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Add. 17,163

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Add. 17,163, foll. 1–48

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/809
Description based on Wright DCLXXIII (2:524-526) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 48 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Epistles of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 48 leaves, the first of which is much stained. The quires, signed with letters, are now only five in number, the first and all subsequent to the sixth having been lost. A leaf is wanting after fol. 40. There are from 27 to 37 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 14 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. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Epistles of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. To the Monks of the convent of Bassus [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning. See Add. 14,587, no. 13
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): Jacob of Batnae. To the same
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
Note: See Add. 14,587 , no. 14
Item 4 (Fol. 10a): Jacob of Batnae. To the Himyarite Christians
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܕ ܚܕܝܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܪܕܘܦܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 16a): Jacob of Batnae. On the faith
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Note: See Add. 14,587 , no. 2
Item 6 (Fol. 19a): Jacob of Batnae. On the faith, to Thomas the priest
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܬܘܡܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Note: See Add. 14,587 , no. 3.
Item 7 (Fol. 21a): Jacob of Batnae. To Antonine, bishop of Aleppo
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܚܠܒ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  Excerpt: ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Notes:
Item 8 (Fol. 22a): Jacob of Batnae. To John the priest
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ
  Excerpt: ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Notes:
Item 9 (Fol. 23b): Jacob of Batnae. To Stephen bar Sūdailī, the heretic
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܒܪ ܨܘܕ ܐܝ̈ܠܐ (sic) ܗܪܛܝܩܐ
Note: See Add. 14,587 , no. 1
Item 10 (Fol. 27a): Jacob of Batnae. To a solitary, who used to see spectres and visions of demons
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܢܫ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܚ̇ܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܪܓܪܓܝܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܫܐ̈ܕܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ
  Incipit: ܡܐ ܕܐܚܝܕܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܦܓ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܟܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ̣. ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܦܓ̈ܥܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܫܦܝܐ. ܏ܫ.
Notes:
  • Margin, ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ, of monks.
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 6
Item 11 (Fol. 32b): Jacob of Batnae. To Daniel the solitary
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  Incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ. ܥܒ̣ܕܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡܐ: ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܚܘܟ ܘܣܓܘܕܟ̣. ܒܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܣܒܪܟ ܘܬܘܟܠܢܟ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܠ̣ܢ ܫܠܡ .. ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܟܬ̈ܝܒܬܟ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܣܘܚܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܚܝܠܬܐ ܠܫܠܡܟ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣. ܘܐ̇ܘܕܝܬ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܟ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܟܝܟܐ̇. ܘܫܡܥܬܝܗܝ ܠܡܚܝܢܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܐܡܪ̈. ܏ܘܫ.   Excerpt: ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: Margin note
Item 12 (Fol. 35a): Jacob of Batnae. To Jacob, abbat of the convent of Naphshāthā [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ
Note: It is imperfect at the end, but joins on exactly to Add. 14,587 , no. 18.
Item 13 (Fol. 41a): Jacob of Batnae. [defective]
  Explicit: ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܗܐ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܐܒܝܕ ܗܘܐ̣ ܘܐܫܬܟܚ. ܘܗܐ ܕܒܪܬܢ ܕܐܫܬܒܝܬ ܘܦܢ̣ܬ. ܗܐ ܩܢܝܢܢ ܕܕܒܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܦ̣ܟ ܠܘܬܢ. ܘܡܟܝܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܠ̈ܟܐ̣. ܕܚܕܝܘ ܒܫܟܚܬܟܝ ܘܪܘܙܘ ܒܬܝܒܘܬܟܝ. ܘܫܒܚܘ ܒܦܘܢܟܝ. (sic) $ܠܐܒܐ ܕܩܒܠܟܝ. ܘܠܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܟܝ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܕܦܢܟܝ. ܕܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܘܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܪܘܡܪܐ (sic) $ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܡܝ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܀
Note: Imperfect at the beginning. It ends with the words, addressed by Christ to the repentant soul.
Item 14 (Fol. 43a): Jacob of Batnae. To Maron, in reply to six questions [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܐܠܗ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  Incipit: ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܒܥܬܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܝܬܐ: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܙܝܥ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܦܪܘܫܬܐ̣. ܦܘܪܢܣܐ ܗܘ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ܇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܪܒܝܢܝܬܐ ܠܝܠܘܕܐ̇. ܝܨܦܐ ܕܬܥܕܪ ܠܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ.   Excerpt: ܫܘܐܠܐ ܏ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܠܫܬܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܐܬܬܩܢܘ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ. ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ̣. ܩ̣ܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܝܚܬܐ. ܘܚܙܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܐܦ ܒܗ ܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܏ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܢܘܚ ܒܪ ܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܫ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܒܬܪ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܗܘ̇ܐ ܛܘܦܢܐ. ܗ̣ܘܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܐܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ. ܒܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܘܚ. ܏ܫܘܠܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ. ܕܐܡܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܙܪܥܗ ܡܫܥܒܕܐ ܐܪܒܥ ܡܐܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ. ܟܕ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܫܐܘܠ̣. ܥܠ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܟܗܢܐ̣. ܘܫܐܠ ܡܢܗ ܠܚܡܐ ܠܡܐܟܠ. ܘܥܢܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ. ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ. ܠܝܬ ܠܚܡܐ ܫܪܝܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ. ܐܠܐ̣ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܝܬ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܕܟܝ̈ܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ̣ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ. ܘܥܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ. ܕܐܦܢ ܠܐ ܕܟ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܢܬܩܕܫܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܟܬܒܐ̇. ܕܐܬܬܘܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܐܕܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ. ܘܕܐܡܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̇ܬܬܘܝܬ ܕܐܡ̇ܠܟܬ ܠܫܘܐܠ. ܕܗ݅ܠܝܢ ܕܗ݅ܐ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ̣. ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ ܡܟܪ̈ܙܢ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܏ܕܐܫܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܡܫ̇ܪܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܣܦ̣. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܕܡ. ܘܠܘ ܗܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܚܫ̈ܒܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܟ̈ܬܒܢܐ. ܟܕ ܛܒ ܚܕܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܐܫܬܝܘ. ܐܠܐ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܕܘܟܐ̣. ܡܫܚܠܦ ܣܕܪܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܒܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ.
Note: See Add. 14,587 , no. 20. The six questions are stated on fol. 43 b. Only the answer to the first question is extant, and a small portion of that to the second.

Add. 17,163, foll. 49–53

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/810
Description based on Wright DCCCLXX (2:1018) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 5 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Anonymous Works
This manuscript contains: Part of a letter, addressed by a solitary to a friend, who had asked of him, which is the path that brings us near unto God. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Five vellum leaves, all more or less stained and mutilated. There is a lacuna between the first and second.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is a good, regular Estrangělā, of about the ixth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 49a): Part of a letter, addressed by a solitary to a friend, who had asked of him, which is the path that brings us near unto God [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬ̇ܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܝܚܝܕܝـ[ܐ] ܠܘܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܚܒܪܗ. ܕܬܒ̣ܥ ܡܢܗ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܫܘܫܛܐ ܘܡܩـ[ـܪܒܐ] ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ.
Note: See the same letter in Add. 12,167, fol. 289 a , and Add. 14,729, fol. 106 b .

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