London, BL, Add. 17263
source date: xiiith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1079, Add. 17,263, London, BL, Add. 17,263, BL Add MS 17263, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 931, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXI

[This manuscript contains: The greater portion of the fourth part of the "Illustrations of the book of the Paradise," viz. from the middle of section ܗ (Add. 17,264,fol. 71 b ) to ܪܦܙ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-230
title: The greater portion of the fourth part of the "Illustrations of the book of the Paradise," viz. from the middle of section ܗ to ܪܦܙ.
See Add. 17,264 [...], fol. 71 b
The contents are, therefore, in great part identical with those of Add. 17,174 [...] and 14,583 [...] .
  title: Part One.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܘܬܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܥ̈ܡܠܐ. ܘܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ
  title: Part Two.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܘܫܗܪܐ ܘܨܠܘܬܐ
  title: Part Three.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܠܢ ܕܢܚ̣ܫ ܘܢܟܪܐ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܢ
  title: Part Four.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܣܲܪܩܘܬܐ
  title: Part Five.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܫܬ̇ܡ̣ܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܕܠܘܬ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ
  title: Part Six.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܙܗܝ̣ܪܘܬܐ ܚܲܬܝܬܬܐ ܕܒܚܘ̈ܫ̣ܒܝܢ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܢ
  title: Part Seven.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒ̣ܐ ܘܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ. ܘܩܘܒ̇ܠܐ ܕܐܠܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ
  title: Part Eight.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  title: Part Nine.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ
  title: Part Ten.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  title: Part Eleven.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܥܪ̈ܝ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
  title: Part Twelve.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܙ̈ܝܝ ܚܙ̈ܘܢܐ
  title: Part Thirteen.
  rubric: ܡ̇ܡ̣ܠܠܐ ܓܘܢܝܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ

Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 230 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 20, 77, 80, 82, 83, 92, 100, 105, 112, and 228—230. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 26 in number; but the first is now lost, and leaves are missing after foll. 9 (one), 19 (nine), 30 (one), 101 (one), 222 (one), and at the end. There are from 20 to 25 lines in each page.

230 ff.

- Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 230 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 20, 77, 80, 82, 83, 92, 100, 105, 112, and 228—230. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 26 in number; but the first is now lost, and leaves are missing after foll. 9 (one), 19 (nine), 30 (one), 101 (one), 222 (one), and at the end. There are from 20 to 25 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand of the xiiith cent., with occasional Greek and Syriac vowels.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- On the margin of foll. 65 a and 148 a there are notes, from which it appears that the manuscript was brought from the East, from the convent of Mar Matthew, Mar Zacchaeus, Mar Behnam, and his sister Sara , by a monk named John of Beth-Cudidia (or Cudida) , to a convent, the name of which is not specified.

ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܘܕܝܕܐܝܐ ܕܐܝܨܦ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ ܘܗܘ ܟܬܒܗ ܘܐܝܬܘܗ (sic) ܟܬܒܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܟܘܬܗ ܒܟܠܗ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܬ (sic) ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܦܩܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ.

- See above for description.

ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܐܝܨܦ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܡܬܝ ܘܡܪܙܟܝ ܘܡܪܒܗܢܡ ܣܗܕܐ ܘܣܪܐ ܚܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܦܩ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܫܝ̈ܕܐ ܛܪܕ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܣܢܚܪܝܒ

- On fol. 148 a another hand has recorded that it was presented to a certain convent (the name seems to begin with the letters dn) by the brothers John and Zakhe.

ܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܫܟܢܘܗܝ [ܠܕܝܪ]ܐ ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܙܟ݁ܐ܀ ܘܟܠܢ ܕܡܦܩ [ܠܗ ܡܢ] ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕ ܕܖܢـ . . . ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- On the margin of fol. 132 b there stands the following note, barbarously written and scarcely intelligible.

ܨܠܘ ܠ ܪܒܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܟܛܝܘ ܪܒܢ ܣܘܪܝܣ ܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܒܗ ܨܪܐ ܟܬܗ ܐܝܬ ܠܒܪܝܬ (or ܠܒܪܝܝܐ) ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ

- The marginal note on fol. 132b may perhaps mean the following.

ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܚܛܝܐ [ܒܪ] ܪܒܢ ܣܘܪܝܣ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܗ[ܢܡ ܘ]ܣܪܐ ܚܬܗ ܠܒܪܝܬ [بَرِّيَّة] ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ.

13th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCCCXXXI 3:1079-1080