Add. 17,186
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/840
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 43 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Basil of Caesarea. Discourses of Basil
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 43 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 9, and 30. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 8 in number; but of these ܕ and ܗ are missing, and ܓ, ܒ and ܚ are imperfect; so that there are lacunae after foll. 9 and 19. The number of lines in each page varies from 25 to 29.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Basil of Caesarea. Discourses of Basil [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Basil of Caesarea. In principium Proverbiorum [defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܡܬ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ Incipit: ܪܒ ܗܘ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܦܝܣܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ̇ ܘܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܬܛܦܝܣܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܓܘܢܐ. ܢܫܬܡܥ ܗܫܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܠܐܒܐ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܕܡܓܪܓ ܠܢ̇. ܕܢܕܥ ܟܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܘܪܫܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ Explicit: ܘܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܥܝܪ ܡܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܓ̈ܠܠܝ ܝܡܐ ܥܠ ܫܠܝܗ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܡܬ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ Incipit: ܪܒ ܗܘ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܦܝܣܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ̇ ܘܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܬܛܦܝܣܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܓܘܢܐ. ܢܫܬܡܥ ܗܫܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܠܐܒܐ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܕܡܓܪܓ ܠܢ̇. ܕܢܕܥ ܟܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܘܪܫܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ Explicit: ܘܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܥܝܪ ܡܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܓ̈ܠܠܝ ܝܡܐ ܥܠ ܫܠܝܗ
Notes:
- The ending corresponds with the passage οὐκ ἀεὶ κατὰ πρύμναν ἱσταμένου τοῦ πνεύματος• κ.τ.λ., p. 155, line 21, of the Paris edition . There is also a lacuna after fol.9, extending from p. 143, line 12 , 'Επεὶ οὖν πολλοὶ κ.τ.λ., to p. 148, line 30 , 'Επεὶ οὖν, κατ' αὐτὸν τὸν Σολομῶντα, κ.τ.λ.
- Cf. Opera (Paris, 1839), t. ii., p. 136 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 385
Item 3 (Fol. 20a): Basil of Caesarea. On sporting with women
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܥܝܐ ܕܢܫܐ Incipit: ܗܘܐ. ܡܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܚܝ̈ܒܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܚܙܬܗܘܢ ܕܘܟܬ ܓܘܪܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܒܪܓܬܗܘܢ ܕܫܠܡ ܠܗ̇ ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܥܝܐ ܕܢܫܐ Incipit: ܗܘܐ. ܡܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܚܝ̈ܒܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܚܙܬܗܘܢ ܕܘܟܬ ܓܘܪܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܒܪܓܬܗܘܢ ܕܫܠܡ ܠܗ̇ ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ
Notes:
- This is a fragment from the end of the homily in Ebriosos ; the beginning corresponds with p. 181, line 16, of the Paris edition , Οὐκοῦν ὑπόδικοί εἰσι κατὰ τὴν ἀπαραίτητον ἀπόφασιν τοῦ Κυρίου, τῷ κρίματι τῆς μοιχείας.
- Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 171 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 443
Item 4 (Fol. 21b): Basil of Caesarea. On Usury
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ Incipit: ܐܬܡܠܝ ܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܡܢܗ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܢ ܪܡܝܐ ܗܘܬ. ܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܢ. ܕܫܥܬܐ ܒܙܥܘܪܘܬܗܲ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܢ ܕܢܦܩܝܗ̇ ܠܬܫܥܝܬܗ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܢܦܪܘܥܟܘܢ ܫܪܟܢܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܬܐܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ Incipit: ܐܬܡܠܝ ܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܡܢܗ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܢ ܪܡܝܐ ܗܘܬ. ܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܢ. ܕܫܥܬܐ ܒܙܥܘܪܘܬܗܲ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܢ ܕܢܦܩܝܗ̇ ܠܬܫܥܝܬܗ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܢܦܪܘܥܟܘܢ ܫܪܟܢܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܬܐܢ. ܘܫ.
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 43b):
At the foot of fol. 43b, but in a different hand, we read the rubric:
ܬܘܒ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒܡܠܦܢܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
This sūgīthā of Jacob of Batnae
has been lost.
Addition 2 (Fol. 2a):
From the marginal note on fol. 2a we learn that the volume also once contained extracts
from the Fathers, and a discourse of Ephraim
on the Dead:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܪܒܝܬܐ ـ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ـ ܘܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܥܢܝ̣̈ܕܐ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1a are written, in a hand of the ixth or xth cent., rules for finding the ܫܬܐܣܬܐ ܕܣܗܪܐ,
fundamentum lunae
or golden number.
Addition 4 (Fol. 1a):
At the foot of the same page stands a note, in which the name of Peter of Hisn Kīfā
, the nephew of John of Hisn Kīfā
, has been substituted for that of a former possessor, who intended to leave it to
a neighbouring church. The words that underlie ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܣܢܝܐ are ܟܘܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ
district of Edessa
.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܚܛܝܐ . . . ܚܣܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܣܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ
ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܝܠܗ. ܠܐܢܫ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܫܓܢܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܡܪܗ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܢ
ܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܢ ܚܢܦܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܝ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ̇ ܢܗܘܐ̣ ܘܕܟܠ
ܕܒܥܐ ܫ̈ܟܚܬܐ ܕܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ. ܗܘ̇ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܡܪܚ ܘܥܒܪ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ [ܕܡܪ]ܝܐ ܢܩܘܐ
ܥܠܘܗܝ.
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