London, BL, Add. 17264
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/1080, Add. 17,264, London, BL, Add. 17,264, BL Add MS 17264, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 930, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXX

[This manuscript contains: The monk 'Anan-Yeshua'. "Illustrations of the Book of the Paradise," in four parts. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

author: The monk 'Anan-Yeshua'
title: "Illustrations of the Book of the Paradise," in four parts.
rubric: ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
In reference to the author, see Thomas Maragensis, cited in Assemani's Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, pp. 144, 145.
It is written in the form of a dialogue between a teacher (ܣܒܐ or ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ) and his disciples (ܐܚ̈ܐ).
  Foll. 1a-12
  title: Part first, sections ܠܓ ـــ ܐ
  ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܢܘܼܗܳܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܼܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
  Foll. 12b-38
  title: Part second, sections ܣܗ ـــ ܠܕ
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܢܘܗܳܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܼܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
  ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܢܘܗܳܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܼܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܠܕܝܣ
  Foll. 38b-65
  title: Part third, sections ܩܚ ـــ ܣܘ.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܟܬܝ̣ܒܝܢ ܠܐܝܪܴܢܴܘܡܻܝܣ
  ܫܠܡ ܢܘܗܳܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܬܝ̣ܒܝܢ ܒܟ̣ܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ: ܒܬܠ̈ܬ ܦܠ̈ܓܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܠܕܝܣ: ܘܚܕܐ ܕܐܝܪܢܘܡܝܣ ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕ ܒܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܼܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܠܛܘܒ̣ܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܛܪܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܘܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕ̈ܝܫ܏ܘ ܕܡܪܢ ܢܬ݂ܢܛܪ ܟܢܘܫ̣ܝܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܏ܩܕ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܢܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܩܪܒܗ ܕܣܛܢܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܝܢ
  The translation of the subscriptions provided by Wright: "Here end the Illustrations of the noble deeds of the Fathers, which were written in the book of the Paradise in three parts, two by Palladius and one by Hieronymus,—composed in the form of questions and answers by the blessed Mar - the Bactrian, from the convent of – , through whose prayers and those of all the Saints of our Lord," etc.
  title: Part fourth, sections ܦܗ ـــ ܐ
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬ݂ܒ ܢܘܗܵܪܐ ܕܫ̈ܘܠܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܳܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ܇ [ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕܐ ܠܦܠܕܝܘܣ.] ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ: ܘܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ܀.
  See Add. 17,263 [...] .

Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 142 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 115, 116, and 122—142. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 17 in number; but the first two are lost, and ܓ and ܝܙ are imperfect. Four leaves are also missing after fol. 39. There are from 18 to 25 lines in each page.

142 ff.

- Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 142 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 115, 116, and 122—142. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 17 in number; but the first two are lost, and ܓ and ܝܙ are imperfect. Four leaves are also missing after fol. 39. There are from 18 to 25 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good hand of the xiiith cent., with numerous Greek vowels and other points.

- With reference to the blanks we read on the margin (on part three, on fol. 65a): “These names were rubbed out. By thy life, O reader, if a copy falls into thy hands, supply them, that thou mayest be forgiven." We should probably supply the names of 'Anan- Yeshua', ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ, and of the convent of Beth-'Abe, ܒܶܝܬ ܥܳܒܷ̈ܐ.

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 DCCCCXXX 3:1078-1079