London, BL, Add. 21454
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1138, Add. 21,454, London, BL, Add. 21,454, BL Add MS 21454, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 995, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXCV

[This manuscript contains: Scientific Dialogues. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

foll. 2b-231b
title: Scientific Dialogues
rubric: ܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ
The name of the author does not seem to be mentioned, unless perhaps in the title, fol.2 b, which has been almost wholly effaced, partly, as it would appear, on purpose. According to a manuscript in the University Library of Berlin, the author's name is Jacob bar ܫܟܟܘ., or bar 'Isa(ܥܝܣܐ, ܥܣܘ), bishop of Tagrit. The work is divided into two books, the first containing four dialogues and a discourse, the second two dialogues.
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 237, seqq., and particularly p. 455.
  foll. 2b-155
  title: Book i
    foll. 2b-21b
    title: The first dialogue, on Grammar
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܝܬܐ
    14 questions and answers.
    foll. 22a-33
    title: A discourse on Grammar, composed in the metre of Jacob of Batnae
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ. ܒܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
    incipit: ܒܪܝܫ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܢ̇ܣ݆ܩ ܏ܫ̤ܘ܆ ܬܠܝ܏ܬܝܘ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ. ܐܘ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܝܨܘܬ ܠܟܣܝ̣ܣ ܡܫ̇ܐܠ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܬܐ. ܘܦܘܠܓ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܢܩܫ̈ܬܐ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܐܐ ܒܚܲܬܝܬܘܬܐ.
    foll. 33b-63b
    title: The second dialogue, on Rhetoric
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ̇ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ. ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ
    28 questions and answers
    foll. 64a-81b
    title: The third dialogue, on the art of Poetry
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ܆ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܦܐܘܝܛܝ̣ܩܝܬܐ̣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ.
    21 questions and answers.
    foll. 82a-155
    title: The fourth dialogue, on the eloquence and copiousness of the Syriac language
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܹܐܡܪܐ ܪܒܝ̣ܥܝܐ̇ ܘܐܚܪܝܐ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̇ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܥܠ ܠܫ̣ܢܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܦܲܬܝܘܿܬ ܡܲܡܠܠܐ ܣܘܼܪܝܝܐ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܗ̣ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܼܡܐ.
    15 questions and answers.
  foll. 155b-231b
  title: Book ii
    foll. 155b-184
    title: The first dialogue, on Logic and the Syllogism
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ. ܠܡܠܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܘܪܓܐܢܘܢ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ ܘܠܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ
    52 questions and answers.
    foll. 184b-231b
    title: The second dialogue, on Philosophy
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘ܏ܣܘ ܘܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܦܘܠܓ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܐܕܫ̈ܐ
    In five sections
      foll. 184b-189b
      title: On the definitions of Philosophy, its divisions, etc.
      rubric: ܐܕܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܦܝܠܠܘ܏ܣܘ. ܘܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢ̈ܩܦܢ.
      10 questions and answers.
      foll. 190a-194
      title: On the Philosophical Life and Conduct
      rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܠܘܣܘܦܝܐ.
      13 questions and answers.
      foll. 194b-209
      title: On Physics or Physiology
      rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܣܘܠܘܓܝܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܟܝܢܝܘܬܐ
      27 questions and answers.
      foll. 209b-220b
      title: On the four disciplines, Arithmetic, Music, Geometry, and Astronomy
      rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܐܬܡܐܛܝܩܘܢ ܐ̇ܘܟܝܬ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ.
      Nine questions and answers.
      foll. 221a-231b
      title: On Metaphysics and Theology
      rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܚܡܝ̣ܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܼܬܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܝܬܐ ܕܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ.
      15 questions and answers.

Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 7, consisting of 231 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially fol. 2. The quires, signed with letters (by a later hand), are 23 in number. There are from 22 to 31 lines in each page.

Paper

231 ff. 8 1/2 × 7

The quires, signed with letters (by a later hand), are 23 in number.

- 231 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially fol. 2.

- A few leaves are more modern, apparently of the xvith cent., viz.foll. 2 — 9, 18, 80 — 87, 230, and 231. Timothy bound and repaired the book in A. Gr. 1878, A.D. 1567.

There are from 22 to 31 lines in each page.

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

A few leaves are more modern, apparently of the xvith cent., viz. foll. 2 — 9, 18, 80 — 87, 230, and 231.

The quires, signed with letters by a later hand.

The name of the person who transcribed the later portions of the volume, seems to have been Phil(oxenus). See also Addition 1 and Addition 2.

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[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

On the margins of the manuscript there are Arabic notes of various dates, some of them in the handwriting of the scribe, e. g.foll. 26 b, 64 b, 65 a and b, 181 b—184 b, etc.

- The name of the person who transcribed the later portions of the volume, seems to have been Phil(oxenus). See fol. 82 a

ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܏ܦܝܠ ܚܲܛܝܐ

- Also see fol. 197 b, where Phil(oxenus) has copied a marginal note in the handwriting of the Catholicus Abu '1-Faraj

ܘܗܕܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܬܗ̇ ܐܢܐ ܦ܏ܝܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܟ̇ܪܬ ܐܝ̣ܕܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܝܪ ܒܝܬ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܩܐ܏ܬܘ.

- On fol. 230 b there is a note, stating that the book once belonged to the metropolitan Dioscorus, who had it by inheritance from the patriarch John; but that it had been exchanged with the monk of the village of ----, for a medical work in Arabic, entitled. This note was written by one Timothy, who bound and repaired the book,A. Gr. 1878, A.D. 1567.

- The name of the monk in the previous addition is given as Rabban Isaiah, the son of the priest Moses. These words are a later alteration.

ܒܫܸܡ ܡܵܪܝܐ ܡܥ̈ܝ̣ܢܚܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡܐ. ܘܒܡܬܬܙܝ̣ܥܵܢܘܬ ܩܝܩܠܘܣܝܘܬ ܪܩܝܥܐ. ܐܬܚܲܕܬ ܘܐܬܕܒܩ. ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܗܘܐ ܡܢܩܕܝܡ̣. ܠܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܛܪܐܢ ܗܕܐܝܗ ܘܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܡܢ ܝܪܬܘܬ ܐܒ̈ܗܘܝ ܡ̈ܢܚܐ ܝܕܝܥܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܒܝ̣ܬܓܲܙܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܡܢܵܚ ܒܝܬ ܏ܩ̈ܕ ܠܚܘܕܝ ܙܒܢܗ ܘܙܢܗ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܛ܏ܪܝܪ܇ ܘܗܵܫܐ ܐܬܚܲܠܦ ܟܕ ܠܵܐ ܐܫܬ݀ܚ̣ܠܦ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܬ݀ܟ̣ܢܐ ܐܪܐܒܐܝ̣ܬ ܬ̣݀ܩܘܝܡ ܐܠܐܒܕܐܢ ܥܲܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܘܟܚܝ̣ܕܐ ܪܒܢ [ܐܫܥܝܐ] ܒܪ [ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܘܫܐ] ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ [ܕܐ . . . ܠ]. ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ ܥܗܝܕܐ ܟܐܡܬ ܠܗ ܘܬܚܝ̣ܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܏ܘܫ. ܗ̈ܘܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܣܵܗܕܘܬܐ ܘܒܚܨܪܵܐ ܕܠܝܠ (sic) ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܒܫܡ ܛܝܡܬܐ ܏ܡܫܡ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܫܢܬ݀ ܏ܐܦܥܚ ܝܲܘܢ ܘܠܝܗ ܕܘܟܣܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

- On. fol. 53 a we find, in Nestorian characters, the autograph of John, metropolitan of Se'ert (or)

ܡܚܝܠܐ ܝܘܼܚܢܢ ܡܝ̣ܛܪܦܘܿܠܹܝܛܐ ܕܣܥܪܬ̇.

- Two Arabic inscriptions of more ancient date, on fol. 231 b, have been erased.

- On fol. 161 a stands the name of a possessor, Mansur ibn Da'ud

- On fol. 2 a is recorded the name of an Ignatius, patriarch of Antioch, and also of the metropolitan Hanna the Chaldean,. The name of a third reader or owner has been erased. Here is likewise again entered the name of the above mentioned Timothy, i. e ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ, ܐܠܗܐ. ,ܛܝܡܘܬܐ, and ܕܝ̣ܢܐ

ܒܫܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܠ̇ ܐܚܝ̣ܕ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܦ܏ܛܪ ܕܐܢ܏ܛܝ

ܐ܏ܘ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܫܒܥ ܘܬܠ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܣܓܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܪ̈ܬܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܚܘܒܢ ܒܝ̇ܘܼܡܐ ܕܚܲܡܫܐ ܘܫܬܝ̈ܢ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܢ

- On fol. 1 a stands the autograph of Athanasius Stephanus, metropolitan of Malabar, A. D. 1850, from whom the book was purchased in 1856.

ܒܫ̣ܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܥܝ̣ܢܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܿܣ ܐܦ܏ܝ̣ܣ ܣܛܝܦܢܘܿܣ. ܐܝܟ ܕܝ̣̈ܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡ̣ܬܕܪܟ̈ܢܐ̣. ܐܬܚܕܬ݀ ܘܐܬܕܒܩ ܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝ̣ܕ̈ܝܐ. ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘܼ. ܒܡܠܒܪ ܒܟܘܼܬܝܡ. ܫܢܬ ܐ܏ܦܢ ܠܡܪܢ ܏ܝܐ ܐܝܠܘܿܠ ܝܪܚܐ.

ca. 13th century

On fol. 1 a stands the autograph of Athanasius Stephanus, metropolitan of Malabar, A. D. 1850, from whom the book was purchased in 1856.

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 DCCCCXCV 3:1165-1167