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Add. 17,159

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/794
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Add. 17,159, foll. 1–63

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/795
Description based on Wright DCXLV (2:511) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 63 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; An extract; An extract on the Martyrs; Jacob of Batnae. Part of a discourse onZacchaeusthe publican. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in, by 4 5/8, consisting of 63 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 12, 17—19, 45, and 46. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but of these the first and third are very imperfect, several leaves being missing after fol. 1, and single leaves after foll. 12, 16, and 19. There are from 21 to 26 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the viith cent., with the exception of foll. 58 b—63 b.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The extract above is written in a cursive hand of the xth cent.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The extract on martyrs above is written in a cursive hand of the ixth cent.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The discourse on Zacchaeus is written in a hand of the ixth or xth cent.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 10 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. 2a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 2a): Jacob of Batnae. On S. John the Baptist [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 35.
Item 3 (Fol. 11a): Jacob of Batnae. On. S. Simeon the Aged [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ   Subscription (Fol. 21a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ.
Note: See Assemani, p. 312, no. 37.
Item 4 (Fol. 21a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Blessings that Isaac gave unto Jacob
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܥܩܘܒ   Incipit: ܩܘܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܚܡܘܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܟ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܕܡܢܟ ܚܐ̇ܪ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܣܒܥ ܕܒܪܝܟܐ ܐܢܬ. ܘ܏ܫ.   Subscription (Fol. 32b): ܫܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܕܩܒ̇ܠ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܟܐܢܐ.
Item 5 (Fol. 32b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Son of the Widow, whom our Lord restored to life
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܕܐ̇ܚܝ ܡܪܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 320, no. 118.
Item 6 (Fol. 45a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Dead
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 313, no. 44, sermo ii.
Item 7 (Fol. 48a): Jacob of Batnae. On the two Harlots (Solomon's Judgement)
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܬܐ   Incipit: ܡܪܝܐ ܦܬܚ ܠܝ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܕܡܠ̣ܝܢ ܡܢܟ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܝܢ ܠܟ. ܘ܏ܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 58a): An extract
  Incipit: ܢܓܘܠܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܥܠ ܚܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ. ܕܕܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܐܚܪܒ ܐܢ̈ܘܢ ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: This extract is written in a cursive hand of the xth cent.
Item 9 (Fol. 58b): An extract on the Martyrs
  Incipit: ܚܬܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܙܡܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܚܫܡܝܬܐ: ܘܝܬܘܗܝ (sic) ܗܢܘܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܡ̈ܝܢܝܗܘܢ܆ ܘ܏ܫ.
Note: This extract is written in a cursive hand of the ixth cent.
Item 10 (Fol. 59b): Jacob of Batnae. Part of a discourse on Zacchaeus the publican
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܕܥܠ ܙܟܝ ܡܟܣܐ
Notes:
  • This discourse is written in a hand of the ixth or xth cent.
  • See Assemani, p. 317, no. 95.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): Fol. 1 is merely a torn fly-leaf, containing some, now almost illegible, writing.
Addition 2 (Fol. 58b): On the margin of fol. 58b there is the name of one Simeon, ܫܡܥܘܢ

Add. 17,159, foll. 64–93

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/796
Description based on Wright DCXLVI (2:511-512) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 30 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 30 leaves (Add. 17,159, foll. 64—93), some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 66 and 86. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 8 in number; but the first three are now lost, and there are lacunae after foll. 74 and 85. The number of lines in each page varies from 23 to 26.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a neat, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 3 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. 64a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Note:
Item 2 (Fol. 64a): Jacob of Batnae. The latter half of the discourse on Zacchaeus
Note: See no. DCXLV., 9 .
Item 3 (Fol. 69a): Jacob of Batnae. On Simeon Stylites [defective]
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܣܛܘܢܗ
Notes:
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 329, no. 190; and Acta SS. Martyrum, pars 2, p. 230.
    Assemani's text is very imperfect. For example, in the passage p. 231, lines 15 and. 16, after the words ܦܥܠܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܕܫܪܝ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܟܫܝܪܐܝܬ, this manuscript proceeds as follows, fol. 69 b: ܘܟܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܪܗ̣ܛ ܐܝܟ ܛܪܩܐ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܚܟܝܡ ܠܒܐ ܕܚ̇ܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܗ. ܘܒܗ ܪܒ̇ܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ. ܐܓܘܢܣܛܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܕܪܐ ܒܥܠܝܡܘܬܗ. ܘܚܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܟܠܗ̇ ܛܘܥܝܝ ܟܕ ܡܬܟܬܫ. ܏ܘܫ.
  • Assemani's text is very imperfect. For example, in the passage p. 231, lines 15 and. 16, after the words ܦܥܠܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܕܫܪܝ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܟܫܝܪܐܝܬ, this manuscript proceeds as follows, fol. 69 b: ܘܟܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܪܗ̣ܛ ܐܝܟ ܛܪܩܐ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܚܟܝܡ ܠܒܐ ܕܚ̇ܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܗ. ܘܒܗ ܪܒ̇ܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ. ܐܓܘܢܣܛܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܕܪܐ ܒܥܠܝܡܘܬܗ. ܘܚܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܟܠܗ̇ ܛܘܥܝܝ ܟܕ ܡܬܟܬܫ. ܏ܘܫ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 92b): On the margin of fol. 92 b we read the name of one John, for many years a recluse in the convent of S. Mary Deipara . ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ.

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