Add. 17,148
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/777
Date:
AD 65— / AG 96—
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 78 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Theodotus bishop of Ancyra. A treatise of Theodotus, bishop of Ancyra , against Nestorius; Epiphanius of Cyprus. The treatise of Epiphanius of Cyprus on "Weights and Measures". In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 78 leaves, the last of which is much torn and otherwise injured. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 21 in number, but only the last eight (ܝܕ--ܟܐ) now remain. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 39 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā, and dates from about
the middle of the viith cent. (see additions); with the exception of foll. 71 and 72,
which are two or three centuries later.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Theodotus bishop of Ancyra. A treatise of Theodotus, bishop of Ancyra, against
Nestorius
[defective]
Note: It is written in the form of a dialogue between
Nestorius (ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ) and one of the orthodox (ܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܐ), in
three parts. It is divided into 25 chapters, of which the first discourse contained
seven, the second has likewise seven, and the third eleven. The whole of the first
discourse is wanting.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Theodotus bishop of Ancyra. The second discourse [defective]
Note: Slightly imperfect at the beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 26a): Theodotus bishop of Ancyra. The third discourse.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܣܩܘܒܠܝܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ Subscription (Fol. 44b): ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܛܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܩܘܪܐ̇. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܬܐܡܪ̈. ܡܛܠ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܣܩܘܒܠܝܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ Subscription (Fol. 44b): ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܛܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܩܘܪܐ̇. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܬܐܡܪ̈. ܡܛܠ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ.
Item 4 (Fol. 45a): Epiphanius of Cyprus. The treatise of Epiphanius of Cyprus on "Weights and Measures"
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ̣. ܕܡܛܠ ܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܩܠܐ Subscription (Fol. 78a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ̇. ܡܛܠ ܡܬ̈ܩܠܐ ܘܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ̇. ܘܦܘܫܩܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܫܟܝ̣ܚܝܢ ܒܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ . ~. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ̣. ܕܡܛܠ ܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܩܠܐ Subscription (Fol. 78a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ̇. ܡܛܠ ܡܬ̈ܩܠܐ ܘܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ̇. ܘܦܘܫܩܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܫܟܝ̣ܚܝܢ ܒܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ . ~. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ.
Notes:
- The text agrees substantially with that of Add. 14,620, no. 6 ; and the margins contain many notes, and numerous Greek words, not inelegantly written.
-
On fol. 60 b we find the Hebrew alphabet given as follows—

The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 717. - The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 717.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
After the doxology, there is a shorter note, in a more cursive character,
giving the name of the scribe, John.
ܘܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܩܘܒܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣
ܠܥܠܡܝܢ܀
Addition 2 (Fol. 78a):
Of the note in the second column of fol. 78 a, part has been torn away, and
much of the remainder erased. Enough, however, remains to show that the
manuscript was written in the year of the Greeks 96—, A.D 65—, for the monks
of a convent called ܚܝܢܐ, of which one Leontius was abbat.
ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬ[ܒܐ ܗܢܐ] ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ . . . [ܒܫܢܬ] ܬܫܥܡܐܐ
ܘܫܬܝܢ . . . ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܒܝܘ̈[ܡܝ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ] ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܨܒ̈ܬܝ ܒܕ[ܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈]ܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ
ܡܪܝ ܠܐܘܢܛـ[ـܝ] . . . ܐ̣. ܘܦܪܢܣܐ ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܡـ[ܪܝ] . . . ܣܝܢܝܐ̣. ܒܗ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ [ܩܕܝܫܐ]
ܕܝܠܢ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܚܝܢܐ . . . ܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܝܦܐ ܚܦܬ . . . ܕܩ̈ܫܝܫܢܐ: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܢـ[ܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ]
ܘܡܪܝ ܬܐ . . . ܦܘܠܐ ܬܝ . . .
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