Add. 17,178
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/830
Date:
11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Mixed Material Codex, 146 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.; Isaiah, abbat of Scete. Short extracts from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete .; Evagrius. Short extracts from the writings of Evagrius.; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.
Physical Description
A manuscript, about 7 3/8 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 146 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 80—82, 91—100, and 130—164. Foll. 63—80 are paper, the rest vellum. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number ( ܝܚ, fol. 139 a); but the volume is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 52, 73, 80, 110, and 130. There are from 16 to 26 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a rather peculiar, angular hand,
apparently of the xith or xiith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian
Fathers. [defective]
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Item 2 (Fol. 30a): Isaiah, abbat of Scete
. Short extracts from the writings of
Isaiah, abbat of Scete.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 46a): Evagrius. Short extracts from the writings of
Evagrius. [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܐܡ̣ܪ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܐܡ̣ܪ
Item 4 (Fol. 53a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian
Fathers. [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 63a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian
Fathers.
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Item 6 (Fol. 70a): Sayings of the Sages and Philosophers.
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ Incipit: ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܬܝܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣ ܠܐ ܢܬܒ̣ܛܠ ܠܟ ܕܬܬܝܕܥ ܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ. ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ̣ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ܀
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ Incipit: ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܬܝܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣ ܠܐ ܢܬܒ̣ܛܠ ܠܟ ܕܬܬܝܕܥ ܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ. ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ̣ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ܀
Item 7 (Fol. 70b): Evagrius. An extract from
Evagrius.
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ Incipit: ܓܠܝܙܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ. ܐܝܕܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܥܡܗ̇. ܗ̣ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܗܕܐ ܐܫܬܡܗܬ.
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ Incipit: ܓܠܝܙܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ. ܐܝܕܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܥܡܗ̇. ܗ̣ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܗܕܐ ܐܫܬܡܗܬ.
Item 8 (Fol. 71a): John the monk. An extract from John the monk.
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ. Incipit: ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣ ܪܢܝܐ ܗܘܼ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ. Incipit: ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣ ܪܢܝܐ ܗܘܼ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 71a): Xystus. An extract from
Xystus.
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ Incipit: ܘܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܕܢܬܚܫܒ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ Incipit: ܘܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܕܢܬܚܫܒ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ
Item 10 (Fol. 71b): John the monk. Another extract from John the monk.
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ Incipit: ܐܬܡܐܢ (sic) ܒܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܬܐܠܦ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ܇ ܘܒܣܝܡܘܬܗ ܘܟ̇ܐܢܘܬܗ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܗ.
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ Incipit: ܐܬܡܐܢ (sic) ܒܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܬܐܠܦ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ܇ ܘܒܣܝܡܘܬܗ ܘܟ̇ܐܢܘܬܗ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܗ.
Item 11 (Fol. 72a): Philoxenus of Mabūg
. An extract from Philoxenus of Mabūg.
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܢܝܢܟ ܥܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܦܝܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܢܝܒܠܘܢ ܠܘܬܟ ܥܝ̈ܕܐ ܡ̈ܥܝܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ̇ ܒܦܪܨܘܦ ܚܠܝܛܘܬܐ. ܐܝܟܐ ܕܣܝܡܬܟ ܬܗܘܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܒܝ ܠܟ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܢܩܦܐ:܀
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܢܝܢܟ ܥܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܦܝܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܢܝܒܠܘܢ ܠܘܬܟ ܥܝ̈ܕܐ ܡ̈ܥܝܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ̇ ܒܦܪܨܘܦ ܚܠܝܛܘܬܐ. ܐܝܟܐ ܕܣܝܡܬܟ ܬܗܘܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܒܝ ܠܟ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܢܩܦܐ:܀
Item 12 (Fol. 72b): Isaac of Antioch
. A short extract from Isaac of Antioch.
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ Incipit: ܚܪܬܐ ܘܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܕܪܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܐܫ̇ܬܠܡ
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ Incipit: ܚܪܬܐ ܘܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܕܪܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܐܫ̇ܬܠܡ
Item 13 (Fol. 72b): Selections from the book called the Climax or
Ladder. [defective]
Note: See in particular Add. 14,613, no. 1
Item 14 (Fol. 72b): Part a [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ܇ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܗ Incipit: ܗܒ ܠܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܕܢ̈ܝ ܡܕܥܟ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ܇ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܗ Incipit: ܗܒ ܠܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܕܢ̈ܝ ܡܕܥܟ
Note: See Add. 12,160, 153a
.
Item 15 (Fol. 82b): Part b
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܓܡܪ̈ܘܢ Incipit: ܢܦܪܘܫ ܡܟܝܠ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܓܡܪ̈ܘܢ Incipit: ܢܦܪܘܫ ܡܟܝܠ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ.
Item 16 (Fol. 86b): Part c
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܩ̇ܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܒܘ݅ܫܗ ܠܒܪ̈̇ ܡܢ ܘܣܝܒܪܬܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܩ̇ܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܒܘ݅ܫܗ ܠܒܪ̈̇ ܡܢ ܘܣܝܒܪܬܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ.
Item 17 (Fol. 87b): Part d
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܪܗܛܢ ܠܢ ܟܠܢ. ܒܬܪܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܪܘܚܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܪܗܛܢ ܠܢ ܟܠܢ. ܒܬܪܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܪܘܚܐ. ܘܫ
Item 18 (Fol. 87b): Part e
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܗ Incipit: ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܓܝܪܝ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܝܒܝܢ. ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܪܓܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܪ̈ܝܢ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܗ Incipit: ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܓܝܪܝ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܝܒܝܢ. ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܪܓܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 19 (Fol. 89b): Macarius. An extract from
Macarius.
Title: ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ Incipit: ܡܦܝܣܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܕܒܡܪܢ̇ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܐ ܕܒܦܓܪܐ ܡܣܬܥܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܩܘܡܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ
Title: ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ Incipit: ܡܦܝܣܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܕܒܡܪܢ̇ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܐ ܕܒܦܓܪܐ ܡܣܬܥܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܩܘܡܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 90a): Sayings of Philoxenus of Mabūg, of a sage
(ܚܟܝܡܐ), of Xystus, and of
Evagrius.
Item 21 (Fol. 90b): Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete. [defective]
Item 22 (Fol. 90b): Part a
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ: ܡܛܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܐ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ: ܡܛܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܐ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 15.
Item 23 (Fol. 103b): Part b [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 11.
Item 24 (Fol. 111a): Part c [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ: ܘܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܒܫܝܢܐ ܢܥܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ: ܘܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܒܫܝܢܐ ܢܥܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 12.
Item 25 (Fol. 118b): Part d
Title: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Title: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Note: See Add. 14,575 no. 7.
Item 26 (Fol. 141b): Part e
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ܇ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ܇ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 8.
Item 27 (Fol. 144a): Part f
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 9.
Item 28 (Fol. 146a): Part g [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 10.
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