London, BL, Add. 17197
source date: ixth or xth cent.
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/853, Add. 17,197, London, BL, Add. 17,197, BL Add MS 17197

[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/854, Add. 17,197, foll. 1–25, London, BL, Add. 17,197, foll. 1–25, BL Add MS 17197, foll. 1-25, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 562, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXII

[This manuscript contains: A Commentary on the first volume of the Works of Gregory Nazianzen , as translated by the abbat Paul, compiled by an anonymous author, who followed the exposition of Benjamin, metropolitan of Edessa. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-25
title: A Commentary on the first volume of the Works of Gregory Nazianzen, as translated by the abbat Paul, compiled by an anonymous author, who followed the exposition of Benjamin, metropolitan of Edessa
rubric: ܒܫܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܼܗܪܐ ܕܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܦܘܫ̇ܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܥܣ̈ܩܬܐ ܕܡܬܬܝ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܐܢܙܘ܀ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܐܢܫ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܢܝܐ݊ܡܝܢ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ..
  Foll. 1b-3
  title: In sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem
  Foll. 3a-10
  title: Ad eos qui ipsum acciverant, nec occurrerant
  Foll. 10a-25
  title: Apologetica
  Imperfect at the beginning and end, as well as elsewhere.

Vellum, about 9 in. by 6, consisting of 25 leaves, some of which are much soiled, especially foll. 1—7. The quires are signed with letters. There are from 26 to 31 lines in each page. This manuscript is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 9, and 12.

25 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 in. by 6, consisting of 25 leaves, some of which are much soiled, especially foll. 1—7. The quires are signed with letters. There are from 26 to 31 lines in each page. This manuscript is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 9, and 12.

This manuscript is written in a small, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

9th or 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 DLXII 2:440-441

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/855, Add. 17,197, foll. 26–46, London, BL, Add. 17,197, foll. 26–46, BL Add MS 17197, foll. 26-46, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 711, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXI

[This manuscript contains: Portions of a monophysite treatise on the doctrine of the Two Natures in Christ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 26a-46
title: Portions of a monophysite treatise on the doctrine of the Two Natures in Christ.
As it is directed against Leo, bishop of Harrān, and is divided into twelve chapters, there can be no doubt that it is the "Epistola Apologetica ad Leonem" of Elias, patriarch of Antioch, described by Assemani in the Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 95.
Chapp. i.—vi. are wanting.
The principal writers cited are:
- Acacius of Melitene:fol. 33 b.
  Fol. 26a-26b
  title: Chap, vii.
  Fol. 26b-28a
  title: Chap, viii.
  rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܩܘܝܡܐ ܕܕܘܓܡܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܪܟܒܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܒܣܪ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܒܣܪ. ܗ̣ܝ ܓܝܪ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܝ ܡܫܘܕܥܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܡܬܒܣܪܢܘܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܬܝ̈ܬܝܢ ܡܬܚܘܝܐ. ܘܕܟܠܩ̈ܕܘܢܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܗܟܢܐ̣. ܓܕܫܐ ܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܡܪܝ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܐܬܚܘܝܬ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ
  Fol. 28a-33b
  title: Chap, ix.
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  Fol. 33b-36b
  title: Chap, x.
  rubric: ܩܦܠܬܘܢ ܕܥܣܪܐ̣. ܫܪܝܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܟܐܡܬ ܐܬܥܬܕܘ ܡܢ ܠܐܘܢ̇. ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗܕܐ ܥܢܝܢܗ̇
  Fol. 36b-43a
  title: Chap, xi.
  rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܒܘܚܢܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܢܫ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܠܐܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܘܬܗ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܬܬܝ̈ܬܝ̣. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܦܝܣ ܥܠ ܕܘܓܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܪܝܪ ܝܨܝ̣ܦ. ܐܠܐ ܡܠܘܢ ܕܢܛܥܐ ܒܫܡ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ. ܘܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܦܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܬܐܡܪ̈. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ.
  Fol. 43a-46
  title: Chap, xii.
  rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܒܘܚܢܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܕܡܬܬܘܕܝܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ̣. ܗܕܐ ܠܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܚܣ܇ ܐܠܐ ܡܠܘܢ ܒܡܫܦܢܘܬܐ ܩܒܠܗ̇ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܘܐܪܐ ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܠܗ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܠܡ ܩܛܝܓܪܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܐ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ܇ ܐܦܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܕܠܝ ܐܡܝܪܐ. ܘܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܬܟܬܫܢܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܣܟ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ̇. ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ.

Some leaves are much stained and soiled, especially foll.28—33, 39, and 43.

This manuscript is imperfect both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll.26, 27, 33, 43, and 44.

Vellum

21 ff. 9 × 5.625

The quires are signed with letters.

- Some leaves are much stained and soiled, especially foll.28—33, 39, and 43.

- This manuscript is imperfect both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll.26, 27, 33, 43, and 44.

There are from 30 to 33 lines in each page.

It is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

9th or 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 DCCXI 2:606-608