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Add. 17,156

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/785
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Add. 17,156, foll. 1–12

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/786
Description based on Wright DCCCCLXXXIX (1162-1163) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 12 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Logic and Rhetoric; Scientific Literature
Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. Works of Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin

Physical Description

Twelve vellum leaves, about 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/4, the first three of which are much soiled and torn. They formed parts of three quires, numbered ܝܛ , ܟ, and ܟܐ , but there are considerable lacunae after foll. 1 and 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 30 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is neat and regular, and seems to be of the ixth cent.
Decoration (Ornamentation): Foll. 4b, 5b, and 9a are decorated with interlaced ornaments and figures of birds; e.g. foll. 4b, 5b, and 9a.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 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. 1): Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. Works of Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin [defective]
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 335 .
Item 2 (Fol. 1): Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. Fragments of a commentary on theΠερὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle. [defective]
Note: This may, however, be the work of some other author.
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. A treatise on the Syllogisms in the Analytica (Priora) of Aristotle [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 5b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܙܥܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܣܘܠܘܓܝܣܡܘܣ ܕܒܐܢܐܘܠܘܛܝܩܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܐܒܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܢ̣ܫܪܝܢ.
Notes:
Item 4 (Fol. 5b): Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. A letter to Jonas, the periodeutes, explanatory of some points in the Ars Rhetorica of Aristotle
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܒܘܟܬ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܢ̇ܫܪܝܢ: ܠܘܬ ܣܥܘܪܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܪܚ̇ܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܦܐ  Incipit: ܠܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇. ܐܚܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܘܚܒܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܝܘܢܢ܆ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܚ̣ܕܝ.܀ ܩܒܠܬ ܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܠܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܚܘܬܟ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ. ܐܦܢ ܘܠܡܚܣܢ ܘܡܫܘܚܪܐܝܬ: ܒܬܪ ܫܢܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܚܕܐ ܠܥܢܝܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥ̇ܒܕܬ̇ ܠܘܬ ܚܘܒܟ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܠܘܬܝ. ܘܪܒܬܝ ܚܕܝܬ. ܕܐܣܬܒܪܬ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܕܐ̇. ܥܠ ܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܟ. ܐܟܚܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܕܫܦܪܬ ܠܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̇ܘܬܟ. ܡܥܗܕܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܡܢܝ܇ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܫ̈ܟܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܒܙܒܢ܇ ܡܛܠ ܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ̇. ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 11a): Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. A letter to the priest Aitilaha on certain terms in the treatiseΠερὶ ἑρμηνείας [defective]
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܒܘܟܬ. ܡܛܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡ̣ܕܡ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܝܪܡܢܝܐܣ. ܠܘܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܠܗܐ
Notes:

Add. 17,156, foll. 13–15

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/787
Description based on Wright MV (1187-1188) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Medicine; Scientific Literature
Galen. The remnants of a manuscript of the works of Galen, probably in the translation of Sergius of Rās-'ain.

Physical Description

Three vellum leaves, 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/8 which formed part of a manuscript (

  • Add. 17,156, , fol: foll. 13—15.
    • ). The last leaf signed ܝܒ is much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 35 lines.

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): These leaves are written in a fine, regular hand of about the viiith cent

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 4 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. 13a): Galen. The remnants of a manuscript of the works of Galen, probably in the translation of Sergius of Rās-'ain. [defective]
    Item 2 (Fol. 13a): Galen. Part of the "Ars medica"
    Note: It contains from ch. xxviii., near the end, εἰ μὲν γὰρ παχυμερές ἐστιν, οὐχ ὁδοιπορήσει μέχρι βάθους πολλοῦ, to ch. XXX μαλακὸν δὲ καὶ παιδικὸν ὀστοῦν καὶ συμφῦναι δυνατόν. σπάνιος δὲ καὶ ἡ τοῦδε τοῦ πάθους γένεσις ἄνευ συμπλοκῆς. See Opera, ed. Kuhn, t. i., pp. 384—87 ; Sachau, Inedita Syriaca, p. 91 .
    Item 3 (Fol. 14a): Galen. Another portion of "Ars medica"
    Notes:
    • It contains from ch. xxiii., near the end, τῷ δὲ ἤτοι μηδ' ὅλως δεομένῳ προσφερόμενον, ἢ οὐκ ἐν τῷ προσήκοντι μέτρῳ, νοσῶδες καθίσταται to the end of ch. xxiv. See Opera, t. i., pp. 369—72 ; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 88 .
    • There is no division into chapters in the Syriac text.
    Item 4 (Fol. 15a): Galen. Part of the treatise "de Alimentorum Facultatibus" [defective]
    Notes:
    • It contains Book ii., from the end of ch. lviii., τροφὴν μέντοι τῷ σώματι δίδωσιν ὀλίγην τε καὶ οὐκ εὔχυμον, to the middle of ch. lxi., ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐπ' ἄλλων φυτῶν τὸ πλεῖστον τῆς οὐσίας ἔν τε τοῖς καυλοῖς καὶ τοῖς στελέχεσιν, κ.τ.λ.. See Opera, t. vi., pp. 613— 47 ; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 94 .
    • The text is divided into chapters, which are not, however, exactly the same as in the Greek original; for ch. 57 comprises both κεφ. νή and νθ´; ch. 58, ܢܚ: ܥܠ ܦܪ̈ܥܐ ܪܓ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ, corresponds with κεφ. ξ´. περὶ βλαστῶν and ch. 59, ܢܛ: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ. , with κεφ. ξά. περὶ τῆς ἐν τοῖς μέρεσι τῶν ἐσθιομένων φυτῶν διαφορᾶς.

    Add. 17,156, foll. 16–31

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/788
    Description based on Wright CCCLXVII (302) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: ca. 10th century
    Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 16 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books; Service-books
    Portions of Services for Passion Week

    Physical Description

    Sixteen vellum leaves, about lO 5/8 in. by 7 5/8, most of which are stained and torn (Add. 17,156, foll. 16—31). The number of lines in each page varies from 28 to 31.

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, of about the xth cent.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 9 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. 16a): Portions of Services for Passion Week [defective]
      Subscription (Fol. 31b): ܫܠܡ ܚܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܫ̇ܡܠܝܐܝܬ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܥ̇ܕܪ
    Note: In the course of the services there occur various prayers of Ephraim and Jacob of Batnae, and also the following ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ which are mostly imperfect.
    Item 2 (Fol. 16a): Portions of Services for Thursday [defective]
    Note: Very imperfect
    Item 3 (Fol. 19a): Portions of Services for Friday [defective]
    Note: Imperfect
    Item 4 (Fol. 20a): On the denial of S. Peter [defective]
     
    Title:     ܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
    Item 5 (Fol. 21a): On Judas the Traitor [defective]
     
    Title:     ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫ̇ܠܡܢܐ
    Item 6 (Fol. 23a): For the service of terce on Friday [defective]
     
    Title:     ܣܘܓ݁ܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
    Item 7 (Fol. 24b): Jacob of Batnae. A sūgīthā of Jacob of Batnae
     
    Title:     ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ
    Item 8 (Fol. 27a): Portions of Services for Saturday
    Note: Imperfect
    Item 9 (Fol. 29a): On the Cherub and the Thief
     
    Title:     ܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝ̇ܣܐ

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