Add. 12,176
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/75
Date:
5th or 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 51 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Ephrem. Part of the metrical works of Ephraim
Physical Description
Vellum, about 12 3/8 in. by 9 5/8, consisting of 51 leaves, some of which are much stained, and two, foll. 45 and 51, much torn. The quires are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting after foll. 19, 42, 48 and 50. Each page is divided into three columns, of from 40 to 77 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
The writing, which is small and neat, though not very regular, is evidently that of
an Edessene scribe of the vth or vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The first three pages are in a different hand of somewhat later date.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Ephrem. Part of the metrical works of Ephraim [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Ephrem. Admonitory discourse
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܕܚܠ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܼܠܐ. ܕܥܘܼܠܐ ܡܚܪܒ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ. ܕܡܒܘܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ.ܕܪܪܐ [ܕܪܕ̇ܐ] ܘܡܪܘܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܕܚܠ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܼܠܐ. ܕܥܘܼܠܐ ܡܚܪܒ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ. ܕܡܒܘܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ.ܕܪܪܐ [ܕܪܕ̇ܐ] ܘܡܪܘܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Ephrem. The discourses on Faith [defective]
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ . Subscription (Fol. 31a): ܫܠܡܘ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܗܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ.
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ . Subscription (Fol. 31a): ܫܠܡܘ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܗܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ.
Notes:
- The text presents many variations from that of the Roman edition , sometimes even in the division of the hymns. After fol. 19 there is a leaf missing, comprising from p. 91, A, line 4, to p. 97, F, line 7, of the printed text.
- See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 98, etc. , and Ephraemi Opera, t. iii. (vi.), p. 1, etc.
Item 4 (Fol. 28b): Ephrem. Small collection of hymns entitled, "of the Pearl"
Title: ܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 30a): ܫܠܡܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 30a): ܫܠܡܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ
Note: The small collection of hymns entitled ܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ, "of the Pearl," begins on fol. 28 b, but the subscription ܫܠܡܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ is placed at the end of the 5th hymn, fol. 30 a.
Item 5 (Fol. 31a): Ephrem. The discourses against False Doctrines [defective]
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ
Notes:
- Two leaves are wanting after fol. 42, comprising from p. 484, A, line 5, to p. 492, D, line 5, of the printed text ; and six leaves after fol. 48, comprising from p. 515, B, line 8, to p. 539, C, line 5 . The text terminates, fol. 50 b, in the second stanza of the 50th hymn, with the words ܘܐܠܦ ܕܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ. ܡܠܠܘ (Opera, p. 547, D, line 7 ).
- See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 118, etc. ; Ephraemi Opera, t. ii. (v.), p. 437, etc.
Item 6 (Fol. 51): Ephrem. A small fragment from the collection of hymns entitled "the hymns of Nisibis"
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ Subscription : ܫܠܡܘ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ Subscription : ܫܠܡܘ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
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