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Add. 17,201

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/859
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Add. 17,201, foll. 1–15

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/860
Description based on Wright DCCXLIX (2:690) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 15 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Didymus of Alexandria. Part of the chapters of Didymus of Alexandria against the Arians, from the 16th to the 26th.; Cyril of Alexandria. The twelve chapters of Cyril of Alexandria against the Nestorians; Cyril of Alexandria. The confession of faith of Cyril of Alexandria; Philoxenus of Mabūg. The confession of faith of Philoxenus of Mabūg; Part of a theologico-philosophical treatise.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.

Physical Description

Fifteen vellum leaves, about 9 ¼ in. by 5 7/8, some of which are slightly soiled and injured. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 31 lines. There are lacunae after foll. 6 and 9.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 9 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Didymus of Alexandria. Part of the chapters of Didymus of Alexandria against the Arians, from the 16th to the 26th.
  Subscription (Fol. 2b): ܫܠܡܘ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ (sic) ܠܕܝܕܡܘܣ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Cyril of Alexandria. The twelve chapters of Cyril of Alexandria against the Nestorians
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܗܝܡܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ (sic)ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ. ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ.
Item 3 (Fol. 4b): Cyril of Alexandria. The confession of faith of Cyril of Alexandria
 
Title:
ܬ̣ܘܒ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐ̇ܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ.
  Incipit: ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܏ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܡܗܝ̇ܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܐܒܐ ܘܒܒܪܐ̣ ܘܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܒܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̣. ܘܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 4 (Fol. 6a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. The confession of faith of Philoxenus of Mabūg [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
  Incipit: ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܒܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ̣ ܕܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ̣ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܕܛܠ̣ܐ ܘܕܩܫܝܫ. ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܦܠܝܓܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 5 (Fol. 7a): Part of a theologico-philosophical treatise.
Item 6 (Fol. 7b): A section
 
Title:
ܦܘܠܓ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܓܘܐ
  Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣. ܠܓܘܫܡܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܢܦܫܐ̣. ( sic) ܠܡ̇ܢܦܫܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܡ̇ܢܦܫܐ܀ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܢ̇ܦܫܐ ܡܬ݀ܦܠܓ̣. ܠܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ̇ ܘܠܚܝܘܬ ܢܨ̈ܒܬܐ̣ ܘܠܢܨ̈ܒܬܐ.܀
Item 7 (Fol. 8b): Another section
 
Title:
ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
  Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܒ̣ܪܝܐ ܓܢܣ ܓܢ̈ܣܝܢ. ܐܕܫܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܢܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ̣. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܐܕ̈ܫܐ. ܕܓܘ̈ܫܡܐ ܡܢ̈ܦܫܐ̣ ܐܘ ܠܐ ܡܢ̈ܦܫܐ. ܀ . ܏ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 8b): A third section
 
Title:
ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܢܗܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣ̈ܝܘܣ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ̣ ܘܡܢܗܝܢ ܦܫܝ̈ܛܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.   Subscription (Fol. 14a): ܫܠܡ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
Item 9 (Fol. 14a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part of the twelve chapters of Philoxenus of Mabūg [defective]
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
  Incipit: ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܟ̈ܝܚܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒ̈ܝܢ̣. ܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܒܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ ܡܫ̇ܠܡܢܐ.
Note: From the first to the third chapter, which is imperfect.

Add. 17,201, foll. 16–21

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/861
Description based on Wright DLXXIV (2:458) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 6 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: John the Monk. The latter half of the fourth discourse, of John the Monk, addressed to Eusebius and Eutropius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Six vellum leaves, about 9 ½ in. by 6 ½ . The writing is good and regular, of the viiith cent., with from 25 to 32 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, of the viiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 16a): John the Monk. The latter half of the fourth discourse, of John the Monk, addressed to Eusebius and Eutropius.
  Subscription (Fol. 21b): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܚܝܪܐ ܕܠܩܘܫܬܝܢ: ܕܟܬܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ: ܒܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܒܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ܀

Add. 17,201, foll. 22–25

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/862
Description based on Wright DCCCCLXXIII (3:1149) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th or 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Single Lives
This manuscript contains: The latter portion of a discourse on the physician and martyr Domitius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Four vellum leaves, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, with from 20 to 23 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Four vellum leaves written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith or viiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 22a): The latter portion of a discourse on the physician and martyr Domitius
 
Title:
ܕܘܡܛܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ̇. ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܩܘܪܣ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ.

Add. 17,201, foll. 26–32

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/863
Description based on Wright DLXXXI (2:465) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀  Other, 7 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Gregory the monk. Part of the writings of Gregory the monk. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.

Physical Description

The first two and the last leaves are much stained and torn.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, of the ixth or xth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 26a): Gregory the monk. Part of the writings of Gregory the monk [defective]
 
Title:
ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 170 and Add. 12,163, fol. 240 b .
Item 2 (Fol. 26a): Gregory the monk. Part 1 [defective]
 
Title:
ܩܛܣܛܣܝܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 26a): Gregory the monk. Part 2
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܿܛܥܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 26b): Gregory the monk. Part 3
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܣܩ̈ܘܒܠܝܢ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܠܝܘܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 26b): Gregory the monk. Part 4 [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܓܘܥܢܐ [ܕܫ̈ـ]ـܐܕܐ

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