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Add. 17,206

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/868
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXI ()
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.

Add. 17,206, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1434
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXI (859-860) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
John Chrysostom. An exposition of Ps. vi. by John Chrysostom.; Ephraim. Extracts from Ephraim.; Philoxenus of Mabūg. An extract from Philoxenus of Mabūg.; Jacob of Batnae. Extracts from Jacob of Batnae.; Ephraim. An alphabetical hymn of Ephraim, entitled, "of doctrine."

Physical Description

Vellum, about 5 5/8 in. by 3 7/8, consisting of 88 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled, and a few of them torn, especially foll. 1, 87, and 88. The quires have no signatures, and the first is imperfect, a leaf being wanting at the beginning. The number of lines in each page varies from 10 to 20. This manuscript is palimpsest throughout.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): A first of perhaps two hands, in an inelegant character of the xith or xiith cent.
Hand 2 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): A potential second hand, in an inelegant character of the xith or xiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 16 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): John Chrysostom. An exposition of Ps. vi. by John Chrysostom. [defective]
Note: See Opera, t. v., p. 664 .
Item 2 (Fol. 19a): Ephraim. Extracts from Ephraim.
Item 3 (Fol. 19a): Ephraim. Part 1
 
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ  Incipit: ܣܝܡ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܪܚܡܟ ܘܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܠܡܢ ܕܪܚܡܬܝ. ܕܠܐ ܐܢܬ ܬܚܒ ܣܟܠܐܝܬ. ܘܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܪܚܡ ܫܝܥܐܝܬ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 4 (Fol. 29a): Ephraim. Part 2
 
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ܇ ܡܛܠ ܩܢ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܫܡܥܬ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ. ܒ̈ܫܡܗܐ ܩܢܝ ܠܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ. ܠܘ ܫ̈ܡܗܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܣ̈ܦܝܩܐ. ܒܫܪܪܐ ܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܡܙܝܓܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 30b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. An extract from Philoxenus of Mabūg.
 
Title: ܕ܏ܩܕ ܦܝܠܠܟܣܐܢܘܣ ܕܡܒܘܓ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 33a): Jacob of Batnae. Extracts from Jacob of Batnae.
Item 7 (Fol. 33a): Jacob of Batnae. Part 1
 
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܙܘܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ  Incipit: ܐܠܘ ܚܕ ܗܘܐ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ: ܚܕ ܗܘܐ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܡܠܠ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 34b): Jacob of Batnae. Part 2
 
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܦ̇ܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܝܬ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܝܬ ܐܦܠܐ ܡܐܬ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܐܫ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 9 (Fol. 37a): Ephraim. An alphabetical hymn of Ephraim, entitled, "of doctrine."
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ  Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܗܒ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܪܚܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ: ܘܠܪܒܐ ܕܡܠܦ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕܝܗܝ ܪܒܐ ܒܡܟܘܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 42b): A doxology
Note: Cf. additions.
Item 11 (Fol. 44a): Ephraim. A discourse of Ephraim on the offering of Isaac.
 
Title: ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܐ܏ܡ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܕܒܚܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ. ܘܚܫܚ ܠܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ. ܘܛܒ ܫܦܝܪܐ  Incipit: ܗܒ ܠܝ ܨܘܬܐ ܫ̈ܡܘܥܐ̣. ܠܗܕ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 54a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. A paraenetic discourse of Philoxenus of Mabūg.
 
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܏ܕܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ  Incipit: ܐܠܘ ܦܓ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܘܕܝܢ ܠܝ̣. ܦܫܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܐܣܬܟܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܕܪ̈ܢ ܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 13 (Fol. 59a): A short extract in the metre of Ephraim.
 
Title: ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܡ  Incipit: ܐܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ܏ܘ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܗ
Item 14 (Fol. 59b): John Chrysostom. An extract from John Chrysostom.
 
Title: ܐܝܘܢܝܣ (sic) ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝܐ  Incipit: ܐܘ ܗܕܝܘܛܐ. [ܠܐ] ܬܬܥܝܩ ܐܢܗܘ [ܕ]ܠܐ ܡܫܠܛ ܡܕܥܟ ܒܩܪܝܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܟ ܡܫܟܚ ܡܟܚܡ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 15 (Fol. 63a): John Chrysostom. A discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. xxxviii. (xxxix.) 11.
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܢܝܣ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܐܡܪܗ ܥܠ ܡܬܓܡܐ (sic) ܕܒܪܡ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܡܫܬܓܫ ܟܠ ܒܪܢܫ ܕܚܝ
Note: See Opera, t. v., p. 685 .
Item 16 (Fol. 86b): Jacob of Batnae. A short extract, apparently from a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 36b): On fol. 36 b the scribe has, with good reason, written the words: ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ ܐܚܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝ ܐܢܐ ܟܬܘܒܐ. ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܥܕܘܠ ܐܠܐ ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܡܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܡܝܢ..
Addition 2 (Fol. 42b): At the top [of the doxology] are the following words, probably meaning ܝܘܢܢ,Jonas, the name of the scribe or of a reader: ܡܪܢ ܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܝܝܘܢܢ (sic) ܠܚܛܝܬܝ

Add. 17,206, foll. 1–42, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1435
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXI (859-860) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 42 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Unclassified
Canons for various festivals, etc.

Physical Description

This manuscript is palimpsest throughout, being written on portions of two more ancient manuscripts. The first of these, encompassing foll. 1—42 is from a manuscript of the same dimensions, consisting of five quires, the first three of which are signed with letters.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Written in a small, neat hand of about the ixth 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. 1): Canons for various festivals, etc. [defective]

Add. 17,206, foll. 43–87, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1436
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXI (859-860) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 46 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Unclassified
Uncertain contents.

Physical Description

This manuscript is palimpsest throughout, being written on portions of two more ancient manuscripts. The second of these, encompassing foll. 43—87, consists of fragments of a manuscript of large size.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): Written in a fine Esṭrangělā of about the viith 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. 43): Uncertain contents. [defective]
Note: The contents cannot be stated with any degree of certainty, as the text is legible in only a few places.

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