Add. 17,168
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Add. 17,168, foll. 1–113
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/816
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 113 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Isaiah, Abbat of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete; Marcus the Monk. Selections from the writings of Marcus the monk; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 113 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, were 12 in number, but the first is now lost. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 75 and 103. There are from 20 to 29 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a neat, regular character of the
ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll. 1—9 and 104—113 may be of
somewhat later date.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 23 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. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): On the words of our Lord, Swear not at all
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܣܟ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܣܟ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 93. Imperfect at the
beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): That the Lawgiver of the Old and New Testaments is
one [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܕܬܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܕܬܐ.
Notes:
- See Assemani, p. 319, no. 102
- This discourse has not been finished by the scribe.
Item 4 (Fol. 7b): A sūgīthā on the female Sinner
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ Incipit: ܫ̇ܒܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܢܚܬ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒ̣ܫ. ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܢܓܕܘܗܝ ܘܚܘܒܗ ܥܨܝܗܝ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܝܠܕܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ܀
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ Incipit: ܫ̇ܒܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܢܚܬ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒ̣ܫ. ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܢܓܕܘܗܝ ܘܚܘܒܗ ܥܨܝܗܝ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܝܠܕܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ܀
Item 5 (Fol. 10a): Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius
Item 6 (Fol. 10a):
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܚܫܚܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ̣. ܡܢܗ̣. ܡܟ̣ܬܫ ܟ̇ܬܫ. ܡܢܗ ܡܥܕܪ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܟܬܫ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܪܥ̇ܐ̣. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܚܫܚܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ̣. ܡܢܗ̣. ܡܟ̣ܬܫ ܟ̇ܬܫ. ܡܢܗ ܡܥܕܪ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܟܬܫ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܪܥ̇ܐ̣. ܘܫ.
Note: This is the discourse addressed to Eulogius, Add.
14,578, no. 3, with the first sentence of Add. 14,578, no. 4
prefixed to it
Item 7 (Fol. 30b): On prayer
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 21.
Item 8 (Fol. 33a): Isaiah, Abbat of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
[defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 33a):
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 1.
Item 10 (Fol. 36b): To his disciple Peter
Title: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
Title: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 7.
Item 11 (Fol. 58b):
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 9.
Item 12 (Fol. 60a):
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 10
Item 13 (Fol. 64b):
Title: ܡܛܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 20.
Item 14 (Fol. 70b): [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣܘ̈ܟܝܗ̇ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣܘ̈ܟܝܗ̇ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 22
Item 15 (Fol. 76a): Marcus the Monk. Selections from the writings of Marcus the monk
Item 16 (Fol. 76a): The fourth discourse, paraenetic
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܕܘܒܪܗ ܘܡܠܬܗ ܘܣܘܥܪܢܗ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܗܘܢܐ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܘܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ. ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ. ܘܣܓܝܐܐ ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܕܘܒܪܗ ܘܡܠܬܗ ܘܣܘܥܪܢܗ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܗܘܢܐ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܘܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ. ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ. ܘܣܓܝܐܐ ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ.
Item 17 (Fol. 88b): The seventh discourse, on repentance
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ: ܐܝܟ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ: ܟܕ ܒܡܩܕܡܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܩܕܡ ܚ̇ܐܪ: ܘܒܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ ܘܒ̈ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܣܒ̈ܝܣܐ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܣܡ̣. ܚܕ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܟܠ ܬܚܡ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܬܘܒܘ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ: ܐܝܟ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ: ܟܕ ܒܡܩܕܡܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܩܕܡ ܚ̇ܐܪ: ܘܒܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ ܘܒ̈ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܣܒ̈ܝܣܐ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܣܡ̣. ܚܕ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܟܠ ܬܚܡ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܬܘܒܘ.
Note: See Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. viii., p. 28.
Item 18 (Fol. 100a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
Item 19 (Fol. 100a): Dialogue between a pupil and teacher
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܝܠܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܣܒ̈ܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. Incipit: ܐܚܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ܀ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܝܠܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܣܒ̈ܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. Incipit: ܐܚܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ܀ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 104a): Profitable sayings of the holy Fathers
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Note: The sayings are in 29 sections.
Item 21 (Fol. 108b): Macarius. Extracts from a letter of
Macarius
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܩܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ Incipit: ܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ܀ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܡܪܢ. ܘܢܫܬܘܐ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ. ܘܡܥܡܪܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܨܐ ܕܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܘܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܟܝܐܝܬ ܠܡܛܪ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܠܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܫܘܪܝܗ܀
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܩܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ Incipit: ܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ܀ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܡܪܢ. ܘܢܫܬܘܐ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ. ܘܡܥܡܪܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܨܐ ܕܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܘܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܟܝܐܝܬ ܠܡܛܪ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܠܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܫܘܪܝܗ܀
Item 22 (Fol. 110a): Isaiah of Scete. Orders of Isaiah of Scete
Title: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ Incipit: ܐܢ ܐܪܚܩܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̣ ܒܥܝ ܕܬܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܣܟ̈ܠܘܬܟ. ܘܠܐ ܬܬܥܝܩ ܥܠ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܒ̈ܩܢ
Title: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ Incipit: ܐܢ ܐܪܚܩܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̣ ܒܥܝ ܕܬܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܣܟ̈ܠܘܬܟ. ܘܠܐ ܬܬܥܝܩ ܥܠ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܒ̈ܩܢ
Note: Compare Add. 14,575, no 5.
Item 23 (Fol. 113a): Another extract from the Lives of the Egyptian
Fathers [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ Incipit: ܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܒ̈ܢܝܗ̇ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܢ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ Incipit: ܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܒ̈ܢܝܗ̇ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܢ
Note: This has been left unfinished by the scribe
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 113b):
On fol. 113 b another hand has written the words: ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܨܒܝܬ ܕܬܬܦܨܐ. ܡܢ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܒܓܝܗܢܐ ܗܘܝ, and then an extract beginning: ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܗܐ ܣܝܡ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܟܪܟܝܢ ܠܗ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ
ܕܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ, which seems to be taken from a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae.
Add. 17,168, foll. 114–153
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/817
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 40 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Xystus, bishop of Rome. The discourses of Xystus, bishop of Rome; Jacob of Batnae. Extract from a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. John's Gospel ch. i. 1. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 40 leaves (Add. 17,168, foll. 114—153). The quires, four in number, are signed with letters from ܐ to ܕ, and afterwards from ܝܓ to ܝܘ. There are from 19 to 25 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent. The majority of the manuscript is in a more cursive character.
Hand 2 (minor, Estrangela script):
The first few pages are in Estrangela.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll. 149 b—153 b are apparently in a different handwriting, of not much later date.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 6 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. 114b): Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius
Item 2 (Fol. 114b):
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܆ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܆ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 13.
Item 3 (Fol. 115b): On the eight evil passions
Incipit: ܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܪܣܐ. ܪܝܫܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܥܡܠܝܩ. ܘܪܝܫܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܪܒܘܬ
ܟܪܣܐ
Note: Compare Add. 14,578, no. 5.
Item 4 (Fol. 125b):
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 23.
Item 5 (Fol. 126b): Xystus, bishop of Rome. The discourses of Xystus, bishop of Rome
[defective]
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܝܣܛܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܝܣܛܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Note: These have been left unfinished by the scribe, the text ending, on fol. 149 a,
with the words ܡܛܠ ܕܦܓܪܟ ܠܒܘܫܗ̇ ܗܘ ܕܢܦܫܟ ܠܘܬ (see de Lagarde's Anal. Syr., p. 25, line 7).
Item 6 (Fol. 114a): Jacob of Batnae. Extract from a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S.
John's Gospel ch. i. 1
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܪܝܫܝܬ Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܪܢ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܠܐ. ܕܟܣܐ ܗܘ ܫܪܒܗ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܦܓܪܢܐܝܬ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܪܝܫܝܬ Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܪܢ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܠܐ. ܕܟܣܐ ܗܘ ܫܪܒܗ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܦܓܪܢܐܝܬ
Note: See Add. 14,580, no. 4, c. From fol. 153 b the text is continued on
fol. 114 a.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 114b):
On fol. 114 b a reader named John has written
ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ.
Add. 17,168, foll. 154–184
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/818
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 31 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Edessa. Letter of Jacob of Edessa to the priest Simeon the stylite; John the Monk. Letter of John the monk to Eusebius and Eutropius; Several extracts in a more recent handwriting. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5, consisting of 31 leaves (Add. 17,168, foll. 154—184). The quires, three in number, are now signed with letters from ܝܙ to ܝܛ. There are from 20 to 26 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
On foll. 181b and 182, there are several extracts, in a more recent handwriting.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll. 183 and 184 are written in an elegant hand of the xivth cent.
Contents
This manuscript contains 7 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. 154a): Jacob of Edessa. Letter of Jacob of Edessa to the
priest Simeon the stylite
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Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܣܛܘܢܪܐ ܕ... Incipit: ܠܢܟܦܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ. ܚܕܝ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܪܝ ܒܗܠܝܢ܀ ܕܠܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ: ܕܢ̇ܠܦܟ ܐܝܟܢ ܬܬ̇ܕܒܪ. ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܒ̣ܝܟ ܐܢܬ܇ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܣܦ̇ܩ ܕܢܚ̇ܘܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ: ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܡܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܢܐ̣. ܣ̇ܗܕ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܫܬ̣ܝܩ. ܕܠܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܐ̣ܠܦ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ.
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܣܛܘܢܪܐ ܕ... Incipit: ܠܢܟܦܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ. ܚܕܝ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܪܝ ܒܗܠܝܢ܀ ܕܠܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ: ܕܢ̇ܠܦܟ ܐܝܟܢ ܬܬ̇ܕܒܪ. ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܒ̣ܝܟ ܐܢܬ܇ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܣܦ̇ܩ ܕܢܚ̇ܘܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ: ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܡܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܢܐ̣. ܣ̇ܗܕ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܫܬ̣ܝܩ. ܕܠܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܐ̣ܠܦ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ.
Note: The rubric is almost wholly effaced.
Item 2 (Fol. 162a): John the Monk. Letter of John the monk to
Eusebius and Eutropius
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ
Note: See Add. 17,169, no. 2.
Item 3 (Fol. 181b): Several extracts in a more recent handwriting
Item 4 (Fol. 181b): On the descent of our Lord from the tribes of Judah and
Levi
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܛܪܘܣ (sic) ܛܘܒܢܐ. Incipit: ܠܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܬܪܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ. ܚܕ ܡܬܢ̣ ܘܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܝܘܬܡ. ܘܝܘܣܦ ܡܬܝܒܠ ܡܢ ܡܬܢ̣ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܬܡ. ܡܬܢ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܝܥܩܘܒ̣ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܣܦ. ܘܝܘܬܡ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܙܕܘܩ. ܘܙܕܘܩ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܡܪܝܡ̇. ܡܢ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ̇ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܚܬܗ̇ ܕܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ. ܘܫ..
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܛܪܘܣ (sic) ܛܘܒܢܐ. Incipit: ܠܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܬܪܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ. ܚܕ ܡܬܢ̣ ܘܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܝܘܬܡ. ܘܝܘܣܦ ܡܬܝܒܠ ܡܢ ܡܬܢ̣ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܬܡ. ܡܬܢ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܝܥܩܘܒ̣ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܣܦ. ܘܝܘܬܡ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܙܕܘܩ. ܘܙܕܘܩ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܡܪܝܡ̇. ܡܢ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ̇ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܚܬܗ̇ ܕܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ. ܘܫ..
Item 5 (Fol. 182a): On the genealogies of our Lord
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ Incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܬܝ̣. ܒܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܐܫܬܥܝ ܠܗܝܢ ܠܬܘ̈ܠܕܬܐ. ܡܫܒܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܩܐ̣. ܒܕܟܝܢܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܡܘܣܝܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ Incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܬܝ̣. ܒܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܐܫܬܥܝ ܠܗܝܢ ܠܬܘ̈ܠܕܬܐ. ܡܫܒܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܩܐ̣. ܒܕܟܝܢܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܡܘܣܝܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 6 (Fol. 182a): On the four Maries
Incipit: ܐܠܨܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܕܥ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܛܝܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̣. ܕܐܪܒܥ ܡܪܝܡ
ܡܟܬܒܝܢ ܠܢ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 7 (Fol. 182b): An extract
Incipit: ܗܕܐ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ ܗܝ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܩ̣ܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ. ܘܕܡܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܘ
ܕܠܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܗܝ ܠܐܪܒܥ ܓܝܪ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬܦܠܓܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܦ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܓܪ
ܠܟܪܡܐ̣. ܥܕܡܐ ܚܘܬ ܐܪܒܥ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܬܓܪܘ. ܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ. ܘܫ..
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 183a):
Foll. 183 and 184 are paper leaves, both slightly stained and torn, containing
part of the first epistle of S. John, according to the Pěshīttā version, viz.
ch. iv. 13—v. 12, written in an elegant hand of the xivth cent.
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