London, BL, Add. 17187
source date: xth cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/841, Add. 17,187, London, BL, Add. 17,187, BL Add MS 17187, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 708, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCVIII

[This manuscript contains: Daniel of Salach, ܡܪܝ ܕܢܐܝܠ ܨ̇ܠܚܝܐ. The first volume of the Commentary of Daniel of Salach, on the Psalms, comprising Pss. i — l.; Daniel of Salach. A letter ofDaniel of SalachtoJohn, abbat of theconvent of Eusebiusatܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ, in the district ofApamea, stating his reasons for writing this commentary, and making it as concise as possible. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-120a
author: Daniel of Salach ܡܪܝ ܕܢܐܝܠ ܨ̇ܠܚܝܐ
title: The first volume of the Commentary of Daniel of Salach, on the Psalms, comprising Pss. i — l.
rubric: . . . ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܨ̇ܠܚܝܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܐܡܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܕܘܥܝܪ. ܠܡܣ̇ܩܘ ܠܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܙܟܘܪ̈ܐ. ܘܐܝܬ̣ܒ ܒܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܣܩܐ ܒܙܟܘܪ̈ܐ.

Fol. 120a
author: Daniel of Salach
title: A letter of Daniel of Salach to John, abbat of the convent of Eusebius at ܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ, in the district of Apamea, stating his reasons for writing this commentary, and making it as concise as possible.
rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ
incipit: ܟܕ ܟܡܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܟܕܢܬܗ̇ ܠܡܠܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܣܒ ܡܘܒܠܐ ܕܡܝܢܘܬܐ: ܘܐܣ̇ܝܡ ܥܠ ܟܬܦ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪ̈ܝܢ. ܘܥܠ ܕܚ̇ܐܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܬܡܣܟܢ ܚܘܒܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܕܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ: ܘܠܝܬ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܠܡܥܡܠ ܘܠܡ̇ܟܢܫܘ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܒܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Fol. 120a
  author: Abbat John
  title: The letter of the abbat John, to which no. 1 is the reply, requesting Daniel of Salach to compose his commentary on the Psalms.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܣܒ ܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ. ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ
  incipit: ܠܡܠܦܢܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܪܚܡ̣ܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܬܐ. ܡܠ̣ܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ. ܚܟܝܡ ܒܕܚܠܬ ܡܪܗ. ܘܡܫܪܪ ܥܠ ܝܒܠܗ̇ ܕܗܝ̇ܡܢܘܬܐ. ܚܘܬܪܗ̇ ܘܫܘܒܗܪܗ̇ ܕܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ. ܛܥ̣ܝܢ ܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܗ ܒܩܢܘܡܗ. ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ. ܡܢ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܣܒ. ܕܟܦܪܐ ܪܒܪܬܐ ܟܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܡܝܐ. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܓ̇ܡܪ ܟܠ ܒܚܫܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܗ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܫܠ̣ܡ܀ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܪ ܒܬܦ̈ܐ ܕܚ[ـܘ]ܒܐ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ. ܡܥܕ ܒܟܠ ܠܗ ܠܡܡܚܛܦ (sic) $ܘܠܡܬܠ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܕܪܦܘ (sic) $ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܐܬܝ̈ܢ܇ ܐܝܟ ܕ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܒܘܣܡܐ ܠܟܦܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ܇ ܏ܘܫ.

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 120 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 10—12, 21, 24, 30, 34, 36, 39—41, 101, 108, 109, 115, and 117—120. The quires, signed with letters, are 13 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 30, 109, 115, 117, 119, and 120. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 34 lines.

Vellum

120 ff. 9 7/8 × 7 1/4

The quires, signed with letters, are 13 in number.

- Many leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1, 10—12, 21, 24, 30, 34, 36, 39—41, 101, 108, 109, 115, and 117—120.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.30, 109, 115, 117, 119, and 120.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 34 lines.

This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant hand of about the xth cent.

10th 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 DCCVIII 2:605