Add. 17,161
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/804
Date:
6th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 43 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Physical Description
Vellum, about 12 3/8 in. by 9 3/4, consisting of 43 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 16, 17, and 28. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 15 in number (ܝܕ, fol. 35 a); but several are altogether wanting, and of those that remain, only one is complete. There are lacunae after foll. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 16, and 34. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 40 to 44 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a fine, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Fragment of a discourse on the Ascension of Elijah(2 Kings, ch. ii. 1) [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Discourses on Elisha the prophet. [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 2a): On Elisha making the bitter waters sweet (2 Kings, ch. ii. 19—22), [defective]
Subscription (Fol. 2a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ݂ ܟܕ ܚ̇ܠܝ ܗܘܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܪܝܪ̈ܐ.
Note: Only the conclusion remains, which, however, treats of the miracle narrated in 2 Kings,
ch. iv. 1-7.
Item 5 (Fol. 2b): On Elisha and the king of Moab (2 Kings, ch. iii. 26, 27) [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ܆ ܟܕ ܕܒ̣ܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ. Incipit: ܟܬܒܐ ܡܢܗ̣ܪ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܗ̣܇ ܩܲܪܝ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܘܡ̇ܠ̣ܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܢܗ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ܆ ܟܕ ܕܒ̣ܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ. Incipit: ܟܬܒܐ ܡܢܗ̣ܪ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܗ̣܇ ܩܲܪܝ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܘܡ̇ܠ̣ܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܢܗ.
Item 6 (Fol. 4a): A fragment of a discourse on Elisha and the Shunammite (2 Kings, ch. iv. 8). [defective]
Note: See Assemani, p. 335, no. 219.
Item 7 (Fol. 5a): A fragment of a discourse on the Resurrection of our Lord. [defective]
Note: See Assemani, p. 326, no. 175.
Item 8 (Fol. 7a): Discourses on Daniel the prophet and his companions. [defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 7a): A fragment of the first discourse (ch. ii.).
Item 10 (Fol. 8a): The second discourse (ch. iii.) [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ
Note: See Assemani, p. 339, no. 223 (?).
Item 11 (Fol. 11a): The third discourse (ch. iv.), [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ. Incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܬܘܒ ܡ̣ܠܠ ܒܝ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ̣. ܠܡܡ̣ܠܠܘ ܒܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ. Incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܬܘܒ ܡ̣ܠܠ ܒܝ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ̣. ܠܡܡ̣ܠܠܘ ܒܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ.
Item 12 (Fol. 16a): The fourth discourse (ch. v.) [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥܠ ܒܠܛܫܨܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܟܕ ܨܥ̣ܪ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܐܫ̣ܬܝ ܒܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܐ. Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܡܪܝ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ̣. ܕܬܘܒ ܐܙܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܒܬܗܪܐ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥܠ ܒܠܛܫܨܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܟܕ ܨܥ̣ܪ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܐܫ̣ܬܝ ܒܗܘܢ ܚܡܪܐ. Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܡܪܝ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ̣. ܕܬܘܒ ܐܙܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܒܬܗܪܐ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ.
Note: Only a small part remains
Item 13 (Fol. 17a): On the five Loaves and the two Fishes [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܡܫܐ ܓܪ̈ܝܨܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܢܘ̈ܢܝܢ̇. ܕܒ̇ܪܟ ܡܪܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܚܘܪܒܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܡܫܐ ܓܪ̈ܝܨܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܢܘ̈ܢܝܢ̇. ܕܒ̇ܪܟ ܡܪܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܚܘܪܒܐ.
Notes:
- The fifth discourse is wanting.
- See Assemani, p. 320, no. 112.
Item 14 (Fol. 21b): Discourses on Lent [defective]
Note: See Assemani p. 315, no. 69.
Item 15 (Fol. 21b): The first discourse [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܙܕܩ̈ܬܗ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܙܕܩ̈ܬܗ.
Item 16 (Fol. 25a): The second discourse [defective]
Title: ܕܬܪܝ݂ܢ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ.
Title: ܕܬܪܝ݂ܢ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ.
Item 17 (Fol. 28b): The third discourse
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ.
Item 18 (Fol. 31b): Discourses against the Jews [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ.
Note: See Assemani, p. 321, no. 127.
Item 19 (Fol. 31b): The first discourse
Item 20 (Fol. 34b): The second discourse [defective]
Item 21 (Fol. 35a): The third discourse
Item 22 (Fol. 38a): The fourth discourse
Item 23 (Fol. 41a): The fifth discourse [defective]
Note: The sixth and seventh discourses are wanting.
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