London, BL, Add. 17158
source date: vith or viith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/790, Add. 17,158, London, BL, Add. 17,158, BL Add MS 17158

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/791, Add. 17,158, foll. 1–48, London, BL, Add. 17,158, foll. 1–48, BL Add MS 17158, foll. 1-48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 746, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXLVI

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses and hymns of Jacob of Batnae; Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch; An index to the contents of the volume. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses and hymns of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Five discourses on the Spectacles of the Theatre
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part α, in dodecasyllabic metre
    ܬܐ ܚܙܝ ܗܫܐ ܠܟܐܦܐ ܕܪܗܛܐ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ. ܘܦܚܡ ܗܢܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܥܡ .. ܝܐ (?). ܐܝܢܐ ܚܟܝܡ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܫܪܝܪ. ܕܘܢ ܒܝܕܥܬܟ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܛܪܝܫ ܒܟ ܡܣܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܐ
    ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ
    Very imperfect.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part β, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܚܙܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܒܩܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
    incipit: ܠܩܥܬܐ ܕܟܪܟܐ ܫܡܥܬ. ܕܒܝܬ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܡܙܕܠܠ. ܘܒܩ̈ܘܠܣܐ ܥܙ̈ܝܙܐ. ܪܒܒܬܐ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܐ ܡܫܡܥ ܗܘܐ
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part γ, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ
    incipit: ܛܘܝ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܐܝܬܝ ܝܘܡܢ. ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܢܒܣܡܟܘܢ̇ ܡܢ ܗܘ ܐܕܫܐ ܕܐܘܬܪܬܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܛܥܝܬܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part δ, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܛܟܣ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܥܕܬܐ
    incipit: ܐܟܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ. ܕܬܐܟܦ ܠܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ. ܐܘ ܫܥܬ ܠܗ̇ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ. ܘܢܫܬܘܩ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܠܫܢܐ. ܨܗ̣ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܟܝ ܬܫܬܘܢ ܗܫܐ. ܡܢ ܚܡܪܗ̇ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part ε, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܙܘܗܝ ܕܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ
    incipit: ܥܠ ܚܙ̈ܘܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܩܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܬ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܟ̇ܦ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܡܓܠܝܘ ܣܝܡ̈ܬܗ.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the martyrs Gūriā and Shemūnā
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܘܢܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i.,p. 329, no. 191; and Cureton's Ancient Syr. Documents, p. ܨܘ .
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the martyr Habīb
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܝܒ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  See Assemani, p. 330, no. 192; and Cureton's Anc. Syr. Documents, p. ܦܘ .
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Morning and evening hymn
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܕܪܡܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  incipit: ܐܘܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܝ ܟܕ ܬܗ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ. ܒܓܝܓܠܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܕܢ ܪܡܙܐ ܕܒܪܘܝܘܬܐ.
  ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܪܡܫܐ
  The text is called in the subscription, "discourse on the morning and the evening.”
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Morning hymn
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  incipit: ܠܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܒܪܘܝܢ. ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡ̇ܪܐ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ. ܕܝܠܟ ܗܘ ܨܦܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܐܦ ܗܘ ܨܦܪܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ.
  This hymn is in heptasyllabic metre.

author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On humility
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
  incipit: ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܫܡ̇ܝܢܐ. ܢܪܕܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 234, no. 104.
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On monks
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܬܩܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܬܩܠ
  See Assemani, p. 222, no. 15 b.

title: An index to the contents of the volume
rubric: ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ: ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܙ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܘܢܐ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܝܒ ܣܗܕܐ: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ ܘܕܨܦܪܐ: ܚܕ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ: ܕܗܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ܀

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 ½, consisting of 48 leaves, many of which are stained by water, and some of them much torn, espeicially foll. 1—10. The quires, apparently signed with letters, were originally six in number, but the first is now lost. Each page has two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.

48 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 ½, consisting of 48 leaves, many of which are stained by water, and some of them much torn, espeicially foll. 1—10. The quires, apparently signed with letters, were originally six in number, but the first is now lost. Each page has two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

6th or 7th century

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 DCCXLVI 2:681-683

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/792, Add. 17,158, foll. 49–56, London, BL, Add. 17,158, foll. 49–56, BL Add MS 17158, foll. 49-56, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 651, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLI

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. A discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Raising of Lazarus; Jacob of Batnae. A sūgīthā of Jacob on the city of Edessa; Jacob of Batnae. An extract from a discourse of Jacob, without title. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Raising of Lazarus
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܥܙܪ ܟܕ ܢܚܡܗ ܡܪܢ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 134.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A sūgīthā of Jacob on the city of Edessa
rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ̣. ܥܠ ܐܘܪܗܝ ܟܕ ܫܠܚܬ ܠܡܪܢ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܠܗ̇.
See Cureton's Ancient Syriac Documents, pp. ܩܙ and 106.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: An extract from a discourse of Jacob, without title
incipit: ܐܬܦܫܩܬ ܠܢ ܩܘܩܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܛܠܝܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܒܪܙܐ ܕܡܬܩܢ ܐܪܥܐ

Eight vellum leaves (Add. 17,158, foll. 49—56), 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, each page divided into two columns, of from 25 to 27 lines.

8 ff.

- Eight vellum leaves (Add. 17,158, foll. 49—56), 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, each page divided into two columns, of from 25 to 27 lines.

These leaves are written in a good, regular hand of about the viiith cent.

- On fol. 55 b there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written by one Sergius

ܐܢ̇ܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܟܬܒܬ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬܒܗ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ.

8th century

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 DCLI 2:513

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/793, Add. 17,158, fol. 57, London, BL, Add. 17,158, fol. 57, BL Add MS 17158, fol. 57, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 544, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXLIV

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim. Madrashe of Ephraim on penitence. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Fol. 57
author: Ephraim
title: Madrashe of Ephraim on penitence
rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐFol. 57
incipit: ܐܪܦܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܒܨܒܝܢ̣ܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܪܕܝܢ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܘܠܒܟܢ ܚܢܢ ܬܘ̈ܫܐ ܘܬܘ̈ܩܠܬܐ. ܘܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܡܘܒܠܝܢ ܠܐܒܕܢܐFol. 57
Imperfect at the end.

A vellum leaf, 9 5/8 in. 6 1/2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 35 lines.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, 9 5/8 in. 6 1/2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 35 lines.

The writing is good, though rather inelegant, of about the viiith cent.

8th century

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 DXLIV 2:416