London, BL, Add. 17180
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/832, Add. 17,180, London, BL, Add. 17,180, BL Add MS 17180, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 826, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXVI

[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.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-7
author: Abraham Nephtarenus
title: Selections from the writings of Abraham Nephtarenus.
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ [ܢܦܬܪܝܐ]
  Foll. 1a-2
  title: Selection 1.
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܝܬܟ ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 161, no. 1.
  Foll. 3a-4
  title: On exhortation and on prayer.
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ܆ ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani p. 464, no. 2.
  Foll. 5a-6
  title: On exhortation.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܪܓܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
  See Assemani, p. 464, no. 5.
  Foll. 6b-6
  title: Selection 4.
  rubric: ܕܟܐ ܠܒܟ ܘܡܟܟ ܚ̈ܘܫ܏ܒܝ
  See Assemani, p. 464, no. 8.
  Foll. 7a-7
  title: Selection 5.
  incipit: ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 464, no. 3.

Foll. 7b-9
title: An extract from "the Book of Steps," Climax or Ladder.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܓܡܪܘܢ
incipit: ܡܟܝܠ ܢ̇ܦܪܫ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ. ܏ܘܫ.
See Add. 17,178 [...], no. 13, b.

author: John the monk
title: Selections from the writings of John the monk.
rubric: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܩܪ
  Foll. 10a-10
  title: Selection 1.
  incipit: ܒܫܘܪܝܐ[ܗܟܝܠ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܣܝܡ ܬܠܬ] ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ. ܘܐܡܪ ܩܕܝܫ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 432, no. 3.
  Foll. 10b-10
  title: On poverty.
  rubric: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ. ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܝܬܒ ܐܢܫ ܒܩܠܝܬܗ.
  See Assemani, p. 432, no. 7.

Foll. 11a-18
author: Gregory the monk
title: Selections from Gregory the monk.
See Add. 17,201 [...], foll. 26—32 , and Add. 12,103, foll: 240 b.
  Foll. 11a-11
  title: "On the demon of carelessness or torpor."
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܛܥܐ
  Foll. 11a-11
  title: "What are the things opposed to spiritual knowledge, purity, and reason."
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܣܩܘܒ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܦܝܛ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܩܢܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܪܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 11a-17
  title: "On the species of demons."
  rubric: ܥܠ ܓܘܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ
  incipit: ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܨܡܘ̈ܚܬܢܐ ܩ̣ܢܝܢ ܏ܘܫ
  Followed by other extracts without titles.
  Foll.18a-18
  title: Extract from a dialogue.
  incipit: ܐܚܐ ܏ܫܐܠ. ܡܢܐ ܫܡܐ ܕܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܏ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܏ܐܡܪ. ܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܢܝܐ. ܡܬܦܫܩ ܕܝܢ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܡܨܛܕܝܢܘܬܐ.
  Foll. 18b-18
  title: "From the discourse to the strange brethren who dwell in cells."
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܬܝܩܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܬܒܘܢ ܒܫܠܝܐ̣ ܒܓܘ ܩ̈ܠܝܬܗܘܢ.

Foll. 19a-19
author: Ephraim
title: An imperfect extract from Ephraim, in heptasyllabic metre.
ܒܪܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܪܚܡ ܬܝ̈ܒܐ. ܚ̣ܘܢ ܬܝܒ̈ܐ ܕܛܦܣܘ ܒܟ

Foll. 20a-21
author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: Extracts from the writings of Philoxenus of Mabug.
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
See Add. 14,582 [...], no. 10.
  Foll. 20a-20
  title: On humility.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܝܒ ܡܟܝܟܐ̣ ܢܨܒܬܗ̇ ܠܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ ܒܟܠ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܢ.
  Foll. 20a-20
  title: On repentance.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܝܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚ̇ܐܪ ܒܕ̈ܡܥܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܟܣܐ.
  Foll. 21a-21
  title: Another extract.
  incipit: ܐܝܬ ܓܘܪܐ ܕܕܦܓܪܐ ܗܘ.
  Foll. 21a-21
  title: On prayer.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ
  Foll. 21b-21
  title: Another extract.
  incipit: ܠܐ ܢܰܫܡܥ ܩܠܢ ܒܒܝܬܐ

Foll. 21b-23
title: A madrasha of Ephraim for the dead.
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
incipit: ܫܡܥܬ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܢܘܚܡܐ ܘܚܕܝܬ ܕܒܫܝܘܠ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܐܢܐ
See Add. 14,582 [...], fol. 182 b .

Foll. 24a-25
author: Severus
title: The Creed of Severus.
rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
incipit: ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ.
See Add. 14,582 [...], fol. 187 a .

Foll. 25b-31
author: John Chrysostom
title: A discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. 1. (li.) 1.
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ

Foll. 32a-34
title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ(sic) ܡܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 32b-34
  title: Extract 1.
  rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ
  Foll. 34b-34
  title: Of Nathaniel.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܬܢܝܐܠ

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.

34 ff.

- 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.

This manuscript is written in an inelegant, current hand of about the xith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

11th century

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 DCCCXXVI 2:851-853