Add. 17,176
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/828
Date:
AD 532
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 98 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: The Histories of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius, in two parts. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 98 leaves, a few of which are slightly soiled and torn, especially the first two and the last two. The quires, signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (fol. 40, :ܗ : ܥ :) are ten in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 34 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine Estrangela, and dated in the
year 427 of the era of Bostra (which began A.D. 106), or A.D. 532.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): The Histories of the Egyptian Solitaries by
Palladius, in two parts. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Part first.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ Incipit: ܡܒܪܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ̇. ܘܫ Subscription (Fol. 57b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ Incipit: ܡܒܪܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ̇. ܘܫ Subscription (Fol. 57b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Note: Compare Add. 12,173, no. 1, b.
Item 3 (Fol. 58a): Part second.
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ Incipit: ܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܦܝܣܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܢܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܝܕܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܡܛܝܘ. ܘܫ Subscription (Fol. 97b): ܫܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ Incipit: ܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܦܝܣܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܢܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܝܕܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܡܛܝܘ. ܘܫ Subscription (Fol. 97b): ܫܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Note: Compare Add. 12,173, no 1, a.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 97b):
After the doxology, on fol. 97 b, we find a note, informing us that
the manuscript was written by one Elias, in the
year 427 of the era of Bostra
(see above), for the
convent of -, in the time of its abbat and
founder Mar –.
ܫܢܬ ܐܪܒܥ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܕܗܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܒܘܨܪ݂. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܚܙܝܪܢ̣. ܒܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ
ܒܗ ܒܝܪܚܐ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ . . . ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܕܚ̇ܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ . . .
ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܘܣܝܘܡܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ. ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ
ܕܢܬܢܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ. ܐܠܗܐ ܫܝܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܐܝܢ
ܘܐܡܝܢ
Addition 2:
Another, but still ancient, hand has added the words.
ܘܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܛܡܐܟܗܛ
Addition 3:
The last of which, read by the alphabet of
Bardesanes, gives the name
Stephen.
ܐܣܛܦܢܐ
Addition 4 (Fol. 1a):
A more recent note, on fol. 1 a, states that
the book was presented to the convent of S. Mary
Deipara by one Yeshua' bar Moses,
from a place called ܬܠܐ ܕܟܢܡ.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ
ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܣ̈ܩܝܛܝ. ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܘܝܗܒܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܡܢ
ܬܠܐ ܕܟܢܡ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܘܫ
Addition 5 (Fol. 2a):
On fol. 2 a there is a short index of lessons from the Gospels for the
Sundays in Lent, written in a hand of about the xth cent.; and on
foll. 97 b and 98 a we find the passage 1 Samuel, ch. xvi.
1—11, inelegantly written, but of about the same date.
Addition 6 (Fol. 98b):
The writing on fol. 98 b is too much effaced to admit of
decipherment.
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