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Add. 17,199

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/857
Description based on Wright DCCXV (612-613) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 79 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors; Theology
Sergius Stylites. The Disputation of Sergius Stylites, of ܓܘܣܝܬ or ܓܘܝܣܝܬ (جُوسِيَةnear Ḥimṣ?) with a Jew, concerning the Sonship of Christ.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 79 leaves, some of which are slightly soiled and torn, especially foll. 12, 62, 63, and 73. The quires, signed with letters, are nine in number, but several leaves are wanting after fol. 1, and a single leaf after fol. 26. There are from 17 to 26 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a rather inelegant Esṭrangělā, apparently of the viiith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Sergius Stylites. The Disputation of Sergius Stylites, of ܓܘܣܝܬ or ܓܘܝܣܝܬ (جُوسِيَةnear Ḥimṣ?) with a Jew, concerning the Sonship of Christ.
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ. ܣܪܓܝܣ. ܐܣܛܘܢܝܐ. ܕܓܘܣܝܬ. ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܗ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ. ܕܡܬܚܪܐ ܗܘܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܪܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܠܡ ܝܠ̣ܕ ܐܠܗܐ܀   Incipit: ܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ̣ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܐ̣. ܚܕ ܗܘ ܘܬܚܒ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ݂. ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ ܚܝܠܟ ܘܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܪܥܝܢܟ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܟ. ܘܗܘ ܗܢܐ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ: ܐܡܪ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ̇. ܒܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ. ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܕܒܪܝ ܐܢܬ. ܘܐܢܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܝܠܕܬܟ. ܗܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܒܪܐ ܘܕܝܠ̣ܕ. ܗܝܡܢܝܗܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܩܘܡ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܬܬܟܬܫ ܥܡܗ. ܏ܘܫ.   Colophon: See additions.
Notes:
  • Josephus (ܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ ) is cited several times in this work, on foll.64—69.
  • Also quoted is Lazarus the Jew, fol.67b. The latter quotation is as follows:ܫܡ̣ܥ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܏ܠܥܙܪ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ. ܕܐܦ ܗܘ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܣܝܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܗܘܐ. ܐܡܪ ܓܝܪ. ܏ܠܥܙܪ. ܥܡܐ ܠܡ ܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ̣. ܠܐܒܕܢܐ ܐܫܬܠܡ. ܐܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܡ̇ܫܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ: ܐܘ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܠܚܘܕ: ܪܓܝܙ ܗܘܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܢ܆ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ̇. ܕܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܗܡܐ ܗܘܐ. ܐܝܬܝ ܓܝܪ ܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̣. ܢܘܪܐ ܕܥܩܘܪܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܐ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 79a): The colophon, which is unfinished, states that this manuscript was written by the abbat Romanus ܫܠܡ ܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ. ܐܣܛܘܢܝܐ. ܕܒܓܘܝܣܝܬ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ. ܕܡܬܚܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܪܘܡܢܐ ܪܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܬ̈̇ܒ ܠܖܫ̈̇ (sic) ....

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