London, BL, Add. 18818
source date: 7th century
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/1126, Add. 18,818, London, BL, Add. 18,818, BL Add MS 18818, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 617, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXVII

[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The first half of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, viz. books i.—viii; A note, which states that this manuscript belonged tothe convent of Cyriacus at Tell Hăphīchā, and that it was written at the expense of theabbat Isaac, thepriest Andrew, and the rest of the brethren. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-228a
author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The first half of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, viz. books i.—viii
See additions
Book i. commences with the passage καθύπερ ἀμέλει καὶ οἱ τῶν Αἰγυπτἱων ἄρχοντες, κ.τ.λ.
Cf. Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i.; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lxviii., col. 133.; Opera, t. i., p. 13 B.

fol. 228
title: A note, which states that this manuscript belonged to the convent of Cyriacus at Tell Hăphīchā, and that it was written at the expense of the abbat Isaac, the priest Andrew, and the rest of the brethren.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܕܬܠܗܦܝܟܐ ܟܠ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ (sic) ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܐܘ ܕܢܦܚܡ ܡܢܗ ܘܨܪܡ ܐܘ ܡܪܝܡ ܡܢܗ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܐܘ ܕܦܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܐܘ ܕܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܣܝܢ ܐܘ ܟܐܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܠܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܡ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܬܝܕ ܕܢܩܘܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܠܨ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ܀ ܐܬܚܦܘ (sic) ܕܝܢ ܘܘܣܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܛܪܐܘܣ ܥܡ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܥܡܪܝܢ. ܕܡܪܢ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕ[ܡܛܠ] ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܏ܘܫ

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 228 leaves, many of which are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1—32, 37, 38, 41, 216, 220, 221, and 224—228. The quires, originally 25 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g. fol. 102, ܝܓ; fol. 170, ܟ; etc.). The later signatures are erroneous. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 4 and 12. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 35 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.

Vellum

228 ff. 8 7/8 × 6 1/8

The quires, originally 25 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g.fol. 102, ܝܓ;fol. 170, ܟ; etc.). The later signatures are erroneous.

- 228 leaves, many of which are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1—32, 37, 38, 41, 216, 220, 221, and 224—228. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 4 and 12.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 35 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.

The later signatures are erroneous.

- Colophon, fol. 228 a

ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ܆ ܕܥܠ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܘܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ. ܘܒܫܪܪܐ܆ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܝܠܘܣ: ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܘ ܘ

7th century The convent of Cyriacus at Tell Hăphīchā

This manuscript belonged to the convent of Cyriacus at Tell Hăphīchā, and it was written at the expense of the abbat Isaac, the priest Andrew, and the rest of the brethren.

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 DCXVII 2:489