London, BL, Add. 17266
source date: xiith 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/1082, Add. 17,266, London, BL, Add. 17,266, BL Add MS 17266

[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.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1083, Add. 17,266, foll. 1–50, London, BL, Add. 17,266, foll. 1–50, BL Add MS 17266, foll. 1-50, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 833, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim. Two metrical discourses of Ephraim; Evagrius. The letters of Evagrius to Melania. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

author: Ephraim
title: Two metrical discourses of Ephraim
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the female Sinner
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚܲܛܝܬܐ.
  incipit: ܫܡ̣ܥܘ ܘܐܬܠܒܒܘ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ̣ ܕܟܡܐ ܡ̇ܪܚܡ̣ܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܠܚܲܛܝܬܐ ܫܒ̣ܩ ܠܗ̇ ܚܘ̈ܒܝܗ̇܆ ܐܦ ܣܡܟ̣ܗ̇ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܗܘܬ...
  author: Ephraim
  title: On Abraham and his types
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܛܘܦܣ̈ܘܗܝ
  incipit: ܐܘّ ܠܬܗܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܬܡܠܠ. ܕܐ̇ܚܙܝܬ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܐܬ݀ܕܡܪܬ. ܕܦܓ̣ܥ ܒܝ ܚܕ ܐܬܠܝܛܐ. ܕܒܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ ܐܬܢܨ̇ܚ. ܐܒܪܗܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܟܐܢܐ. ܕܬܗ̣ܪ ܒܗ ܪܘܡܐ ܘܥܘܡܩܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Evagrius
title: The letters of Evagrius to Melania
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܫ̣ܬܕܪ̈ܝ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܠܐܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܟܐ
In the rubric, read ܡܠܢܝܐ for ܡܠܟܐ.
They are 60 in number, of which the last is imperfect.

Paper, about 8 5/8 in. by 5 2/3, consisting of 50 leaves, the last 18 of which are slightly mutilated. The quires are signed with letters from ܝܐ to ܝܕ. The number of lines in each page varies from 21 to 25.

50 ff.

- Paper, about 8 5/8 in. by 5 2/3, consisting of 50 leaves, the last 18 of which are slightly mutilated. The quires are signed with letters from ܝܐ to ܝܕ. The number of lines in each page varies from 21 to 25.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, and belongs to the early part of the xiith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

- On fol. 1 a there is an Arabic note, recording that this manuscript belonged to one Thomas, the son of Samuel , in the year of the Hijra 531, A.D. 1136—37.

عبدك يسوع المسيح توما بن صمويل القس بن يوسف الراهب بن عيسي الح ...... العبودي وهو يسل الغفران بشفاعة السيدة الطاهرة مرتمريم وجميع القديسين امين ملكه من فَضل الله وجزيل عطأيه بتاريخ سنة احد وثلثين وخمسمأية من سني ...... سني العرب الهجرة بالعربية،

- On the margin of fol. 45 b are the remains of a much later note, the greater part of which has been torn away, recording the presentation of the manuscript to a person named George

ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝ̣̇ܐ ܫܟܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗ[ܢܐ] . . . ܠܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܟܠ .......ܡܐ ܕܟܪܝܐ

12th 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 DCCCXXXIII 2:865

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1084, Add. 17,266, foll. 51–78, London, BL, Add. 17,266, foll. 51–78, BL Add MS 17266, foll. 51-78, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 183, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXXXIII

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms and Canticles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

title: The Psalms and Canticles, according to the Peshitta version.
  title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
  The missing portions are: Ps. i. — li.; lxxviii. 69 — lxxxi. 2; xci. 16—xciv.16; and xcvii. 3—cxviii. 117.
  title: The Canticles, according to the Peshitta version
  The Canticles were contained on foll. 76b— 78b, but nearly the whole of foll. 77 and 78 has been torn away. Consequently, too, only a very few words of the colophon are left.

Paper, about 8 ½ in. by 5 ¾ , consisting of 28 leaves (Add. 17,266, foll. 51— 78), all more or less stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were six in number (ܘ, fol. 68a); but the first three are lost, and leaves are wanting after foll. 61, 66, and 67. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 30 lines.

28 ff.

- Paper, about 8 ½ in. by 5 ¾ , consisting of 28 leaves (Add. 17,266, foll. 51— 78), all more or less stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were six in number (ܘ, fol. 68a); but the first three are lost, and leaves are wanting after foll. 61, 66, and 67. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 30 lines.

The writing is good and regular, of the xiith cent.

- Only a very few words of the colophon are left on fol. 78b.

12th 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 CLXXXIII 1:128-129