London, BL, Add. 17157
source date: A. Gr. 876
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/789, Add. 17,157, London, BL, Add. 17,157, BL Add MS 17157, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 636, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; An index to the contents of the volume. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-117
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Originally ten in number,the first two of which are now lost, viz., on the Running Stream which the Prophet Ezekiel saw , , and
  Foll. 1a-5
  title: On Hosea and his Wives
  Cf. Assemani, p. 335, no. 218
  Foll. 5a-35
  title: On the Deluge
  Cf. Assemani, p. 339, no. 231
  Foll. 35a-54
  title: On the Lord's Prayer
  Cf. Assemani, p. 319, no. 103
  Foll 54b-69
  title: On the Prodigal Son
  Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, sermo I
  Foll. 69b-83
  title: On the Ten Virgins
  Cf. Assemani, p. 322, no. 139
  Foll. 83a-92
  title: On the King who made a Feast for his Son
  Cf. Assemani, p. 322, no. 138
  Foll. 92b-110
  title: On the Descent of the Most High upon Mount Sinai
  Cf. Assemani, p. 308, no. 4
  Foll. 110a-117
  title: On the Miracle that our Lord wrought at Cana of Galilee
  Cf. Assemani, p. 315, no. 68

Fol. 117b
title: An index to the contents of the volume
incipit: ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܝܢܩܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ܆ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܪܓܠܬܐ ܕܚܙܐ̣ ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ..

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 marked ܝܓ (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.

Vellum

118 ff. 8 3/4 × 5 1/2

The quires, signed with letters, were once 17 in number, but the first two having been lost, they wore re-numbered, also with letters. At a subsequent period, the next two were also lost, so that the last quire is now marked ܝܓ(13).

- A few leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1, 35, and 116. 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.

This volume is written in a fine, bold Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 876, A.D. 565.

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- Colophon

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 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..

- This folia originally contained a prayer, written in a small, but ancient, hand.

ܝܫــܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܪܚܡ 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 ܡܛܠܘ [ܪ̈]ܚܡܝܟ ܐܬܪܚܡ܀ ܣܗܕܐ ܐܦܝܣܘܢ ܚܘܠܦܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘ ܪܚܡܐ ܥܠ . . . .

- The remainder of the prayer on this folia 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.

AG 876 AD 565

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCXXXVI 2:504-505