London, BL, Add. 17176
source date: year 427 of the era of Bostra
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/828, Add. 17,176, London, BL, Add. 17,176, BL Add MS 17176, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 924, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXIV

[This manuscript contains: The Histories of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius, in two parts. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

title: The Histories of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius, in two parts.
  Foll. 2b-57b
  title: Part first.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  incipit: ܡܒܪܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ̇. ܏ܘܫ
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
  Compare Add. 12,173 [...], no. 1, b.
  Fol. 58a
  title: Part second.
  rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  incipit: ܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܦܝܣܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܢܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܝܕܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܡܛܝܘ. ܏ܘܫ
  ܫܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  Compare Add. 12,173 [...], no 1, a.

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.

98 ff.

- 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.

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.

See 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.]

- Colophon

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

- Another, but still ancient, hand has added the words.

ܘܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܛܡܐܟܗܛ

- The last of which, read by the alphabet of Bardesanes, gives the name Stephen.

ܐܣܛܦܢܐ

- 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

- 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.

- The writing on fol. 98 b is too much effaced to admit of decipherment.

AD 532

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCCCXXIV 3:1072-1073