Add. 17,180
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/832
Date:
11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 34 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Abraham Nephtarenus. Selections from the writings of Abraham Nephtarenus.; An extract from "the Book of Steps," Climax or Ladder.; John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk.; Gregory the monk. Selections from Gregory the monk.; Ephraim. An imperfect extract from Ephraim, in heptasyllabic metre.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 29 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9⅜ in. by 6¼, consisting of 34 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 17, 19, 29, 30, and 34. The quires, signed with letters, were once at least 9 in number; but the first three and the last are entirely lost. Leaves are also missing after foll. 10, 18, 29, 31, and 33. There are from 26 to 47 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in an inelegant, current hand of about the
xith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Abraham Nephtarenus. Selections from the writings of Abraham Nephtarenus. [defective]
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ [ܢܦܬܪܝܐ]
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ [ܢܦܬܪܝܐ]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Selection 1.
Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܝܬܟ ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 161, no. 1.
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): On exhortation and on prayer.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ܆ ܘܫ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ܆ ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani p. 464, no. 2.
Item 4 (Fol. 5a): On exhortation.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܪܓܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܪܓܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 464, no. 5.
Item 5 (Fol. 6b): Selection 4.
Title: ܕܟܐ ܠܒܟ ܘܡܟܟ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܝ
Title: ܕܟܐ ܠܒܟ ܘܡܟܟ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܝ
Note: See Assemani, p. 464, no. 8.
Item 6 (Fol. 7a): Selection 5.
Incipit: ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 464, no. 3.
Item 7 (Fol. 7b): An extract from "the Book of Steps," Climax or
Ladder.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܓܡܪܘܢ Incipit: ܡܟܝܠ ܢ̇ܦܪܫ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܓܡܪܘܢ Incipit: ܡܟܝܠ ܢ̇ܦܪܫ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ. ܘܫ.
Note: See Add. 17,178, no. 13, b.
Item 8 (Fol. 10a): John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk. [defective]
Title: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܩܪ
Title: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܩܪ
Item 9 (Fol. 10a): Selection 1.
Incipit: ܒܫܘܪܝܐ[ܗܟܝܠ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܣܝܡ ܬܠܬ] ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ. ܘܐܡܪ ܩܕܝܫ.
ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 432, no. 3.
Item 10 (Fol. 10b): On poverty. [defective]
Title: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ. ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܝܬܒ ܐܢܫ ܒܩܠܝܬܗ.
Title: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ. ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܝܬܒ ܐܢܫ ܒܩܠܝܬܗ.
Note: See Assemani, p. 432, no. 7.
Item 11 (Fol. 11a): Gregory the monk. Selections from Gregory the monk. [defective]
Note: See Add. 17,201, foll. 26—32
, and Add. 12,103, foll: 240 b.
Item 12 (Fol. 11a): "On the demon of carelessness or
torpor." [defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܛܥܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܛܥܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 11a): "What are the things opposed to spiritual
knowledge, purity, and reason."
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܣܩܘܒ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܦܝܛ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܩܢܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܪܒܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܣܩܘܒ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܦܝܛ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܩܢܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܪܒܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 14 (Fol. 11a): "On the species of demons."
Title: ܥܠ ܓܘܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ Incipit: ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܨܡܘ̈ܚܬܢܐ ܩ̣ܢܝܢ ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܓܘܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ Incipit: ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܨܡܘ̈ܚܬܢܐ ܩ̣ܢܝܢ ܘܫ
Note: Followed by other extracts without titles.
Item 15 (Fol. 18a): Extract from a dialogue.
Incipit: ܐܚܐ ܫܐܠ. ܡܢܐ ܫܡܐ ܕܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܐܡܪ. ܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܕܝܢ
ܫܡܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܢܝܐ. ܡܬܦܫܩ ܕܝܢ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܡܨܛܕܝܢܘܬܐ.
Item 16 (Fol. 18b): "From the discourse to the strange brethren who
dwell in cells." [defective]
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܬܝܩܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܬܒܘܢ ܒܫܠܝܐ̣ ܒܓܘ ܩ̈ܠܝܬܗܘܢ.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܬܝܩܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܬܒܘܢ ܒܫܠܝܐ̣ ܒܓܘ ܩ̈ܠܝܬܗܘܢ.
Item 17 (Fol. 19a): Ephraim. An imperfect extract from
Ephraim, in heptasyllabic metre. [defective]
Subscription : ܒܪܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܪܚܡ ܬܝ̈ܒܐ. ܚ̣ܘܢ ܬܝܒ̈ܐ ܕܛܦܣܘ ܒܟ
Item 18 (Fol. 20a): Philoxenus of Mabug
. Extracts from the writings of Philoxenus of Mabug.
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
Note: See Add. 14,582, no. 10.
Item 19 (Fol. 20a): On humility.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܝܒ ܡܟܝܟܐ̣ ܢܨܒܬܗ̇ ܠܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ ܒܟܠ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܢ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܝܒ ܡܟܝܟܐ̣ ܢܨܒܬܗ̇ ܠܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ ܒܟܠ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܢ.
Item 20 (Fol. 20a): On repentance.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܝܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚ̇ܐܪ ܒܕ̈ܡܥܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܟܣܐ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܝܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚ̇ܐܪ ܒܕ̈ܡܥܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܟܣܐ.
Item 21 (Fol. 21a): Another extract.
Incipit: ܐܝܬ ܓܘܪܐ ܕܕܦܓܪܐ ܗܘ.
Item 22 (Fol. 21a): On prayer.
Title: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 21b): Another extract.
Incipit: ܠܐ ܢܰܫܡܥ ܩܠܢ ܒܒܝܬܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 21b): A madrasha of Ephraim for the
dead.
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܫܡܥܬ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܢܘܚܡܐ ܘܚܕܝܬ ܕܒܫܝܘܠ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܐܢܐ
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܫܡܥܬ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܢܘܚܡܐ ܘܚܕܝܬ ܕܒܫܝܘܠ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܐܢܐ
Note: See Add. 14,582, fol. 182 b
.
Item 25 (Fol. 24a): Severus. The Creed of Severus.
Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ Incipit: ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ.
Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ Incipit: ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ.
Note: See Add. 14,582, fol. 187 a
.
Item 26 (Fol. 25b): John Chrysostom. A discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. 1. (li.) 1. [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ
Item 27 (Fol. 32a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian
Fathers. [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ(sic) ܡܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ(sic) ܡܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 32b): Extract 1.
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ
Item 29 (Fol. 34b): Of Nathaniel.
Title: ܥܠ ܢܬܢܝܐܠ
Title: ܥܠ ܢܬܢܝܐܠ
Additions
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