London, BL, Add. 17195
source date: A.D. 958 to 977
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/851, Add. 17,195, London, BL, Add. 17,195, BL Add MS 17195

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1557, Add. 17,195, upper text, London, BL, Add. 17,195, upper text, BL Add MS 17195, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 854, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLIV

[This manuscript contains: Demonstrations from the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as well as from the Apocrypha, on various points of religion, morals, and Christian duty; Part of a prayer in Greek; Prayers and discourses for several occasions; A Greek prayer for the patriarchs of the Jacobite church of Alexandria (to whose names is annexed that of Severus of Antioch); A list of contractions in Greek; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.]

Syriac

title: Demonstrations from the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as well as from the Apocrypha, on various points of religion, morals, and Christian duty
ܪܝܫܐ ܕܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܚܝܢ ܠܓܘܐ ܒܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ
ܪܝܫܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܗܘ̈ܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܓܒܝܢ ܠܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܘܚܘܦܛܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܬܚܫܚ.
ܪܝܫܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܟܡܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ̣. ܘܟܡܐ ܡܣ̇ܓܦܢܝܐ̣. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܬܥܢܝܢ.
The Septuagint version is often cited (ܕܫܒܥܝܢ); e.g. foll. 1 a, 17 a and b, 18 a and b, 19 b, 20 b, 21 a, 23 a, 27 a, 28 a, 31 b, and 38 a.

title: Part of a prayer in Greek
It is written in large slanting uncials by the same hand as the Syriac text.

title: Prayers and discourses for several occasions
  title: For a bishop on his installation
  rubric: ܕܬܪܘܢܝܣܐ
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܦܘܪܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢܗ ܗܘܝܐ
  title: For the accompanying clergy
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܢܬܪ̈ܢܝܣܐ
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܐ
  title: Funeral sermon for a deceased bishop
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܥܢܕ

title: A Greek prayer for the patriarchs of the Jacobite church of Alexandria (to whose names is annexed that of Severus of Antioch)
The last Alexandrine patriarch mentioned in the prayer is Menas II, who sat from about A.D. 958 to 977; whence it seems to follow that this manuscript was written during his lifetime or that of his immediate successor.

title: A list of contractions in Greek
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title: An extract in Syriac from the Acts of the Council of Ephesus regarding Nestorius

Vellum, about 8 ¼ in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 58 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 7, 11—18, 20, 21, 27—29, and 36. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 4, 8, 10, 18, 34, 35, 36, 40, 48, 49, and 50. There are from 20 to 32 lines in each page. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 17,195, lower text [...] ).

58 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 ¼ in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 58 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 7, 11—18, 20, 21, 27—29, and 36. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 4, 8, 10, 18, 34, 35, 36, 40, 48, 49, and 50. There are from 20 to 32 lines in each page. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 17,195, lower text [...] ).

This volume is written in an inelegant, current hand of the latter half of the xth cent. Some portions are written in Greek in large slanting uncials by the same hand.

late 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 DCCCLIV 2:914-915

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1558, Add. 17,195, lower text, London, BL, Add. 17,195, lower text, BL Add MS 17195, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 854, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLIV

[This manuscript contains: >Portions of the Old and New Testaments, according to the Pěshittā version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.]

Syriac

title: >Portions of the Old and New Testaments, according to the Pěshittā version
The ancient text is most distinctly legible on foll. 49 b, 50 a, and 56 a and b, which have been left blank by the later scribe. According to the running titles and colophons, which are still legible, we have here portions of the following books.
  title: Numbers
  rubric: ܡܢܝܢܐ
  rubric: ܣܦܪܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ
  title: The twelve minor Prophets
    title: Zechariah
    rubric: ܙܟܪܝܐ
    title: Micah
    rubric: ܡܝܟܐ
    title: Zephaniah
    rubric: ܨܦܢܝܐ
    title: Habakkuk
    rubric: ܚܒܩܘܩ
    title: Hosea
    rubric: ܗܘܫܥ
    title: Nahum
    rubric: ܢܚܘܡ
    title: Malachi
    rubric: ܡܠܐܟܝ
  title: The Epistle to the Hebrews
  rubric: ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ

Vellum, about 8 ¼ in. by 5 1/4, written in two columns, consisting of 58 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 17,195, upper text [...] ).

58 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 ¼ in. by 5 1/4, written in two columns, consisting of 58 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 17,195, upper text [...] ).

This volume is written in a fine hand of the vith or viith century.

6th or 7th 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 DCCCLIV 2:914-915