London, BL, Add. 18821
source date: 9th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1134, Add. 18,821, London, BL, Add. 18,821, BL Add MS 18821, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 786, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Gregory Nazianzen. Part of the poetical works and letters of Gregory Nazianzen.; A fragment of a selection from the Scholia or Commentary of Olympiodorus of Alexandria on the Organon of Aristotle. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Part of the poetical works and letters of Gregory Nazianzen.
See above, no. DLVII [...]., p. 433.
  Foll. 4a-4
  title: De se ipso et de episcopis, beginning with v. 168.
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܐܣ̈ܛܘܟܣܐ ܏ܬܬܟܙ܀
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 802; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxxvii., col. 1200.
  Foll. 4a-9
  title: de vita sua.
  rubric: ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 674; Migne, col. 1029. It ends with v. 586.
  Foll. 9b-9
  title: Ad suam animam carmen Anacreonticum, beginning with v. 10.
  ܫܠܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܐܢܐܩܪܐܘܢܛܐܣ ܏ܩܥܛ.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 982; Migne, col. 1135.
  Foll. 10a-10
  title: Exhortatio ad virgines.
  The Syriac title has been cut away.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 378; Migne, col. 632.
  It ends with v. 92.
  Foll. 11a-13b
  title: De se ipso, commencing with v. 157.
  ܫـ[ـܠܡ] ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܐܢܐܩܪ̈ܐܘܢܛܐ[ܣ] ܡܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬ̈ܠܬܐ.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 874; Migne, col. 1296.
  title: de se ipso.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ
  .ܫܼܠܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܡܐ̈ܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 961; Migne, col. 1409.
  title: dialogus adversus eos qui frequenter jurant.
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝ ܡܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܐܠܘܓܝܩܘܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘ̇ܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܡ̈ܚܠܛܐ ܬܠܬܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܬܐ.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 494; Migne, col. 790. We have here vv. 1-91 and 223-328.
  Foll. 13b-14
  title: adversus iram; as far as v. 130.
  rubric: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܡܬܐ ܟܕ ܫܬܝܩ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 510; Migne, col. 813.
  Foll. 15a-15
  title: De virtute; from v. 562 to v. 670.
  Opera, t. ii., p. 112; Migne, col. 721.
  Foll. 16a-16
  title: De Incarnatione, adversus Apollinarium; from v. 35 to the end.
  ܫܠܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܐܣ̈ܛܘܟܣܐ ܏ܥܕ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 256; Migne, col. 468.
  Foll. 16a-16
  title: de Providentia; as far as v. 63.
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 228; Migne, col. 430.
  title: CLXVI. Amphilochio.
  rubric: ܏ܩܣܘ ܠܐܡܦܝܠܘܟܝܘܣ [(marg.) ΑΜΦΙΛΟΧΙΟϹ]
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ (marg. ⲐⲈⲞⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ)ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ
  See additions.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 56, epist. lxii.; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 121.

title: A fragment of a selection from the Scholia or Commentary of Olympiodorus of Alexandria on the Organon of Aristotle.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܟܬ̇ܒܝܢ ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܘܠܘܡܦܝܘܕܘܪܘܣ [ܕܐܠܟܣ]ܐܢܕܪܝܐ ܥܠ . . . ܣ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܘܐܠܝܣ.
incipit: [ܫ̈ـ]ـܘܝܝ ܫܡܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ܆ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܡܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ̣. ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ. ܡܛܠ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܒܢܩܝܦܘܬܐ ܘܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܐܠܝܣ̣. ܐܝܬ̣ܐ ܕܒܢܩܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܩܠܝܠܐ̇. ܠܦܝܠܘܣܦܝܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܢܚܒ̣ܘܫ. ܢܟ̇ܢܫܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̣ܢ. [ܒܝـ]ـܕ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܩܐ̈ܦܐܠܐܐ ܡܕܡ . . ـܕܡܝܢܢ ܢܣ̇ܒܝܢܢ. ܩܕܡܝܐ [ܕܝܢ ܕ]ܒܟܡܐ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ . . . [ܪ]ܒ[ܝܥ]ܝܐ̣ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܗܝ [ܐ]ܘܪܚܐ. ܚܡܝܫܝܐ̣ ܕܐܝܢܘ ܫܘܠܡܐ. ܫܬܝܬܝܐ̣ ܕܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܫܡܘܥܐ ܠܡܗ̣ܘܐ. ܫܒܝܥܝܐ̣ ܕܐܝܢܘ ܐܕܫܐ ܕܫܘܘܕܝܐ. ܬܡܝܢܝܐ̣ ܕܡܛܠ ܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ ܐܬܦܪܣ. ܕܠܐ ܢܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܦܪܣ: ܘܠܘ ܟܝܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܗܕܐ̣. ܡ̇ܘܕܥ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܟܕ ܡܬܬܝܬܐ̣. ܒܗܠܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܬܐ ܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ. ܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܬܐ̣. ܒܡܐܛܐܐܘܪܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܦܗ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܐܦ ܒܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܠܗ̣. ܓܠܝ̣ܐܝܬ ܡܬܬܝܬܐ. ܬܫܝܥܝܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܠܡܒ̣ܥܐ̣. ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܩܐ̈ܦܐܠܐܐ ܠܚ̇ܡ ܕܢܩ̣ܕܡܘܢ ܠܟܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܐܓܡܐܛܝܐܣ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܐܠܝܣ. ܥܣܝܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܚܪܝܐ̣. ܕܕܐܝܟ ܐܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܡܦـ[ܫܩܢـ]ـܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ. ܐܦܠܐ ܓـ[ـܝܪ] ܗܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܘܠܛـ[ܢܐ]. ܕܠܐ ܥܕܠܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܬܒܥܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Only part of the introduction remains.

Vellum, about 15 1/8 in. by 11 3/8, consisting of 18 leaves, some of which are much stained and mutilated, especially foll. 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, and 17. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 16. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 49 lines.

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- Vellum, about 15 1/8 in. by 11 3/8, consisting of 18 leaves, some of which are much stained and mutilated, especially foll. 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, and 17. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 16. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 49 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela.

See additions.

There are some slight attempts at ornament in this volume, e.g. foll. 4 a, 12 a, and 17 a.

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

- Doxology

The colophon, fol. 17 a, states that the volume originally comprised 219 poems and 166 letters of Gregory Theologus.

ܐܣܬ̇ܝܟܘ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܫܚܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܬܥܣܪ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ̣ ܘܫ̈ܬ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܚ̇ܝܠ̣ ܐܡܝܢ܀܀܀

- Marginal note on l

ⲁⲘⲪⲒⲖⲞⲬⲒⲞⲤ

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 DCCLXXXVI 2:775-776