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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 (3:1162-1163) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 12 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Logic and Rhetoric
This manuscript contains: Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. Works of Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 335). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.

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   Excerpt: ܝܛ ,   Excerpt: ܟ, and   Excerpt: 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): These leaves 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 the Περὶ 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 treatise Περὶ 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 (3:1187-1188) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Medicine
This manuscript contains: Galen. The remnants of a manuscript of the works of Galen, probably in the translation of Sergius of Rās-'ain. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.

Physical Description

Three vellum leaves, 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/8 which formed part of a manuscript (Add. 17,156, 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 the same work
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 (1:302) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 16 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Portions of Services for Passion Week. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.

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 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

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17156” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/785.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17156.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/785.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17156

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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