Add. 17,142
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/771
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 17 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
History
This manuscript contains: Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea. A tract, ascribed toEusebius of Caesarea, showing how and wherebythe Magirecognized the Star, and thatJosephdid not takeMaryas his wife; Narcissus, bishop of ܩܢܛܘܣ. Concerning an apparition of the Tempter in the church of ܩܢܛܘܣ on the 4th of the latter Kanun,A. Gr. 662 (A.D. 351). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 17 leaves, the first and last of which are slightly stained and torn. The writing on the lower half of fol. 14 b has been intentionally erased. The quires are without signatures. There are from 22 to 28 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Eusebius of Caesarea. A tract, ascribed to Eusebius of Caesarea, showing how and whereby the Magi recognized the Star, and that Joseph did not take Mary as his wife [defective]
Title: ܥܠ: ܟܘܟܒܐ: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ: ܘܡܢ: ܡܢܐ: ܝܕܥܘ: ܗܘܘ: ܡ̈ܓܘܫܐ: ܠܟܘܟܒܐ: ܘܕܠܐ: ܫܩ̣ܠ ܗܘ̣ܐ: ܝܘܣܦ: ܠܡܪܝܡ: ܒܢ̈ܫܐ Subscription (Fol. 15a): ܫܠܡ: ܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܥܠ: ܟܘܟܒܐ: ܕܐܡܝܪ: ܠܡܪܝ: ܐܘܣܒܝܣ: ܩܣܪܝܐ
Author Name Variants [en]: Eusebius of Caesarea
Title: ܥܠ: ܟܘܟܒܐ: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ: ܘܡܢ: ܡܢܐ: ܝܕܥܘ: ܗܘܘ: ܡ̈ܓܘܫܐ: ܠܟܘܟܒܐ: ܘܕܠܐ: ܫܩ̣ܠ ܗܘ̣ܐ: ܝܘܣܦ: ܠܡܪܝܡ: ܒܢ̈ܫܐ Subscription (Fol. 15a): ܫܠܡ: ܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܥܠ: ܟܘܟܒܐ: ܕܐܡܝܪ: ܠܡܪܝ: ܐܘܣܒܝܣ: ܩܣܪܝܐ
Note: Cf. This tract has been edited, with an English translation, by Wright, in the Journal of Sacred Literature for 1866, vol. ix., p. 117, and vol. x., p. 150.
Item 2 (Fol. 15a): Narcissus, bishop of ܩܢܛܘܣ
. Concerning an apparition of the Tempter in the church of ܩܢܛܘܣ on the 4th of the latter Kanun,A. Gr. 662
(A.D. 351)
[defective]
Title: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܢܪܩܣܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܢܛܘܣ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ̇ ܒܝܕ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܠܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܥܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܡܢܣܝܢܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝ. ܕܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܒܫܢܬܗ (sic) ܕܢܪܩܣܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܥܡܗ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܩܢܛܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܠܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܫܠܡ. Subscription (Fol. 17b): ܫܠܡܬ: ܐܓܪܬܐ: ܕܥܠ: ܚܙܘܐ: ܕܡܢܣܝܢܐ
Title: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܢܪܩܣܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܢܛܘܣ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ̇ ܒܝܕ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܠܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܥܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܡܢܣܝܢܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝ. ܕܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܒܫܢܬܗ (sic) ܕܢܪܩܣܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܥܡܗ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܩܢܛܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܠܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܫܠܡ. Subscription (Fol. 17b): ܫܠܡܬ: ܐܓܪܬܐ: ܕܥܠ: ܚܙܘܐ: ܕܡܢܣܝܢܐ
Note: Cf. This document has been edited by Roediger in his Chrestomathia Syriaca, 2nd ed., p. 102.
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