Gregory (Nazianzen). Questions and answers of Basil and Gregory (Nazianzen). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Four vellum leaves, 10 5/8 in. by 6 7/8, with from 31 to 33 lines on each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): Written in a neat, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 1144, A.D. 833.
Hand 2 (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. 65): Basil, Gregory (Nazianzen). Questions and answers of Basil and Gregory (Nazianzen)
  Incipit: ܒ܏ܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܡ܏ܫܐ̇ܠ. ܡܛܠ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܫܐ̣ܠ ܝܘܣܦ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܡܪܢ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܗ ܕܠܚܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܏ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܏ܡ̇ܦܢܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗܘܬ ܓܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ̇ ܩܒܪܐ. ܘܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܬܥܒܕ. ܏ܘܫ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 65b): On the recto of the first leaf is a note, from which we learn that this manuscript was written at the expense of the monk Yeshūa' bar Gabriel, for a certain convent in the city of Callinicus, A. Gr. 1144, A.D. 833, when Dionysius of Tell-mahar was patriarch of Antioch, See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 344; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1372. Joseph patriarch of Alexandria, See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alex. Jacob., p. 277; Le Quien, Or. Christ., tom. ii., col. 465. Theodosius bishop of Callinicus. Probably the same who is mentioned by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 344, and Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1479. ܐܬ̇ܚܦܛ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܡܘܬܪܢܝܬܐ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܗ̇. ܡܛܘܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܪܝ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܠܢܝܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ܀ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ܀ ܒܝܘ̣̈ܡܝ ܛܘܒ̈ܬܢܐ ܦܛܪܝܪ̈ܟܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܕܝ݊ܘܢܘ݊ܣܝ݊ܘܣ ܘܡܪܝ ܝ݊ܘܣ݊ܦ݊ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ.܀ ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܪܝ ܬܐ݊ܘܕܘ݊ܣܝ݊ܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ܀ ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܦ̣ܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܫܡܗܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܢܗܘܐ ܝܕܥ̇ ܏ܘܫ
Addition 2 (Fol. 65b): The words ܠܥܕܬܐ and ܚܕܒܫܒܐ are much later alterations to the above note.

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