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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 (2:680-681) 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
This manuscript contains: Ephraim. Metrical discourses of Ephraim; Isaac of Antioch. Discourses of Isaac of Antioch. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.

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 Estrangela 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:
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 223, no. 23.
  • This was originally the 17th discourse (ܝܙ) in the volume.
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
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.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17164” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/811.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17164.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/811.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17164

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Emma Claire Geitner, Justin Arnwine, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 17164”

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  • Created by Emma Claire Geitner
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Lindsay Ruth
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
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  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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