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Add. 17,209

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/871
Description based on Wright MIII (3:1184-1186) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 51 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Ethics
This manuscript contains: Treatises of Plutarch.; The treatise of Lucian, here called Lucius, % "de non temere credendo calumniæ."; Orations of Themistius.; Gregory Nazianzen. Select Epistles of Gregory Nazianzen, thirty-one in number, from the sixty-sixth to the ninety-sixth. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 39 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 51 leaves. The quires were originally 17 in number, but the first 12 have been lost. The remaining five are signed with arithmetical figures, the ten being placed to the left, instead of, as usual, to the right =13, =14, =15, =16, =17). There are from 25 to 37 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand, changing on fol. 46 b from a more cursive to a stiffer Estrangela.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Treatises of Plutarch. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): "De exercitatione." [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܘܠܝܛܪܟܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܪܫܐ
Note: See De Lagarde, "De Geoponicon versione Syriaca commentatio" (Leipzig, 1855) p. 20; "Gesammelte Abhandlungen," 1866, p. 142; and Analecta Syriaca, p. 177.
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): De ira (% de cohibenda ira").
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܘܠܝܛܪܟܘܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡ̣ܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܠܝ̣ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܨܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ̃ ܚܒܝܒܢ̇. ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܬܓܡܪܘܢ ܝܘܩ̈ܢܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐܝܬ̇. ܚܕܐ ܠܟܡܐ ܥܛܦܝܢ ܘܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܒܩܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Opera, ed. Hutten, t. ix., p. 422; and De Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 186.
Item 4 (Fol. 15b): The treatise of Lucian, here called Lucius, % "de non temere credendo calumniæ."
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܕܢܩܒܠ ܡܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝܢ
  Incipit: ܣ̇ܓܝ ܡܚܣܪܐ ܓܠܝܙܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܥܠܸܬ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬ̈ܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ. ܕܒܕܡܘܬ ܥܡܛܢܐ ܡܬܐܫܕܐ ܥܠ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ̣. ܘܠܡܕܪܟܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܗܝܢ ܡܟܣܝܐ. ܘܠܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܢ ܡܚܦܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Notes:
  • See Opera, ed. Bourdelot, p. 876.
  • See Sachau, Inedita Syriaca (Vienna, 1870), p. 1.
Item 5 (Fol. 23b): Orations of Themistius.
Item 6 (Fol. 23b): "De virtute."
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܘܡܣܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܛܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܣܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܝܬܪ ܡܢ ܐܪܛܐ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܢܡܪܩܘܢ ܠܒܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܨܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܡܣܒܪܢܘܬܐ̣. ܘܢܐܬܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܡ̈ܠܝ. ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ̣ ܠܘܬ ܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ ܘܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܩܪܒܬܟܘܢ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܨܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܕܬܣܬܟܠܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 17.
Item 7 (Fol. 39a): "De amicitia."
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܬܘܡܣܛܝܘܣ̣. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܘ̃ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ̇. ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܝܐ̇. ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ ܕܐܥܒܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܪܓܠ ܥܠ ܝܡܐ ܟܕܝܢܐ̇. ܕܓܫܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̇. ܐܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܢܬܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ̣̇ ܕܟܡܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܣܒܠܘ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ̇. ܗܢܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܡܫܡܥ̇. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Opera, ed. Hardouin, p. 264, %; and Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 48.
Item 8 (Fol. 47b): Gregory Nazianzen. Select Epistles of Gregory Nazianzen, thirty-one in number, from the sixty-sixth to the ninety-sixth.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ̣. ܕܡܦܫ̈ܩܢ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 51b): ܫܠܡ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ̣ ܬܠܬܝܢ.
Item 9 (Fol. 47b): To Thecla.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂ ܠܬܩܠܐ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., ep. lvi.
Item 10 (Fol. 47b): To Sacerdos.
 
Title:
ܠܣܐܩܪܕܘܣ
Note: See ep. ccxv.
Item 11 (Fol. 48a): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ̣ ܟܕ ܠܗ
Item 12 (Fol. 48a): To the same.
Note: See ep. xcix. (Homophronio).
Item 13 (Fol. 48a): To the same.
Note: See ep. ccxiv.
Item 14 (Fol. 48b): To Eudocius.
 
Title:
ܠܗܘܕܘܩܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. ccxvii.
Item 15 (Fol. 48b): To Theodore.
 
Title:
ܠܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ
Note: See ep. cxxi.
Item 16 (Fol. 49a): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ̣ ܟܕ ܠܗ
Item 17 (Fol. 49a): To Photinus.
 
Title:
ܠܦܘܛܝܢܘܣ
Item 18 (Fol. 49a): To Strategius.
 
Title:
ܠܣܛܪܐܛܝܓܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. elxix.
Item 19 (Fol. 49a): To Castor.
 
Title:
ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ̣ ܠܩܐܣܛܘܪ
Note: See ep. ccix.
Item 20 (Fol. 49b): To Palladius.
 
Title:
ܠܦܐܠܐܕܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. clxx.
Item 21 (Fol. 49b): To Gregory Nyssen.
 
Title:
ܠܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ
Note: See ep. lxxxi.
Item 22 (Fol. 49b): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ
Note: See ep. lxxii.
Item 23 (Fol. 50a): To the same.
Note: See ep. lxxiii.
Item 24 (Fol. 50a): To Cledonius.
 
Title:
ܠܩܠܝܕܘܢܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. cvii.
Item 25 (Fol. 50a): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ
Note: See ep. cix.
Item 26 (Fol. 50a): To the same.
Note: See ep. cviii.
Item 27 (Fol. 50a): To Palladius.
 
Title:
ܠܦܐܠܐܕܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. cxix.
Item 28 (Fol. 50a): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ
Note: See ep. cx.
Item 29 (Fol. 50a): To Eulalius.
 
Title:
ܠܗܘܠܐܠܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. cxvi.
Item 30 (Fol. 50b): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ
Note: See ep. cxvii.
Item 31 (Fol. 50b): To Eugenius.
 
Title:
ܠܗܘܓܗܢܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. cxviii. (Eulalio).
Item 32 (Fol. 50b): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ
Note: See ep. cxi. (Eulalio).
Item 33 (Fol. 50b): To Celeusius.
 
Title:
ܠܩܗܠܗܘܣܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. cxii.
Item 34 (Fol. 50b): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ
Note: See ep. cxiii
Item 35 (Fol. 50b): To Leontius.
 
Title:
ܠܠܗܐܘܢܛܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. xcv.
Item 36 (Fol. 51a`): To Theodore.
 
Title:
ܠܬܗܕܪܘܣ
Note: See ep. cxxxix.
Item 37 (Fol. 51a): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ ܟܕ ܠܗ
Note: See ep. clvii.
Item 38 (Fol. 51b): To the same.
 
Title:
ܠܗ
Note: See ep. cxxiv.
Item 39 (Fol. 51b): To Bosporius.
 
Title:
ܕܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. (sic) ܠܒܘܣܦܘܕܝܐܘܣ
Note: See ep. cxxxviii., as far as %

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