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Add. 17,211

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/872
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. 17,211

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1466
Description based on Wright DCLXXXVII. C (2: 549-550) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: early 9th century
Origin: The convent of Mār Simeon of Kartamīn
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 223 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Severus of Antioch. The first half of the second book of the treatise of Severus of Antioch against Joannes Grammaticus of Caesarea. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 223 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 23 in number, but the greater part of the first has been lost. Of these the first ten, and the last, are bound up in Add. 17,211; the remaining twelve in Add. 17,210. There are from 19 to 25 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, of the beginning of the ninth century.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions

Contents

This manuscript contains 21 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. 17211_47a): Severus of Antioch. The first half of the second book of the treatise of Severus of Antioch against Joannes Grammaticus of Caesarea
  Subscription (Fol. 53b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ܀
Notes:
  • See Add. 12,157.
  • The principal authorities cited are: Alexander of Mabūg, Add. 17,210, foll. 25 b, 29 a, 58 a; Ambrose of Milan, Add. 17,210, foll. 54 b, 60 a (a forgery); Andrew of Samosata, Add. 17,210, foll. 20 a, 24 b, 29 b; Athanasius, Add. 17,210, foll. 10 b, 15 a, 40 b, 47 a, 49 a, 59 a (a forgery); Basil; Cyril of Alexandria; Diodorus, Add. 17,210, foll. 2 b, 35 a and b; Gregory Nazianzen; John Chrysostom; Julius of Rome, Add. 17,210, foll. 16 a, 23 b, 51 b, 55 b, Add. 17,211, fol. 20 b; Leo of Rome, Add. 17,210, foll. 4 a, 24 a, 34 a, 47 b, Add. 17,211, foll. 12 a, 26 a, 33 b, 38 a; Macedonius of Constantinople, Add. 17,210, fol. 42 b; Nestorius, Add. 17,210, foll. 11 b, 21 b, 23 a, 25 b, 30 a, 44 a, 45 b, 52 a and b, 53 a and b, 57 a, Add. 17,211, foll. 4 a, 6 a, 27 a, 28 b, 30 a and b, 33 a, 34 a, 37 a, 38 a and b; Theodore of Mopsuestia, Add. 17,210, foll. 2 a, 23 b; Theodoret, Add. 17,210, foll. 13 b, 25 b, 26 b, 44 a, 55 b, Add. 17,211, foll. 10 a and b, 17 b, 20 a and b, 22 a, 23 a and b, 24 a, 26 b, 29 b, 33 a, 36 a, 38 a and b, 46 b; Theodotus of Ancyra, Add. 17,210, foll. 27 a and b, 28 b.
  • Citations from orthodox writers are usually indicated by the marginal mark %, from heterodox by %. Double citations occur, marked %. The same distinction may be found in some other manuscripts.
  • It is divided into 21 chapters, the titles of which may now be found at the following places.
Item 2 (Fol. 17211_47a): Chap. ii.
Item 3 (Fol. 17211_15b): Chap. iii.
Item 4 (Fol. 17211_3b): Chap. iv.
Item 5 (Fol. 17211_23a): Chap. v.
Item 6 (Fol. 17211_20a): Chap. vi.
Item 7 (Fol. 17211_40b): Chap. vii.
Item 8 (Fol. 17211_32a): Chap. viii.
Item 9 (Fol. 17210_3a): Chap. ix.
Item 10 (Fol. 17210_48b): Chap. x.
Item 11 (Fol. 17210_33b): Chap. xi.
Item 12 (Fol. 17210_1b): Chap. xii.
Item 13 (Fol. 17210_43b): Chap. xiii.
Item 14 (Fol. 17210_29a): Chap. xiv.
Item 15 (Fol. 17210_56a): Chap. xv.
Item 16 (Fol. 17210_25b): Chap. xvi.
Item 17 (Fol. 17210_51b): Chap. xvii.
Item 18 (Fol. 17210_16a): Chap. xviii.
Item 19 (Fol. 17210_27a): Chap. xix.
Item 20 (Fol. 17210_32a): Chap. xx.
Item 21 (Fol. 17211_52a): Chap. xxi.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1: In Add. 17,211, fol. 53 a, lower half, there is a note, stating that this hook was written by one Simeon, a recluse of the convent of Mār Simeon of Kartamīn, for Daniel, periodeutes of the district of Amid ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܒܪܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܐܡܕܝܐ. ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢܝܗܝ ܡܛܠܘܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܒܝܢ ܨܐܕܘܗ̇ܝ̇. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܩܢ̣ܝܢ܇ ܘܨܒ̇ܝܢ ܕܢܐܬܪܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܕܡܢܗ. ܣܪܛܗ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܚܒܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ܆ ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 2: In the same manuscript, on fol. 49 a, lower half, there is a note in a different hand, informing us that the book belonged to Daniel, bishop of Edessa, who acquired it whilst he was periodeutes of the district of Amid (see the previous note) ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ̣. ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝ݊ܠ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ . . ܕܩܢܗ̇ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗ̣. ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܣܥܘܪܐ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܐܡܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܕܟܠ ܕ[ܩܪ]ܐ ܒܗ̇. ܐܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܚܪܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܓܢܒ̇ ܠܗ̇ ܐܘ ܡܛܫܐ ܐܘ ܡܫܓܢܐ ܠܗ̇ ܡܢܗ ܒܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ܇ ܐܘ ܦܣܩ̇ ܐܘ ܠܚ̇ܐ ܐܘ ܓܪܕ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢܗ̇ ܠܥܠܡ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 3: A third note, on the same page, in another hand, records that the said Daniel bequeathed it at his death to the convent of Mār Silas at Sarūg. ܒܫܘܠܡ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܪܬܗ̇ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܫܝܠܐ ܕܒܣܪܘܓ. ܡܛܠ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚ̣ܢܗ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ. Dr. Cureton has shown, in the preface to his edition of the fragments of the Iliad, pp. viii. and ix., that this Daniel must have been bishop of Edessa somewhere between A.D. 768, when Elias of Kartamīn was elected to that see, and A.D. 825, when Theodosius became bishop.In Add. 12, 181, fol. 102 a, there is mentioned a Daniel, bishop of Edessa, A.D. 669; but this manuscript cannot be of such antiquity. Of the subsequent history of the volume we know nothing; though Dr. Cureton has very plausibly conjectured that it was one of the 250 manuscripts, which were conveyed by Moses of Nisibis to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, A.D. 932.

Add. 17,210, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1463
Description based on Wright DCLXXXVII. A (2:548) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 5th century
Unspecified Greek script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 60 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Homer. Portions of the Iliad of Homer. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 12 in. by 9 3/8, consisting of 60 leaves, some of which are much stained and soiled, as well as slightly torn. There are 33 lines in each full page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Greek script): This manuscript is written in regular uncials of middle size, frequently becoming smaller at the end of a line. It seems to be of the vth cent. The accents appear to have been added by the scribe, and not by the later corrector.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): A later corrector.

Contents

This manuscript contains 13 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. 17210_1): Homer. Portions of the Iliad of Homer
Note: Those fragments have been edited, with a minute description of the manuscript and facsimiles of several pages, by the Rev. Dr. Cureton, and published by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, A.D. 1851. See also "Philologus, Zoitschrift fur das klassische Alterthum," 1855, pp. 145, 193, 313, 375.
Item 2 (Fol. 17210_1a): Book xii., vv. 273—471
Item 3 (Fol. 17210_4a): Book xiii., vv. 133—205; 333—398; 465— 530; 663—728; 797—837.
Item 4 (Fol. 17210_9b): Book xiv., vv. 1—20 ; 156—419.
Item 5 (Fol. 17210_14a): Book xv., vv. 158—223 ;| 356—421; 491— 557
Item 6 (Fol. 17210_17a): Book xvi., w. 199—264; 331—397; 664 —731; 798—862
Item 7 (Fol. 17210_21a): Book xviii., w. 93—358; 426—492
Item 8 (Fol. 17210_26a): Book xix., vv. 136—268; 335—424
Item 9 (Fol. 17210_29a): Book xx., vv. 1—172; 306—503
Item 10 (Fol. 17210_35a): Book xxi., vv. 1—397; 465—611
Item 11 (Fol. 17210_43a): Book xxii., vv. 1—113 ; 181—378
Item 12 (Fol. 17210_48a): Book xxiii., w. 57—323; 457—589; 656 —788; 856—897
Item 13 (Fol. 17210_56b): Book xxiv., vv. 1—20; 285—483

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 60a): Fol. 60 was one of the fly-leaves of the volume. On the recto we read the words ΥΓΙΕΝΟΝ ΧΡΩ, with some others that are no longer distinctly legible
Addition 2 (Fol. 60b): On the verso of fol. 60 we read, ΥΓΙΕΝΟΝΧΡΩΚΥΡΙⲤΧΟΛΑⲤΤΙ

Add. 17,211, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1567
Description based on Wright DCLXXXVII. B ()
܀ Parchment Codex, 53 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
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.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 12 1/8 in. by 9 3/8, consisting of 53 leaves, and made up of parts of two manuscripts: foll. 1-48 and foll. 49-53 .

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17210” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/872.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17210.” 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/872.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17210

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