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Add. 17,183

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/837
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Add. 17,183, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1488
Description based on Wright DCCCXII (2:819-823) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 187 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Writings of John Chrysostom; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Basil. A discourse of Basil, to those who are commencing the ascetic life; A commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii.1—7; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 77 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 3/4 , consisting of 187 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—10, 59, 167, 168, 183, and 184. The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters from ܐ to ܩ, and by a later hand from ܐ to ܝܛ. From fol. 128 b to fol. 160 a the pages are divided into two columns. There are from 22 to 36 lines in each page.

This volume is palimpsest throughout. See also the more ancient text.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): Written in a good, regular character of the xth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A later hand has signed the quires with letters from ܐ to ܝܛ.

Contents

This manuscript contains 77 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John Chrysostom. Writings of John Chrysostom
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): John Chrysostom. On the glory of the Anchoret
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ  Incipit: ܣܦܩܐܝܬ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܥܒܪܝ ܐܬܒܣܡܢܢ ܒܦܓܥܐ ܕܐܬܠܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܼ̈ܒܢܐ
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 647, "contra Anomoeos hom. x."
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): John Chrysostom. Part b
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ  Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܕܡܛܪܝܘܣ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܠܛܘ̈ܒܐ: ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Opera, t. i., [5 M 2] p. 150, "ad Demetrium monachum de Compunctione".
Item 4 (Fol. 23b): John Chrysostom. Epistle to the bishop Cyrius (Cyriacus)
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܩܘܪܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ  Incipit: ܢܝܬܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܠܬܢ̣. ܘܢܨܘܠ ܠܟܐܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܩܬܟ
Note: See Opera, t. iii., p. 804. The Syriac text is considerably amplified and expanded.
Item 5 (Fol. 29a): John Chrysostom. On repentance, reproving one who had fallen from his vow
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܚܘܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܦ̣ܠ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ  Incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܠܪܝܫܝ ܡܝܐ̣. ܘܠܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܕܕܡܥܬܐ. ܦܐܝܐ ܠܢ ܗܕܐ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ܇ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܕܠܢܒܝܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 1, "Adhortatio ad Theodorum lapsum". The Syriac text ends abruptly with the words ܘܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܪܝܫܝ ܕܠܚܘܢܝ, corresponding with the Greek καὶ αἱ ὁράσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς μου συνετάρασσόν με, p. 22, 1. 42.
Item 6 (Fol. 43a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Item 7 (Fol. 43a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Dead
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ  Incipit: ܗܐ ܣܕܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 313, no. 11, serm. ii.
Item 8 (Fol. 43b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Dead
 
Title: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ  Incipit: ܘܥܕܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܝܗܒ̣ ܠܩܒܝܪ̈ܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Assemani, serm. xii.
Item 9 (Fol. 44b): Jacob of Batnae. On the End of the World
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ  Incipit: ܪܘܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܬܫܒ ܒܝ ܡܪܝ ܥܠ ܓܠܝܢܟ
Note: See Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, serm. ix.
Item 10 (Fol. 47b): Basil. A discourse of Basil, to those who are commencing the ascetic life
 
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܠܝܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ: ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܫܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܣܪ̈ܩܐ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 295.
Item 11 (Fol. 49a): A commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii.1—7
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܘܗܠܬ
Note: See Add. 14,597, no. 6 .
Item 12 (Fol. 51a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Item 13 (Fol. 51a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Nativity
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ: ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ̣ ܕܡܪܢ  Incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܣܥܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܠܕܐ ܕܒܪܗ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 309, no. 12.
Item 14 (Fol. 54b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Baptism of our Lord by John
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܕܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ  Incipit: ܚܬܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܚܠܘܠܐ ܥ̣ܒܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܥܕܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 312, no. 28.
Item 15 (Fol. 61a): On the Prodigal Son
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ  Incipit: ܡܠܬܟ ܡܪܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܗܝ ܠܕܪܚܡ ܠܗ̇
Note: See Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, serm. ii.
Item 16 (Fol. 69b): Nilus. Three epistles or discourses of Nilus
Item 17 (Fol. 69b): Nilus. On Virtue, and on the true Renunciation of the World, addressed to Theosebius
 
Title: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܦܩ̇ܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Note: See Add. 14,613, fol. 234 b .
Item 18 (Fol. 78a): Nilus. On Virtue, and on the seven evil Passions which beget one another
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܚܫ̈ܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܘܠܕܝܢ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ: ܕܥܒܝ̣ܕ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܦܝܣܗ
Note: See Add. 14,613, fol. 209 a .
Item 19 (Fol. 86a): Nilus. The third discourse, addressed to Philotheus
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,613, fol. 209 a .
Item 20 (Fol. 94b): Basil. Writings of Basil
Item 21 (Fol. 94b): Basil. The Prooemium to the "Regulae fusius tractatae"
 
Title: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܘܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܐܬܟܢܫܢܢ ܟܠܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܗ ܟܕ ܠܗ ܠܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܚܦܝܛܝܢܢ ܠܡܫܘܕܥܘ: ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 457.
Item 22 (Fol. 99a): Basil. Another tract
  Incipit: ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ̣ ܚܕ ܢܝܫܐ ܩܢ̣ܐ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܣܥ̇ܪ ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܡܨܐ ܘܡܥܕܪ܇ ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 452, "sermo asceticus".
Item 23 (Fol. 103a): Part c
 
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ  Incipit: ܟܕ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒ̈ܟܬܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܢ ܠܢ: ܕܙܕܩ ܠܗܝܢ ܕܢܐܬܝܢ ܠܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 1065, ὁμιλία περὶ τελειότητος Βίου μοναχῶν.
Item 24 (Fol. 105a): S. Peter. A discourse ascribed to S. Peter
 
Title: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ  Incipit: ܟܕ ܟܢ̣ܫܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ: ܘܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܫ̣ܡܥ ܡܢܗ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ̣. ܥܢܐ̣ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܠܐ ܬܬܚܕܘܢ ܒܡܕܡ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܠܐ ܢܬܒܛܠܟܘܢ (sic) ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܕܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܕܪ ܒܬܪܟܘܢ ܕܬܫܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ̣ ܬܫܬܟܚܘܢ ܟܕ ܡ̈ܛܝܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ
Item 25 (Fol. 107a): Ammonius. Select letters of Ammonius
 
Title: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܢܝܣ
Note: See Add. 12,175, fol. 225 a .
Item 26 (Fol. 107a): Ammonius. The first letter
  Incipit: ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܚܘܠܡܢܟܘܢ ܕܒܠܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܝܬܐ̇ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 107b): Ammonius. Part b
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ  Incipit: ܠܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡ̇ܚܒ ܠܡܪܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܗ ܏ܘܫ
Item 28 (Fol. 108b): Ammonius. Part c
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ  Incipit: ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 109b): Ammonius. Part d
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ  Incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 30 (Fol. 110a): Ammonius. Part e
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܚܡܫ  Incipit: ܠܚܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܡܥܗܕܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܢܫ ܏ܘܫ
Item 31 (Fol. 110b): Ammonius. The sixth letter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ (sic)   Incipit: ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܡܦܝܣ ܐܢܐ̣ ܏ܘܫ
Item 32 (Fol. 111a): Ammonius. Part g
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ  Incipit: ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܥܡܠܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܠܬܘܢ
Item 33 (Fol. 112a): Ammonius. Part h
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܣܪ  Incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܟܬܒܬܗ̇ ܠܐܓܪܬܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
Item 34 (Fol. 113a): Ammonius. Part i
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ  Incipit: ܫ̇ܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܫܚܩ ܠܟܘܢ
Item 35 (Fol. 114a): Ammonius. The twelfth letter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ (sic)   Incipit: ܠܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܒ̣ܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
Item 36 (Fol. 115a): Ammonius. The thirteenth letter
  Incipit: ܗܐ ܚܘܝܬܟܘܢ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܕܫܠܝܐ [ܫܠܝܐ] ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܡ̇ܐܣܐ
Note: Without any rubric.
Item 37 (Fol. 115a): Ammonius. Part l
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܣܪ  Incipit: ܫܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܡܟܝܟܬܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 38 (Fol. 117a): Macarius. Select letters of Macarius
Note: See Add. 12,175, fol. 221 a.
Item 39 (Fol. 117a): Macarius. Part a
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ  Incipit: ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
Item 40 (Fol. 118b): Macarius. Part b
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦܠܘܚ
Note: Without title.
Item 41 (Fol. 118b): Macarius. Part c
  Incipit: ܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܪܨ̣ܘܢ ܥܝ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ
Item 42 (Fol. 119a): Macarius. Part d
 
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̣ܐܠܬܘܢ ܕܬܐܠܦܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ
Item 43 (Fol. 120a): Macarius. Part e
  Incipit: ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 120b): Macarius. Part f
  Incipit: ܗܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܡܟܬܪ̈ܢ
Item 45 (Fol. 121b): Dialogue between a disciple and his teacher
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ  Incipit: ܐܚܐ ܐܡܪ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ܀ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ.. ܚܘܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܕܟܝܐ̣. ܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 46 (Fol. 123a): Profitable discourse of a monk named Chilon (Χίλων or Χείλων)
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܟܠܝܘܢ  Incipit: ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܕܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܡܝܬܪܐ: ܐܢܗܘܐ ܕܗܢܝܐܝܬ ܠܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܡܢܝ ܬܩ̇ܒܠ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ̣. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܣܓܝܐܢ ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟ. ܗ̇ܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܫ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܕܘܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̇ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܟܐܡܬ ܐܡܪܚܘ. ܏ܘܫ  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܟܝܠܘܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 47 (Fol. 126b): John the monk. A letter of John the monk on tranquillity
 
Title: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ  Incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܢܪܚܩ ܒܪܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܝܕܘ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܒܦܓܪ
Note: See Add. 17,179, no. 1, g .
Item 48 (Fol. 127b): Basil. A short extract from Basil
 
Title: ܕܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ  Incipit: ܪܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܪܣܝܣ ܠܐ ܟܬܒܬ ܠܟ. ܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܗܪܣܝܘܛܐ ܚܣ. ܐܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ ܠܟ܆ ܘܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܫܪ̈ܓܪܓܝܬܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Without title
Item 49 (Fol. 128a): Gregory Nyssen. An extract from the first homily on the Beatitudes by Gregory Nyssen
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܠܝܘܣ (sic) ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ  Incipit: ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܬܟܚܕ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܪܥܢܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘ̇ܐ ܕܚܝܚܐ.
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 768 D, εἶτα οὐκ ἐρυθριᾷς ὁ γήϊνος ἀνδριάς, ὁ μετ' ὀλίγου κόνις, κ.τ.λ., as far as p. 769 C, ὡς τὸ τῆς νεότητος ὄναρ ὁμοῦ τε φαινόμενον καὶ εὐθὺς παριπτάμενον.
Item 50 (Fol. 128b): Isaiah of Scete. Part of the writings of Isaiah of Scete [defective]
Note: See Add. 14,575, nos. 1—11 .
Item 51 (Fol. 128b): Isaiah of Scete. Part a
 
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܠܕܘܪܫܐ ܘܠܢܘܦܩܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 130b): Isaiah of Scete. Part b
 
Title: ܬܪܥܣܪ̈ ܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܝܬܒ̈ܝܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܗܠܝܢ
Item 53 (Fol. 132a): Isaiah of Scete. Part c
 
Title: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕܕܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 133b): Isaiah of Scete. Part d
 
Title: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 133b): Isaiah of Scete. Part e
 
Title: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܗ̈ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܪ̈ܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 134b): Isaiah of Scete. Part f
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡܥ ܘܚܙܐ ܨܝܕ ܣ̈ܒܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 139a): Isaiah of Scete. Part g
 
Title: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 154b): Isaiah of Scete. Part h
 
Title: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܥܡܗ
Item 59 (Fol. 156a): Isaiah of Scete. Part i
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 157a): Isaiah of Scete. Part j
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Item 61 (Fol. 160a): Isaiah of Scete. Part k [defective]
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܩܠܝܬܐ
Note: Of this tract the scribe has copied nothing but the title.
Item 62 (Fol. 160a): Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius
Item 63 (Fol. 160a): Evagrius. Part a
 
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܥܠ ܒܘܛܠܗܘܢ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 13 .
Item 64 (Fol. 160b): Evagrius. Part b
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 15 .
Item 65 (Fol. 161a): Evagrius. Part c
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 16 .
Item 66 (Fol. 162a): Nilus. Extracts from a discourse of Nilus, concerning those who wish to embrace the monastic life
 
Title: ܕܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܫܠܚܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ: ܘܠܡܬܩܪܒܘ ܠܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ̣. ܢܬܒܛܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܬ ܠܡܬܕܡܝܘ ܒܗܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܦܪܫܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܓܘܫܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ: ܘܗܘܘ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 67 (Fol. 167b): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
 
Title: ܬܘ[ܒ ܡܡܠܐ] ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܣܒܐ
Item 68 (Fol. 168a): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. l. li. . 1
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ.
Note: See Opera, t. v., p. 708.
Item 69 (Fol. 176b): Julius of Rome. Letters of Julius of Rome on the Incarnation of our Lord
 
Title: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܣܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 70 (Fol. 176b): Julius of Rome. The first letter
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܘܛ ܦܓܪܐ ܡܪܢܝܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܒܥܠܬܐ ܕܠܘ ܒܪ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See de Lagarde, Analect. Syr., p. 74; Mai, Scriptorum Vett. Nova Collectio, t. vii., p. 168, ep. 3; and de Lagarde, Titi Bostreni quae ex opera contra Manichaeos etc., p. 122.
Item 71 (Fol. 177b): Julius of Rome. The second letter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ  Incipit: ܒܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܕ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ܆ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܢܠܒܟܝܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
Item 72 (Fol. 177b): Julius of Rome. The third letter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ  Incipit: ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܬܪ ܠܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ .. ܕܡܢܗ ܝܠܦܢܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 73 (Fol. 178b): Selections from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
 
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ. ܘܠܘ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܣ̈ܝܡܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܐܠܦ ܕܡܫܚܠܦܐܝܬ ܘܒܟܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܣܝܢ ܡܨܝܢܢ ܕܢܐܬܪ ܘܢܬܥܕܪܢ ܐܢ ܢܨܒܐ  Incipit: ܡܢ ܐܠܨܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ܇ ܕܢܥܗܕ ܬܘܒ ܐܠܦ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒ̈ܪܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܪܥܘ ܘܢܦܠܘܿ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܙܘܗܪܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: The several rubrics are as follows:
Item 74 (Fol. 181b): Of longanimity
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܢܓܝܪܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ
Item 75 (Fol. 184b): Of Paul the simple
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܐ
Item 76 (Fol. 186b): Of Valens of Palestine
 
Title: ܥܠ ܘܠܝܣ ܦܠܝܣܛܝܢܝܐ
Item 77 (Fol. 187a): Of Hero of Alexandria
 
Title: ܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ

Add. 17,183, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1489
Description based on Wright DCCCVII (2:823) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Unspecified Coptic script ܀ Parchment Codex, 187 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Several books of the Old Testament in the Sahidic dialect. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.

Physical Description

Each page is divided into two columns of 25 lines.A once handsome volume.

This volume is palimpsest throughout. See also the more modern text.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Coptic script): The more ancient text is written in uncial characters, of about the viith cent.
Decoration (Ornamentation): The initial letters of verses are larger than the rest, and there are numerous ornamental figures, principally of birds.

Contents

This manuscript contains 7 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Several books of the Old Testament in the Sahidic dialect [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 42b): Esther, ch. iv. 3-8 [defective]
Note: This folio has been left partially blank by the later scribe. See BL Add MS 17183, upper text .
Item 3 (Fol. 60a): Part of Judges, ch. i. 13, 15 [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 108a): Judges, ch. ix. 31-36 [defective]
Note: This folio has been left wholly blank by the later scribe. See BL Add MS 17183, upper text .
Item 5 (Fol. 116a): Part of Judges, ch. ix. 18, 20, 23, 25 [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 163a): Part of Ruth, ch. iii. 14, 16, and ch. iv. 1 [defective]
Item 7 (Fol. 164b): Part of Ruth, ch. iv. 13, 16 [defective]

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