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Add. 12,172

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/61
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Add. 12,172, foll. 1–11

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/62
Description based on Wright DLXXX (2:465) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 11 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Isaiah of Scete. Part of the works ofIsaiah ofScete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, 9 ½ in. by 6 3/8 , consisting of 11 leaves, the last of which is much torn and the first slightly so. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 30 lines. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of about the xth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of about the 10th century.

Contents

This manuscript contains 7 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. 1b): Isaiah of Scete. Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete [defective]
Note: See Add. 14,575, items 1—6.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Part of Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): Part of Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete
 
Title: ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܘ ܗܠܝܢ
Item 4 (Fol. 5b): Part of Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete
 
Title: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕܕܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 7b): Part of Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 8a): Part of Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete
 
Title: ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 9a): Part of Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete [defective]
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫ̣ܡܥ ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܨܝܕ ܣ̈ܒܐ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): The note on fol. 1a states that the manuscript belonged to one Zachariah, the son of John, who bequeathed it after his death to the monks "of this convent"(S. Mary Deipara?), to be sold and its price divided among them, that he might be remembered in their prayers ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܐܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܩܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܬܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ. ܙܟܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܡ̣ܛܬ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܒܗܘ̈ܗܝ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ̣ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܘܗܝ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܩ̣ܪܐ ܒܗ̣ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ̣ ܕܢܚ̇ܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐܒܗܘ̈ܗܝ. ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ ܦܩܕܗ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܠܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܕܢܙܕܒ̇ܢ ܘܢܬ݀ܦܠܓ ܛܝܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܕܢܬܕܟܪܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ. ܘܟܠ ܕܠܚ̇ܐ ܏ܘܫ
Addition 2 (Fol. 2a): It was at one time bound with another codex containing the works of Isaac of Antioch, for on the margin of fol. 2 a are the words ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ

Add. 12,172, foll. 12–24

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/63
Description based on Wright DCCCCLIII (3:1116-1117) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 13 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: The martyrdom of S. Peter; The martyrdom of S. Paul; The martyrdom of S. Luke. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 93/8in. by 61/8, consisting of 13 leaves (Add. 12,172, foll. 12—24), all more or less stained and soiled. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to34 lines. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of about the xth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of about the xth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Illustration):

Contents

This manuscript contains 3 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 13a): The martyrdom of S. Peter
 
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ   Incipit: ܦܛܪܘܣ ܕܝܢ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ̣. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܚ̇ܕܐ ܘܪܐ̇ܘܙ ܗܘܐ̣ ܥܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒܡܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: Date of the martyrdom: ܐܨܛܠܒ ܕܝܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܘܫܠܝܚܗ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܘܒܗ̇ ܐܫܬܟܠܠ ܘܐܫܬܡܠܝ̣. ܒܚܡܫܐ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܪܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܨܪܝܐ ܐܒܝܒ. ܒܗ̇ ܒܠܩܢܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܒܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܐܢ ܩܠܢܕܘܢܝܘܢ ܝܘܠܝܘܢ. ܡܬܟܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕ܏ܣ̈ܘܪ ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ ܒܚܙܝܪܢ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܢܐܪܘܢ ܚܢܦܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 2 (Fol. 17a): The martyrdom of S. Paul
 
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܗ ܘܓܒܝܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ  Incipit: ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ̣ ܥܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܠܘܩܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܘܕܝܐ. ܘܛܝܛܘܣ ܕܡܢ ܘܛܠܡܕܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: The date is given thus: ܐܬܦܣܩ ܕܝܢ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܩܐܠܢܪܘܢ ܝܘܠܝܘܢ̣. ܒܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ. ܡܬܟܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܓ̈ܒܛܝܐ ܒܚܡܫܐ ܒܐܒܝܒ. ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܚܙܝܪܢ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܣ̈ܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܘܒܝܪܚܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܫܬܡܠܝ ܒܗ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܦܩܬܗ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ: ܏ܘܫ.
Item 3 (Fol. 21b): The martyrdom of S. Luke
 
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܘܩܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ  Incipit: ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ̇ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܟ݁ܢܫܘ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̣ ܘܦܠܓܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܘܟܕ ܫܕܘܗܝ ܠܦ̇ܣܐ ܣܠ̣ܩܬ ܠܦܛܪܘܣ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܐܡܝܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܬܪܝܢ ܡ̈ܥܕܪܢܐ ܡܢ ܬܠ̈ܡܝܕܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܛܝܛܘܣ ܘܠܘܩܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: The date is as follows: ܐܫܬܡܠܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܘܩܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ ܘܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܪܢ. ܩܕܡ ܩܠܢܕܘܢ ܕܩܕܒܪܝܘܣ (sic) ܐܪܒܥܣܪ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ. ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܨܪܝܐ ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܒܒܐܘܒܝ. ܡܬܟܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܣ̈ܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܬܫܬܥܣܪ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܢܐܪܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ. .

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 12a): On fol. 12 a there is a note stating that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara
Addition 2 (Fol. 12a): On the same page a more modern hand has written the Armenian alphabet with a Syriac transcription (ܐܝܦ, ܝܻܢ� , ܟܚܻܝܡ, ܬܰܐ, ܝܻܬܫ, ܙܰܐ, ��, ܝܬ , ܬܱܘ, etc.).The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 3, p. 1117.

Add. 12,172, foll. 25–54, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/64
Description based on Wright DCCCCLIV (3:1117-1118) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 30 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: The history of Euphrosyne of Alexandria; The history of another virgin of Alexandria; The history of Maria, who entered a convent of monks under the name of Marinus, ܡܐܪܝܢܐ; The history of Hilaria, the daughter of the emperor Zeno; The history of Andronicus and his wife Athanasia. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 93/8in. by 61/8, consisting of 30 leaves (Add. 12,172, foll. 25—54), some of which are much stained and soiled. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 31 lines.The character is a good, regular cursive of about the xth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): The character is a good, regular cursive of about the xth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 25a): The history of Euphrosyne of Alexandria [defective]
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܐܘܦܪܘܣܘܢܝ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܐܬܥܢ̣ܘܝܬ݀ ܡܛܫܝܐܝܬ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ.
Note: See the Acta Sanctt., Febr., t. ii., pp. 537, seqq.
Item 2 (Fol. 32b): The history of another virgin of Alexandria
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܬܐ  Subscription : ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܦܝܠܝܦܘ
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,649, fol. 103 b.
  • In the subscription she is named Philippa
Item 3 (Fol. 35b): The history of Maria, who entered a convent of monks under the name of Marinus, ܡܐܪܝܢܐ
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܢܨܝܚܬܐ ܡܐܪܝܐ
Note: See Rosweyde, Vitae Patrum, lib. i., p. 393.
Item 4 (Fol. 38a): The history of Hilaria, the daughter of the emperor Zeno
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܐܠܐܪܝܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܙܝܢܘܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ  Subscription :
In the subscription is added:
ܕܫܢ̣ܝܬ݀ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܗ̇. ܡܛܫܝܐܝܬ݀ ܘܐܬܥܢ̣ܘܝܬ݀ ܒܡ̇ܕܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ.
Note:
Item 5 (Fol. 48b): The history of Andronicus and his wife Athanasia
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܢܕܪܘܢܝܩܘܣ ܘܐܬܢܣܝܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܘܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ.
Note: See the Acta Sanctt., Octob., t. iv., p. 998.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 53b): On fol. 53 b there is a note, some portions of which have been altered at a later period, stating that "this book of Abba Isaiah " was purchased by the deacon David bar Aaron of Melitene, Consequently the manuscript must have been long bound with nos. DLXXX . and DCCCCLIII . ܙܒܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܡܠܝܛܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. [ܘܫܟܢܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝ]. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 53b): On the margin of the same page two persons, called John and David, have recorded their names: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܦܘܠܓ (?) ܘܕܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܣܢܩܠܐ

Add. 12,172, foll. 28, 31, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1492
Description based on Wright DCCCCLIV (3:1118) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 30 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: Unspecified contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 1/8. These leaves are palimpsest and now part of Add. 12,172, foll. 25-54 .

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The older writing is an Estrangela of the viith cent.

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. 28a): Unspecified contents [defective]
Note: Scarcely a word can be completely deciphered.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 12,172, foll. 55–64

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/65
Description based on Wright DCCXII (2:608) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 10 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: The Priest Simon. A discourse of Simeon,νοσοκόμοςof the greatξενοδοχεῖονof Edessa on the Return of the Jews from the Captivity at Babylon, and on the Seventy Weeks of the prophet Daniel. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of ten leaves (Add. 12,172, foll. 55—64), thefirst and last of which are much torn. Each page has from 26 to 30 lines. The writing is partly Estrangela, partly cursive, of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is partly Estrangela, partly cursive, of the ixth cent.

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. 55): The Priest Simon. A discourse of Simeon,νοσοκόμος of the great ξενοδοχεῖον of Edessa on the Return of the Jews from the Captivity at Babylon, and on the Seventy Weeks of the prophet Daniel [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܢܝܐ [ܕܫܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ] ܒܒܠ̣. ܘܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ. [ܕܥܒܝܕ] ܠܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܢܘܣܩ[ـܘܡܘܣ] ܕܟܣܢܕܟܝܢ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ.  Incipit: ܢܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܗܫܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܢܝܐ ܕܫܒܝܬܐ̇ ܕܡܢ ܒܒܠ܇ ܘܥܠ ܒܢܝܢܗ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܕܪܝܘܫ ܡܢ ܙܘܪܒܒܠ. ܘܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܝܘܙܕܩ̇. ܘܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܘܥܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ܇ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܘܕܥܗ ܡܠܐܟܐ. ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܚܘܐ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܕܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܗ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܙܒܢܐܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܗܘܢ̣. ܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܗ̇ܘܕܐܕܥ [ܕܐܘܕܥ] ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ. ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ̣. ܘܟܡܐ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ ܣܒܠܘ ܡܢ ܡܫܬܒܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܬ݁ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ܇ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܼ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܚܘܝܢ̣ܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Notes:
  • The author is perhaps the same Simeon who was, against his own wish, elected bishop of Edessa, A.D. 761,
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 428; t. ii., p. 111

Add. 12,172, foll. 65–135

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/66
Description based on Wright DCCVII ()
(multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Physical Description

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Add. 12,172, foll. 136–164

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1182
Description based on Wright VII (1:6-7) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
East Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 29 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The book of Genesis, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 61 leaves (See Add. 12,172, foll. 165-196). The quires, six in number, are signed with letters. There are from 22 to 33 lines in each page. It is made up of parts of two manuscripts, the one (Add. 12,172, foll. 136-164) of the ixth or xth cent., the other (Add. 12,172, foll. 165-196) of the xth or xith cent.

Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script): Written in a good, regular hand of the 9th or 10th century with many Syriac vowel points and accents, and is apparently of Nestorian origin.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below.

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. 136b): The book of Genesis, according to the Peshitta version
Note: The text, from the beginning to ch. 32:28(fol. 164 b) is divided into 22 sections, marked on the margin

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 136a): A note on fol. 136a distinctly says that it belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara

Add. 12,172, foll. 165–196

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/67
Description based on Wright VII (1:6-7) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 32 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The book of Genesis, according to the Peshitta version; The story of Eleazar, Shamuni and her seven sons, extracted from the second book of the Maccabees, 6:18-7:42; The first epistle of Baruch. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 61 leaves (See Add. 12,172, foll. 136-164). The quires, six in number, are signed with letters. There are from 22 to 33 lines in each page. It is made up of parts of two manuscripts, the one (Add. 12,172, foll. 136-164) of the ixth or xth cent., the other (Add. 12,172, foll. 165-196) of the xth or xith cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): An ordinary current hand of the 10th or 11th century, and rather carelessly written
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below.

Contents

This manuscript contains 3 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 165): The book of Genesis, according to the Peshitta version
Item 2 (Fol. 188b): The story of Eleazar, Shamuni and her seven sons, extracted from the second book of the Maccabees, 6:18-7:42
  Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܩܒܝܐ܇ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܣ̇ܦܪ̈ܐ. ܘܫܡܘܢܐ ܘܫܒܥܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܗ̇ . . ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܣ̇ܦܪ̈ܐ: ܓܒܪܐ ܣܒܐ܇ ܕܚܙܘܐ ܕܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܪܓܝܓ ܗܘܐ̇ ܘܫܦܝܪ ܣ̇ܓܝ܆ ܡܬ̣ܐܠܨ ܗܘܐ̇ ܕܢܐܟܘܠ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܐܚܙܝܪܐ. ܘ܏ܫ.
Item 3 (Fol. 192b): The first epistle of Baruch
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܟ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܝܡ ܠܒܒܠ

Add. 12,172, foll. 197–234

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/68
Description based on Wright XVIII (1:12-13) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 38 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Old Testament
This manuscript contains: The book of Joshua, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 38 leaves (Add. 12,172, foll. 197—234). The quires seem to have been signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see fol. 204); but several of them are either wanting or very defective. Each page has from 19 to 22 lines. This manuscript is beautifully written, in a large, regular Estrangelaof the vithor viithcent. A few vowel-points have been added by a later hand.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is beautifully written, in a large, regular Estrangela of the 6th or 7th century.
Hand 2 (minor, East Syriac script): See below.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See below.

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. 197): The book of Joshua, according to the Peshitta version
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ
Note: Of the lessons ( ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ, [ ܩܪܝ and ܩ ] ) some are indicated by rubrics in the same hand-writing as the text. The end of each is marked by the word ܫܠܡ on the margin.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: A few vowel points have been added by a later hand
Addition 2: Some lessons have been noted by later hands on the margins.
Addition 3 (Fol. 197a): A note on fol. 197 a informs us that this volume belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘ܏ܫ.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 12172” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/61.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 12172.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/61.

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