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Add. 17,164

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/811
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Add. 17,164, foll. 1–15, 47–87

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1551
Description based on Wright DCCXLV (680-681) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 87 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
Ephraim. Metrical discourses of Ephraim ; Isaac of Antioch. Discourses of Isaac of Antioch

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 87 leaves, some of which are slightly torn and soiled, especially foll. 1—15, 54 and 55. The quires, signed with letters and arithmetical figures (fol. 71 b, ܝܒ ��), must have been at least 15 in number; but several of them are lost, and others are imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 2, 10, 11, 15, 47, 54, 61, 71, and 79. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 35 lines.

  • Foll. 16—46
    • are palimpsest and of the ixth cent.
    The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 680.

    Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The older portions of this volume, foll. 1—15 and 47—87, are written in a fine, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith or viith cent.
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 15 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): Ephraim. Metrical discourses of Ephraim [defective]
    Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. A fragment [defective]
    Item 3 (Fol. 3a): Ephraim. Part b [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ      Explicit: ܘܐܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܝܬ ܕܣ̣ܢܐ ܣܓܝ. ܗܐ ܛܘܦܣܗ ܒܐܣܩܪܝܘܛܐ
    Notes:
    • Imperfect at the beginning.
    • This was originally the seventh discourse in the volume, as appears from the letter ܚ at the commencement of the next.
    Item 4 (Fol. 6a): Ephraim. On scarcity of rain
     
    Title:     ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ      Incipit: ܨܗܐ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܪܘܡܗ̇ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܠܒܟܬܗ̇ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܢ: ܐܝܟ ܕܨܗܐ ܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܠܛܠܐ ܘܡܛܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܢܐ: ܏ܘܫ.
    Item 5 (Fol. 8b): Ephraim. On the same subject [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ      Incipit: ܦܐܪܐ ܕܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܝܠܘܕܗ. ܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܛܠܘ̈ܡܐ: ܚܘܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܝ̣̈ܫܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܟ. ܘܠܬܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܟ: ܏ܘܫ
    Item 6 (Fol. 15a): Ephraim. Part e [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ      Incipit: ܪܒܝܥܐ ܕܡܛܪܐ ܒܦܘܩܕܢܟ. ܡܣܚܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܕܗܢ ܠܗ̇: ܘ܏ܫ
    Item 7 (Fol. 47a): Isaac of Antioch. Discourses of Isaac of Antioch [defective]
    Item 8 (Fol. 47a): Isaac of Antioch. On the love of money [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
    Notes:
    Item 9 (Fol. 48a): Isaac of Antioch. On the poor man and the rich man (Lazarus and Dives)
     
    Title:     ܕܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܥܬܝܪܐ
    Notes:
    Item 10 (Fol. 54a): Isaac of Antioch. On humility [defective]
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ
    Note: See Assem., p. 216, no. 4.
    Item 11 (Fol. 56a): Isaac of Antioch. On the love of learning
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
    Note: See Assem., p. 214, no. 1.
    Item 12 (Fol. 61b): Isaac of Antioch. On the dead [defective]
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
    Note: See Assem., p. 222, no. 11.
    Item 13 (Fol. 63a): Isaac of Antioch. On repentance [defective]
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    Note: See Assem., p. 225, no. 40, serm. i.
    Item 14 (Fol. 82a): Isaac of Antioch. On the perfection of the brethren
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ
    Note: See Assem., p. 216, no. 2.
    Item 15 (Fol. 86b): Isaac of Antioch. On repentance [defective]
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
    Note: See Assem., p. 222, no. 17.

    Additions

    Addition 1 (Fol. 48a): On the margin of fol. 48 a, one Barsauma has recorded his name. ܨ̇ܠܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܗܒܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܚܠܘܬ ܕܝܠܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܝ.

    Add. 17,164, foll. 16–46

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1552
    Description based on Wright DCCXLV ()
    ܀ Parchment Codex
    Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
    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.

    Physical Description

    This manuscript part is itself a composite codicological unit composed of two or more additional parts. See the individual parts for a more complete physical description.

    Add. 17,164, foll. 16–46, upper text

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1553
    Description based on Wright DCCXLV (680-681) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: 9th century
    Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 31 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
    Ephraim. Metrical discourses of Ephraim ; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae ; Ephraim. A homily on repentance by Ephraim ; Isaac of Antioch. Discourses of Isaac of Antioch

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2. The quires, signed with letters and arithmetical figures must have been at least 15 in number; but several of them are lost, and others are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 21 and 30. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 35 lines. These leaves are palimpsest, the scribe having made use of parts of three older volumes (see

  • Add. 17,164, foll. 16, 27, and 38, lower text
    • ,
  • Add. 17,164, foll. 17-19, 21-26, 28-33, 35-37, 39-46, lower text
    • , and
  • Add. 17,164, foll. 20 and 34, lower text
    • ).

    Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): These leaves are written in an inelegant Esṭrangělā of the ixth cent.

    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. 16a): Ephraim. Metrical discourses of Ephraim [defective]
    Item 2 (Fol. 16a): Ephraim. On the Dead [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ      Explicit: ܐܦܢܢܝ ܕܐ̇ܦܢܐ ܠܝܕܥܬܟ̇ ܘܐܛܦܣ ܒܟ ܘܐܬܚܣܐ ܒܟ
    Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
    Item 3 (Fol. 17b): Ephraim. On the blessed Virgin [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܥܠ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ      Incipit: ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܓܢܝܙ ܡܢ ܥܝܪ̈ܐ. ܩ̇ܪܝܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Item 4 (Fol. 23a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
    Item 5 (Fol. 23a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Lament of the Poor Man
     
    Title:     ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܥܡܗ ܕܡܣܟܢܐ. ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
    Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 320, no. 116 .
    Item 6 (Fol. 30a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Nativity of our Lord [defective]
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
    Notes:
    Item 7 (Fol. 31a): Ephraim. A homily on repentance by Ephraim [defective]
     
    Title:     ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ      Explicit: ܩܠܝܠ ܗ̣ܘ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܫܪ̈ܟܘ ܠܟ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. ܠܐ ܬܪܦܐ ܢܦܩ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܫ ܒܝܫ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ.
    Note: Very imperfect.
    Item 8 (Fol. 31b): Isaac of Antioch. Discourses of Isaac of Antioch [defective]
    Item 9 (Fol. 31b): Isaac of Antioch. On the rich man and his gold
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܥܠ ܕܗܒܗ
    Note: See Add. 14,608, fol. 89 b, fol.89 b. .
    Item 10 (Fol. 37a): Isaac of Antioch. On the love of money [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
    Notes:

    Add. 17,164, foll. 16, 27, 38, lower text

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1554
    Description based on Wright DCCXLV (680-681) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: 6th or 7th century
    Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 3 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Unclassified
    The epistle of S. Paul to the Romans, according to the Pěshiṭtā version

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, written in two columns. These leaves are palimpsest (see

  • Add. 17,164, foll. 16-46, upper text
    • ).

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): These leaves are written in a fine Esṭrangělā of the vith or viith cent.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 4 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. 16): The epistle of S. Paul to the Romans, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
    Item 2 (Fol. 16): The epistle of S. Paul to the Romans, according to the Pěshiṭtā version, ch. iii. 21 - ch. iv. 15
    Item 3 (Fol. 27): The epistle of S. Paul to the Romans, according to the Pěshiṭtā version, ch. vi. 19 - ch. vii. 20
    Item 4 (Fol. 38): The epistle of S. Paul to the Romans, according to the Pěshiṭtā version, ch. ii. 23 - ch. iii. 21

    Add. 17,164, foll. 17–19, 21–26, 28–33, 35–37, 39–46, lower text

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1555
    Description based on Wright DCCXLV (680-681) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: 6th or 7th century
    Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 26 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Unclassified
    John Chrysostom. The homilies of John Chrysostom on the epistle to the Romans

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, written in double columns. These leaves are palimpsest (see

  • Add. 17,164, foll. 16-46, upper text
    • ).

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The leaves are written in a small, elegant character of the vith or viith 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. 17a): John Chrysostom. The homilies of John Chrysostom on the epistle to the Romans
     
    Title:     ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ. ܕܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ.
    Note: The running title is distinctly legible in several places. On fol. 45a we find the commencement of hom. xxxii.

    Add. 17,164, foll. 20, 34, lower text

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1556
    Description based on Wright DCCXLV (680-681) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: 6th century
    Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 2 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Unclassified
    The book of Jeremiah, according to the Pěshiṭtā version

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, written in two columns. These leaves are palimpsest (see

  • Add. 17,164, foll. 16-46, upper text
    • ).

    Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): These leaves are written in a fine Esṭrangělā of the vith cent.

    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. 20): The book of Jeremiah, according to the Pěshiṭtā version
    Item 2 (Fol. 20): The book of Jeremiah, according to the Pěshiṭtā version, ch. xxiii. 34—ch. xxv. 1
    Item 3 (Fol. 34): The book of Jeremiah, according to the Pěshiṭtā version, ch. xxii. 17—ch. xxiii. 3

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