Add. 17,157
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/789
Date:
AD 565 / AG 876
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 118 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; An index to the contents
of the volume
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 118 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 35, and 116. The quires, signed with letters, were once 17 in number, but the first two having been lost, they were re-numbered, also with letters. At a subsequent period, the next two were also lost, so that the last quire is now markedܝܓ (13). Two leaves are wanting after fol. 6, and one leaf after fol. 54. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 27 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine, bold Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 876, A.D. 565.
Hand 2 (minor, Estrangela script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Estrangela script):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Estrangela script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Colophon:
Note: Originally ten in number,the first two of which are now lost, viz.,on the Running Stream which the Prophet Ezekiel saw, ܕܐܓܠܬܐ ܕܚܙܐ̣ ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ
(seeAssemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 31
) and on David and Goliath, ܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܓܘܠܝܕ (see Assemani, p. 335, no. 215
).
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. On Hosea and his Wives [defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܗܘܫܥ ܘܥܠ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܣ̣ܒ
Title: ܥܠ ܗܘܫܥ ܘܥܠ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܣ̣ܒ
Note: See Assemani, p. 335, no. 218
. Imperfect at beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 5a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Deluge [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܢܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 339, no. 231
. Imperfect.
Item 4 (Fol. 35a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Lord's Prayer
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 319, no. 103
.
Item 5 (Fol. 54b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Prodigal Son [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܪܐ. ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܪܐ. ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ
Note: See Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, sermo I
. Imperfect.
Item 6 (Fol. 69b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Ten Virgins
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 322, no. 139
.
Item 7 (Fol. 83a): Jacob of Batnae. On the King who made a Feast for his Son
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ. ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܠܒܪܗܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ. ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܠܒܪܗܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 322, no. 138
.
Item 8 (Fol. 92b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Descent of the Most High upon Mount Sinai
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܚܬܬܗ ܕܪܡܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܣܝܢܝ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܚܬܬܗ ܕܪܡܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܣܝܢܝ
Note: See Assemani, p. 308, no. 4
.
Item 9 (Fol. 110a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Miracle that our Lord wrought at Cana of Galilee
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܕ ܡܪܢ ܒܩܛܢܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܕ ܡܪܢ ܒܩܛܢܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 315, no. 68.
Item 10 (Fol. 117b): An index to the contents of the volume
Incipit: ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܝܢܩܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ܆ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܪܓܠܬܐ ܕܚܙܐ̣ ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ. ܘܫ.
Note: See additions.
Additions
Addition x (Fol. 117b):
On fol. 117 b, in the first column, there is an index to the contents of the volume.
Addition 1 (Fol. 117b):
The second column of the same page contains the following note, which informs us that
this volume was written at Edessa, in the year 876 (A.D. 565), and belonged to the priest Theodore, from the district of Apamea.
ܟܬܝܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ .. ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܝܬ. ܒܝܪܚ ܫܒܛ.
ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܠܡܪܝ [ܕܡܪܝ altered into] ܩܫܝܫܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܥܪܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܐ ܕܐܦ̈ܡܝܐ. ܕܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ
ܘܙܒ̣ܢܗ̇ ܡܢ ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܩ̇ܠ ܠܗ̇
ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 118a):
Fol. 118 originally contained a prayer, written in a small, but ancient, hand.
[ܝܫ]ــܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܪܚܡ(sic) ܥܠܝ ܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܠܬܝ̈ܒܐ [ܦܬ]ܚ ܡܪܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܠܒܥܘܬܢ܀ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܕܢܚ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܡ
ܐܕܢܚ . . . ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ܀ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܣܠܩ ܠܨܠܝܒܐ ܬܣܩ ܒܥܘܬܢ ܩܘܕܡܝܟ܀ ܛܒܐ ܕܦܪܩܢ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ ܦܪܘܩܝܗ ܠܐܪܥܐ
ܡܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ܀ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܡܠܟ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܐܥܒܪ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܕܒܝܫܐ܀ ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܢܦܝܣܝܟ (sic) ܡܛܘܠ [ܪ̈]ܚܡܝܟ
ܐܬܪܚܡ܀ ܣܗܕܐ ܐܦܝܣܘܢ ܚܘܠܦܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘ (sic) ܪܚܡܐ ܥܠ . . . .
Addition 3 (Fol. 118a):
The remainder of the prayer on this folio has been erased to make room for a note,
stating that this was one of the manuscripts which were brought to the convent of
S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A.D. 932.
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