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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1125, Add. 18,817, London, BL, Add. 18,817, BL Add MS 18817

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https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1413, Add. 18,817, foll. 1–136, London, BL, Add. 18,817, foll. 1–136, BL Add MS 18817, foll. 1-136, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 801, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCI

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Xystus, bishop of Rome. The first discourse of Xystus, bishop of Rome; Extracts from several Fathers; John the monk. Writings of John the monk; Basil. Extract from a letter of Basil to an ascetic; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 42 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-63b
author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  foll. 1a-1b
  author: Evagrius
  title: First discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning. See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 41.
  foll. 2a-4b
  author: Evagrius
  title: Second discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܬ ܐ̃ܘ ܐܚܝ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 42.
  foll. 5a-5b
  author: Evagrius
  title: Third discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
  incipit: ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ̣ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ̇ ܥܗܝܕ ܠܫܘ̈ܘܕܝܟ̇. ܕܠܐ ܬܡܐܢ.
  foll. 6a-12
  author: Evagrius
  title: Heads of counsel and admonition
  rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܘܕܡܪ̈ܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܚܫܚܝܢ ܠܟܠ ܡ̈ܘܫܚ̣ܢ ܘܠܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ
  incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܪܐ ܒܬܩܢܘܬܐ̣. ܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܝ ܩܫܝܬܐ ܘܥܣܩܬ ܠܗ̈ܠܟܬܐ̇. ܘܡܠܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܕܘ̈ܥܬܐ̇. ܘܣܒܝܣܬ ܒܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ. ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܗܝ ܕܥܪܕܐ ܒܗ̇܇ ܡܛܠ ܡܙܩܦܘܬܐ ܕܥܣܩܘܬܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܬܘܒ ܕܥ̣ܠ ܠܗ̇܇ ܕܠܝܠ ܠܗ ܕܠܪܝܫܗ̇ ܢܡ̣ܛܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Imperfect
  foll. 12b-17b
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܕܒܗ̇ ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܬܩܢܝܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 10.
  foll. 18a-18b
  author: Evagrius
  title: Another extract
  incipit: ܠܬܠܬ ܦܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܬܥܠܐ ܐܘ ܡܬܬܚܬܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 18.
  foll. 19a-19b
  author: Evagrius
  title: A short extract
  rubric: ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܪܓܝܓܐ ܠܟ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ̣: ܛܪ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܚܡܬܐ.
  ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ.
  ܫܠܡ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ. ܐܒܐ ܐܓܘܪܝܣ: ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ:܀.
  On fol. 19 b we have the new title.
  foll. 19b-35
  author: Evagrius
  title: The discourse addressed to Eulogius.
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 3.
  foll. 35b-39
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ. ܠܘܬ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܥܡܪܝܢ
  Comprising ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܝܢ and ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ. See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 2.
  foll. 39b-43b
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܥܡܪܝܢ
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܪܝܫ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ.
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 9.
  foll. 43b-44b
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܠܘ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܢܫ̇ܠܡ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܝܕܢ
  foll. 45a-52b
  author: Evagrius
  title: On the things that happen in dreams
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܚ̈ܠܡܐ ܓܕܫ̈ܢ
  incipit: ܐܡܪܝ ܕܒܫܪ̈ܓܪܓܝܬܐ ܕܫܢ̣ܬܐ ܒܡ̇ܢܬܐ ܕܪܓܬܐ ܡܩܪ̈ܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܡܚܘܝ̣ܢ. ܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܪܗ̣ܛܝܢܢ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  foll. 53a-53b
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܫܠܝܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 13.
  foll. 54a-55
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܓܢܡܘܣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 25.
  foll. 55b-57
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 16.
  foll. 57b-63b
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܚܫ̈ܝܢ
  See Add. 14,578 [...] , no. 5.

foll. 64a-69b
author: Xystus, bishop of Rome
title: The first discourse of Xystus, bishop of Rome
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐ܏ܦܝܣ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ

foll. 70a-72a
title: Extracts from several Fathers
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On humility
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  fol. 70
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On repentance
  rubric: ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  fol. 71a
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From the treatise on the priesthood
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܗܘܢܝܣ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ
  fol. 71a
  title: Part of Extracts from several Fathers
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part of Extracts from several Fathers
  rubric: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
  foll. 71a-71
  title: Part of Extracts from several Fathers
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: Part of Extracts from several Fathers
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ
  fol. 71b
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On prayer
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܒܗ ܥܡ ܦܘܡܗ. ܘܪܥܝܢܗ ܥܡ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ.
  fol. 72a
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: From the discourse on Joshua
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ: ܕܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܡ̇ܦܫܩ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ: ܕܒܩܝܬܪܐ ܥܣܪ̈ ܡ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܙܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ

foll. 72a-109
author: John the monk
title: Writings of John the monk
  foll. 72a-80b
  author: John the monk
  title: An extract
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܒܟܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܐܢ ܢܗܠܟ̣. ܠܐ ܝܐܐ ܕܢܣ̣ܒܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܥ̣ܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ̇ ܒܪܢ ܐܠܗܐ: ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܛܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ̇. ܢܬܚ̇ܫܒ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ̇ ܢܚܐ̇. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܛܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܫܪܝ̣ܬ݀ ܒܟܪܝܘܬܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  foll. 81a-92b
  author: John the monk
  title: The first dialogue with Eutropius and Eusebius
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ: ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢ̈ܦܢܫܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ
  See Add. 17,169 [...] , no. 3, a.
  foll. 93a-100b
  author: John the monk
  title: The third dialogue with the same
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  See Add. 17,169 [...] , no. 3, c. Here it is unfinished.
  foll. 101a-103b
  author: John the monk
  title: On tranquillity
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ
  incipit: ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܡܠܝܐ
  See Add. 14,580 [...] , no. 2, h.
  foll. 104a-105
  author: John the monk
  title: On prayer
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ
  incipit: ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܣ̣ܒܪ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇: ܘܠܐ ܬܣ̣ܒܪ ܕܒ̈ܡܠܐ ܡܬܝܠܦܐ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܝ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܫܪܝܪܐ. ܨܠܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܢ̣ܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܓܡܪܐ.
  foll. 105b-109
  author: John the monk
  title: Letter to Hesychius
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܘܣܝܟܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ̇. ܕܐܝܟܢ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܙܠ̣ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܟ̣ܬܒ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܗܟܢܐ

foll. 109b-111b
author: Basil
title: Extract from a letter of Basil to an ascetic
rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ܆ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܥܢܘܝܐ
incipit: ܕܐܢܫ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܢ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܫܢ̣ܬܐ ܢܬܛ̇ܒܥ ܒܫ̣ܢܬܐ. ܘܢܫܬܪ̈ܘܢ ܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ܆ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܚܠܡ̈ܐ ܡܫܟܪ̈ܐ̣. ܠܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ ܡ̇ܫܬܥܒܕ. ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 112a-122
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Two discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  foll. 112a-119b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Solitaries
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒ̣ܚܘܪܒܐ ܥܡܪ̈ܝܢ
  incipit: ܪܡܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܬܓܡ̈ܝܢ
  See Add. 17,262 [...] , no. 31, a.
  foll. 120a-122
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Resurrection of the Dead
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩ̣ܝܡܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܥܝܪ ܒܝ ܡܪܝ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܦܫܝ̈ܛܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ.

foll. 122b-130
author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Two discourses, here ascribed to Ephraim, but in reality by Isaac of Antioch
  foll. 122b-127b
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On Solitaries
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܬܩ̣ܠ ܛܘܼܪ̈ܐ
  See Add. 12,166 [...] , fol. 89 a.
  foll. 128a-130
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On the perfection of brethren
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ
  incipit: ܒܩܪܒܐ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܪܡ̇ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ
  See Add. 17,164 [...] , fol. 82 a.

foll. 130b-133
author: Ephraim
title: A discourse of Ephraim on those who keep vigils
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܗ̇ܪ̈ܐ
incipit: ܒܦܚ̈ܐ ܢܫܪ̈ܐ ܡܬܬܨܝܕܝܢ. ܘܒܓܘ ܫܢ̣ܬܐ ܫܗܪ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 133b-136b
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Prodigal Son
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ: ܕܦ̇ܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ
incipit: ܦܬ̣ܚ ܡ݅ܪܢ ܠܝ݅ ܬܪܥܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
It is imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 154 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 136, and 154. The quires are 16 in number, of which the first two and the last two are without signatures. The remainder are signed with letters from ܐ (fol. 28 b) to ܝܒ (fol. 127 a), but arithmetical figures have been subsequently added on foll. 29 a (�) and 39 a (��). The volume is imperfect at the beginning, and leaves are wanting after foll. 8 and 136. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 32. Foll. 137—154, are palimpsest (see Add. 18817, foll. 137-154 upper text [...] and Add. 18817, foll. 137-154 lower text [...] ). [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 803.]

Vellum

154 ff. 8 × 5 1/2

The quires are 16 in number, of which the first two and the last two are without signatures. The remainder are signed with letters from ܐ (fol. 28 b) to ܝܒ (fol. 127 a), but arithmetical figures have been subsequently added on foll. 29 a() and 39 a().

- 136 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1 and 136. The volume is imperfect at the beginning, and leaves are wanting after foll. 8 and 136.

The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 32.

The first portion of this volume (foll. 1—19 a) is written in a good hand of the ixth cent.

The remainder in a neat, cursive character, of about the same date.

9th 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 DCCCI 2:803-806

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1414, Add. 18,817, foll. 137–154, upper text, London, BL, Add. 18,817, foll. 137–154, upper text, BL Add MS 18817, foll. 137-154, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 801, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCI

[This manuscript contains: John the monk. A doctrine of John the monk; Marcus the monk. The first discourse of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law; Philoxenus of Mabūg. A letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to a disciple; Extracts from "the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers". In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

foll. 137a-142b
author: John the monk
title: A doctrine of John the monk
rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. (sic)ܡ̇ܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ. ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪܐ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝ̣ܫܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ̣. ܡܠܘܐܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ.
incipit: ܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܚܡ̣ܬ. ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܩܢܝ̣ܢܐ ܗܝ ܕܡ̇ܠܟ̣ܘܬܗ

foll. 143a-146b
author: Marcus the monk
title: The first discourse of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law
rubric: ܕܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ

foll. 147a-150b
author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: A letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to a disciple
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ
incipit: ܡܠܬܗ ܕܫܠ̣ܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܢ̇ܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܥܡ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܚ̇ܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ̇. ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 151a-154b
title: Extracts from "the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers"
rubric: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܣܒ̈ܐ
incipit: ܩܪܝ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܬ݀ܟܢܫ ܗܘܢܟ ܡܢ ܦܗܝܐ. ܘܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܩܘܡ ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܨܠܘܬܐ̣. ܘܗ̇ܝܕܝܢ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܝܟ̣. ܘܠܗܘܓܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܬܣ̣̈ܝܡܢ ܒܟ. ܏ܘܫ.

Vellum, about 8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 18 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 154. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 18817, foll. 137-154 lower text [...] ).

Vellum

18 ff. 8 × 5 1/2

The last two quires,foll. 137—154, are palimpsest.

- Palimpsest, the upper text of which is of the xiith cent.

The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 32.

Foll. 137—154 are palimpsest of the xiith cent

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 DCCCI 2:803-806

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1449, Add. 18,817, foll. 137–154, lower text, London, BL, Add. 18,817, foll. 137–154, lower text, BL Add MS 18817, foll. 137-154, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 801, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCI

[This manuscript contains: Undetermined manuscript item. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Undetermined manuscript item
The underlying text seems originally to have formed part of the first portion of this manuscript, which is now imperfect at the beginning.

Vellum, about 8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 18 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 154. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 18817, foll. 137-154 upper text [...] ). The underlying text seems originally to have formed part of the first portion of this manuscript, which is now imperfect at the beginning.

Vellum

18 ff. 8 × 5 1/2

The last two quires,foll. 137—154, are palimpsest.

- The underlying text seems originally to have formed part of the first portion of this manuscript, which is now imperfect at the beginning.

The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 32.

The underlying text is most plainly legible on foll. 138 a, 143 b, and 149 a. It seems to have originally formed part of the first portion of this manuscript.

9th 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 DCCCI 2:803-806