Add. 17,179
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/831
Date:
11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 53 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk.; Selections from another writer or other writers.; Isaiah of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete .; Marcus the monk. Selections from the two discourses of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law.; Ephraim. Selections from Ephraim.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 27 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 53 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—6, 25—30, 37, and 50—53. The quires, signed with letters, were at least twelve in number ( ܝـ , fol. 31 a); but the volume is imperfect both at the beginning and end, and leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 3, 5, 6, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 37, and 49. There are from 16 to 21 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing (apparently by two persons) is rather inelegant, and seems
to be of the xith or xiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Wright does not identify which parts of the manuscript are from the
second hand.
Decoration (Rubrication):
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk. [defective]
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Imperfect extracts, without title.
Item 3 (Fol. 2a):
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝ̇ܢܘ ܕܡܣ̣ܢܐ ܢܦܫܗ. ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ Incipit: ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܡܫܬܚܠܦܐ ܗܘ ܒܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ: ܘܫ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝ̇ܢܘ ܕܡܣ̣ܢܐ ܢܦܫܗ. ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ Incipit: ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܡܫܬܚܠܦܐ ܗܘ ܒܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ: ܘܫ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): Extract from a dialogue.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܝ̇ܠܘܦܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܝ̇ܠܘܦܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ
Item 5 (Fol. 3a):
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 3b):
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 3b): Extracts from the discourses addressed to
Eusebius and
Eutropius. [defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܿܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ̇. ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܦܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ.
Title: ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܿܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ̇. ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܦܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ.
Note: See Add. 17,172, no. 6, c.
Item 8 (Fol. 3b): From the first discourse. [defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 7a): From the second discourse.
Item 10 (Fol. 9a): From the fourth discourse.
Item 11 (Fol. 14b): "From the letter on tranquility."
Title: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ Incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ̣ ܗܢܘ. ܕܢܪܚܩ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܕܒܦܓܪ.
Title: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ Incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ̣ ܗܢܘ. ܕܢܪܚܩ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܕܒܦܓܪ.
Item 12 (Fol. 18b): From his doctrine.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܠܘܐܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܠܘܐܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ
Note: See Add. 17,172, no. 6, f.
Item 13 (Fol. 22a): [defective]
Title: ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ Incipit: ܗܟܢܐ ܡܥܕܪܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ: ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܗܕܐ ܒ̣ܪܝܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܪܨܐ ܕܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
Title: ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ Incipit: ܗܟܢܐ ܡܥܕܪܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ: ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܗܕܐ ܒ̣ܪܝܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܪܨܐ ܕܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 25a): Selections from another writer or other
writers. [defective]
Item 15 (Fol. 30a): "From the sixth discourse."
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ Incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܡܝܢ ܫ̇ܬܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܝܗܒܐ ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܢܨܒܬܐ ܕܩܢܘܼܡܗ. ܘܫ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ Incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܡܝܢ ܫ̇ܬܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܝܗܒܐ ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܢܨܒܬܐ ܕܩܢܘܼܡܗ. ܘܫ
Item 16 (Fol. 31a): Isaiah of Scete
. Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete. [defective]
Item 17 (Fol. 31a): [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܘܫܡܠܝܘ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܘܫܡܠܝܘ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 19.
Item 18 (Fol. 32b):
Title: ܡܛܠ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 20.
Item 19 (Fol. 34b): [defective]
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣ̈ܘܟܝܗ̇ ܕܒܝ̣ܫܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣ̈ܘܟܝܗ̇ ܕܒܝ̣ܫܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 22.
Item 20 (Fol. 38a): Marcus the monk. Selections from the two discourses of
Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law. [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 38a): From the first discourse. [defective]
Item 22 (Fol. 40a): From the second discourse.
Item 23 (Fol. 47b): Short extracts, severally entitled
ܕܝܠܗ.
Item 24 (Fol. 49a): Ephraim. Selections from
Ephraim.
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 49a):
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ Incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫ̣ܟܚ ܬܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ Incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫ̣ܟܚ ܬܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ
Note: This is also ascribed to Isaac of
Antioch; see Add. 14,582, no. 9.
Item 26 (Fol. 49b):
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
Note: Of this extract there remain only the words ܠܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܫ̈ܢܝܐ. ܥܠ.
Item 27 (Fol. 50a): Other selections, without name of author. [defective]
Note: The spaces for the rubrics have been left blank.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
In writing the rubrics of this manuscript, considerable use has been
made of green paint.
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