Add. 17,184
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/838
Date:
6th or 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 48 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 48 leaves, many of which are slightly stained by water. Fol. 9 is also otherwise mutilated. The quires, of which the original signatures are no longer apparent, are now only 5 in number; but one is wanting at the beginning of the volume, another at the end, and probably more than one after fol. 20. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 37 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith
cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. On Elijah the prophet
[defective]
Note: Compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 226; and
Add. 17,161, no. 1.
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. The first discourse [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 4 (Fol. 2a): Jacob of Batnae. The second discourse, on the flight of Elijah from Jezebel
(1 Kings, ch. xix)
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ. ܟܕ ܥܪܩ̣ ܡܢ ܐܝܙܒܠ Incipit: ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܬܗܪܐ ܨ̇ܒܝܬ ܐܡܠܠ. ܘܐܚܕܢܝ ܫܬܩܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܠܠܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ. ܟܕ ܥܪܩ̣ ܡܢ ܐܝܙܒܠ Incipit: ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܬܗܪܐ ܨ̇ܒܝܬ ܐܡܠܠ. ܘܐܚܕܢܝ ܫܬܩܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܠܠܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 8b): Jacob of Batnae. The third discourse, on Elijah reproving Ahab because of Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings, ch. xxi) [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ: ܘܡܟܣܢܘܬܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܒ: ܕܡܛܠ ܟܪܡܗ ܕܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ Incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ. ܐܙܝܥ ܡܠܬܝ ܥܠ ܗܓܝܢܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ: ܘܫ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ: ܘܡܟܣܢܘܬܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܒ: ܕܡܛܠ ܟܪܡܗ ܕܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ Incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ. ܐܙܝܥ ܡܠܬܝ ܥܠ ܗܓܝܢܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ: ܘܫ
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 6 (Fol. 21a): Jacob of Batnae. On Elisha the prophet
[defective]
Note: See Add. 17,161, no. 2.
Item 7 (Fol. 21a): Jacob of Batnae. The first discourse, on Elisha making the bitter waters sweet (2 Kings, ch. ii. 19 — 22), and multiplying the Widow's oil
(ch. iv. 1—7) [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 8 (Fol. 27a): Jacob of Batnae. The second discourse, on
Elisha and the king of Moab (2 Kings, ch. iii. 26, 27)
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܕܕܒܚ̣ ܒܪܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ Incipit: ܟܬܒܐ ܡܢ̣ܗܪ ܥ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܕܕܒܚ̣ ܒܪܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ Incipit: ܟܬܒܐ ܡܢ̣ܗܪ ܥ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܘܫ
Item 9 (Fol. 31a): Jacob of Batnae. The third discourse, on
Elisha and the Shunammite (2 Kings, ch.
iv. 8)
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܘܫܝܠܘܡܝܬܐ Incipit: ܥܘܬܪܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܡ̇ܛܥ̣ܢ ܠܕܩ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ. ܒܟ ܡܪܝ ܐܥܬܪ ܕܥܘܬܪܟ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܘ ܠܕܪܚܡ ܠܟ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܘܫܝܠܘܡܝܬܐ Incipit: ܥܘܬܪܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܡ̇ܛܥ̣ܢ ܠܕܩ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ. ܒܟ ܡܪܝ ܐܥܬܪ ܕܥܘܬܪܟ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܘ ܠܕܪܚܡ ܠܟ.
Item 10 (Fol. 37a): Jacob of Batnae. The fourth discourse, on
Elisha, Naaman, and
Gehazi (2 Kings, ch. v.)
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܥܠ ܢܥܡܢ ܐܕܘܡܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܓܚܙܝ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ Incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܠܝܐ ܬܗܪܐ. ܐܡܠܠܟ ܒܗ̇ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܪ̈ܢ ܠܟ: ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܥܠ ܢܥܡܢ ܐܕܘܡܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܓܚܙܝ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ Incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܠܝܐ ܬܗܪܐ. ܐܡܠܠܟ ܒܗ̇ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܪ̈ܢ ܠܟ: ܘܫ.
Item 11 (Fol. 41b): The fifth discourse, on
Elisha, and on the vision of holy men, which
is able to discern hidden things, with reference to 2 Kings, ch.
vi. 8—18
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܘܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܠܓܢ̈ܝܙܬܐ Incipit: ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܨܒܝ ܘܐܙܡܪ ܠܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܩ̈ܠܝ ܫܘܒܚ ܒܙ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܘܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܠܓܢ̈ܝܙܬܐ Incipit: ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܨܒܝ ܘܐܙܡܪ ܠܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܩ̈ܠܝ ܫܘܒܚ ܒܙ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ. ܘܫ.
Note: See Add. 14,613, fol. 151 a.
Item 12 (Fol. 46b): Jacob of Batnae. The sixth discourse, on
Elisha and the siege of
Samaria (2 Kings, ch. vi.
24) [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ Incipit: ܢܪܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܢܬܬܥܝܪ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ Incipit: ܢܪܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܢܬܬܥܝܪ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܘܫ.
Note: Imperfect at the end.
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