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Add. 17,206

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/868
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXI ()
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Add. 17,206, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1434
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXI (2:859-860) 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
This manuscript contains: 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."; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.

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 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 (2:859-860) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 42 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Canons for various festivals, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

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 (2:859-860) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 46 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Uncertain contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

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 Estrangela 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.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17206” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/868.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17206.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/868.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17206

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
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  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
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