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Add. 17,194

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/850
Description based on Wright DCCCLXII (2:1002-1003) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 886 / AG 1197
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 84 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Catenae Patrum and Demonstrations against Heresies
This manuscript contains: Demonstrations from the Fathers on various Biblical and theological subjects. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 1/2, consisting of 84 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 46, 52—54, 64, 81—84. The quires, signed with letters, are 8 in number. A leaf is wanting after fol. 74. There are from 19 to 25 lines in each page. This volume is dated A. Gr. 1197, A.D. 886.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a small, current hand.
Hand 2 (minor, ): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 45a): Demonstrations from the Fathers on various Biblical and theological subjects
 
Title: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܦܘܫ̈ܩܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦ̈܏ܣܝܩ. 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
Note:

The authorities cited are—

Abbā, the disciple of Ephraim: fol. 34 b, ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕ܏ܡܙ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܛܥܝܬܢܝ; fol. 44 b, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܬܠܝܛܐ ܐܝܘܒ; foll. 48 b, 59 a, 62 a, 74 b, ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ.

Addai: fol. 30 a, ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܗܘܿ ܕܬܠܡܕ ܠܐܘܪܗܝ.

Athanasius: foll. 3 a, 5 b, 78 b.

Basil: foll. 2 a, 4 a and b, 9 a, 10 a, 11 a, 12 a, 20 a, 26 a, 27 b, 28 a, 31 b, 33 a, 35 a, 43 b, 52 b, 54 b, 55 b, 57 b, 61 b, 76 b, and 78 b.

Chrysostom: foll. 2 b, 3 a and b, 5 b, 6 b, 7 a, 8 a and b, 9 a and b, 10 a, 11 a and b, 14 a, 17 a, 18 a, 20 b, 21 b, 22 a, 25 a, 29 a, 31 a, 40 a, 47 a, 48 b, 52 b, 55 a, 58 b, 59 a, 60 a, 61 b, 64 b, 73 b, 82 a.

Clement of Rome: fol. 16 a, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܠܡܝܣ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܡ܏ܐܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ.

Cyril of Alexandria: foll. 4 b, 6 a, 9 a, 12 a ( Glaphyra), 13 a (do.), 14 b (do.), 18 b (ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕ܏ܒ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ), 20 a, 21 b ( comment. on Isaiah ), 24 a ( Glaphyra), 25 b, 34 a ( comment. on Isaiah ), 37 b ( Glaphyra), 40 b, 41 a, 43 a.

Dionysius: fol. 7 b, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܣܝܘܣ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ; fol. 20 b, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ.

Ephraim: foll. 2 b, 3 a, 14 a, 15 a, 16 b, 23 a, 24 b (ܡܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ and ܡܢ ܡܐ܏ܡ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܪܕܝܨܢ), 27 a and b, 28 b, 31 a and b, 32 b, 34 a, 36 a, 44 b (ܡܢ ܡܐ܏ܡ ܕ܏ܝܓ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܫܐ ܬܠ̈ܝܬܝܐ), 48 b, 52 a.

Epiphanius: foll. 17 b (ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ), 36 a, 52 a.

Eusebius: fol. 51 b, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܦܡܦܝܠܘܣ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ.; fol. 53 a (do.).

Evagrius: fol. 32 a.

Gregory Nazianzen: foll. 1 b, 3 a and b, 5 a, 8 a, 11 a, 30 b, 35 b, 40 a, 46 b, 79 a, 81 b.

Gregory Nyssen: foll. 7 b, 8 a and b, 23 b, 30 b, 62 b, 77 b, 78 b.

Hesychius: fol. 29 a, ܗܣܘܟܝܣ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕ܏ܣܙ.

Hippolytus: fol. 52 a, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܒܘܨܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܐ܏ܡ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܟܢܐ.

Irenaeus: fol. 43 a, ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕ܏ܚܙ ܕܫܐܪܬ ܫܐܪ̈ܝܢ.

Isaac of Antioch: foll. 4 a and b, 5 a and b, 6 a, 14 b, 15 b, 18 a, 23 b, 24 a, 27 b, 29 b, 34 b, 40 b, 41 b, 50 b, 59 b, 60 b, 62 a and b, 63 b.

Isidore of Pelusium: fol. 21 a, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܣܘܕܪܐ ܕܦܝܠܘܣܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܐ; fol. 38 b, ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܘܪ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ.

Jacob of Batnae: foll. 4 a, 6 a and b, 9 b, 10 b, 13 b, 15 a and b, 19 b, 20 b, 22 b, 24 a (ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܘܢ), 32 a, 35 a, 36 b, 39 a, 41 a, 42 b, 44 a, 56 b, 58 a, 61 a.

John the monk: fol. 69 b.

Methodius: fol. 9 a, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܝܬܕܐܘܣ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܫܘܐܠܐ ܡܟܬܒ ܡܛܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ.

Palladius: fol. 18 b, ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܠܕ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܠܢܐܦܠܝܣ ܟܕ ܐܡܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ.

Severianus of Gabala: fol. 6 b, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܘܪܝܢܐ ܐ܏ܦܝܣ ܕܓܒܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܐ܏ܡ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ; fol. 16 b, ܡܢ ܡܐ܏ܡ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܠܐ; fol. 77 b, ܡܢ ܡܐ܏ܡ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܩܢܘܡܐ ܘܦܪܨܘܦܐ.

Theophilus the monk: fol. 63 a, ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ; fol. 63 b, ܡܢ ܡܪܬܝ܏ܢܘ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ.

Timotheus: fol. 81 b, ܕܛܝܡܘܬܐܘܣ.

Item 2 (Fol. 45a): Sections regarding the Canon of Scripture, the different Greek Versions, the Prophets whose prophecies were not written down, etc.
Item 3 (Fol. 51a): Jacob. Demonstration of the descent of the Virgin Mary from king David, by one Jacob, who had been recently baptized by the emperor Heraclius
 
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܡ̣ܕ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܡܢܗ ܕܗܪܩܠܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܡ ܕܡܢ ܙܪܥܗ ܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܡܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܐܦܩܗ ܡܢ ܣܦܪܐ ܚܕ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܠܦ ܗܘܐ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܒܛܒܪܝܐ.
Item 4 (Fol. 79a): Sections regarding the principal Councils of the Church
Note: The dates are expressed on fol. 81 a both in Syriac and Greek letters.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 82a): The colophon, fol. 82 a, informs us that the manuscript was written by one Ignatius of Mabug, A. Gr. 1197, A.D. 886. ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܒܘܓ ܟܬܒ̣ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܩ܏ܨܙ: ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there are couple of lines of Greek, in slanting uncials, now much effaced.
Addition 3 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is a Syriac note, written by one Elisha, and dated A. Gr. 1268, A.D. 957: ܐܢܐ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܐ . . . ܕܟܬܒܬ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܗܪܝܘܡـ . . . ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ . . .
Addition 4 (Fol. 82b): On fol. 82 b there is a list of the bishops who consecrated Severus of Antioch; and on fol. 83 a, a short biographical notice of that patriarch, These were copied by one Basil "from an ancient manuscript," in the year 1381, A.D. 1070. ܒܐܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ [ܟܬܒ] ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܨܚܚܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܫ̇ܢܬ ܐܫ܏ܦܐ. ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܚ̇ܣܐ ܠܕܡܚ̇ܣܐ ܠܢ..
Addition 5 (Fol. 83b): Fol. 83 b, which is much soiled and torn, contains an extract relative to fasting, and another apparently referring to the course of the sun.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17194.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/850.

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