Add. 17,155
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/784
Date:
6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 94 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 94 leaves, several of which are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 24, 25, 65, 71, 87 and 88. The quires, signed with letters, must originally have been at least 15 in number; but of these the 1st, 9th, and last, are entirely lost. There are lacunae after foll. 55 and 63. Each page contains from 24 to 27 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a fine, bold Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Estrangela script):
Foll. 24, 28, and 71 are paper leaves of the xiiith cent.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
On fol. 79 b one Simeon has recorded his name.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): On the Baptism of the Law, the Baptism of John, and the Baptism which our Lord gave to His Apostles [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘ̈ܕܝܬܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ Incipit: ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘ̈ܕܝܬܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ Incipit: ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning.
- Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 30.
Item 3 (Fol. 5b): Discourse showing why our Lord remained thirty years in the world, and then performed miracles
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢ ܩܘܝ̣ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܣܥܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢ ܩܘܝ̣ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܣܥܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢ ܩܘܝ̣ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܣܥܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢ ܩܘܝ̣ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܣܥܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 310, no. 19.
Item 4 (Fol. 12b): On the words of David regarding our Lord, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 333, no. 194.
Item 5 (Fol. 18b): Two sermons on the Nativity of our Lord
Item 6 (Fol. 18b): Part of Two sermons on the Nativity of our Lord
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 309, no. 13.
Item 7 (Fol. 28a): Part of Two sermons on the Nativity of our Lord
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 309, no. 12.
Item 8 (Fol. 35b): Five sermons on the End of the World [defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 35b): Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ Incipit: ܝܘܡ ܓܠܝܢܟ ܗܐ ܙܩ̇ܬ ܠܝ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̇ܡܪ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ Incipit: ܝܘܡ ܓܠܝܢܟ ܗܐ ܙܩ̇ܬ ܠܝ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̇ܡܪ
Note: See Add. 14,590, fol. 55 a
.
Item 10 (Fol. 46b): Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܚܪܬܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, sermo v.
Item 11 (Fol. 54b): Part of Five sermons on the End of the World [defective]
Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܥ̇ܠܡܐ
Notes:
- Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, sermo iii.
- Only a small portion of the commencement remains.Fol. 54 b.
Item 12 (Fol. 56a): Part of Five sermons on the End of the World [defective]
Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܚܪܬܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 13 (Fol. 61b): Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ
Notes:
- Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, sermo ii.
- Imperfect.
Item 14 (Fol. 67a): On Earth
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Notes:
- Assemani, p. 324, no. 162.
- Imperfect at the end.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 79b):
ܐܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ
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