London, BL, Add. 25878
source date: xviith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1147, Add. 25,878, London, BL, Add. 25,878, BL Add MS 25878

[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/1148, Add. 25,878, foll. 1–70, London, BL, Add. 25,878, foll. 1–70, BL Add MS 25878, foll. 1-70, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1008, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MVIII

[This manuscript contains: A treatise on Natural History. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 26 items.]

Syriac

title: A treatise on Natural History
rubric: ܬܘܼܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐܟ݁ܠ ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ ܕܢ̇ܟܬܘܿܒ ܡ̣ܢܬܐ ܩܲܠܝ̣ܠ ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܓܢ̣̈ܣܐ ܡܫܲܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܢ ܘܡܩܝ̈ܡܢ ܠܬ̣ܫܒܘܿܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒ̇ܪܘܝ̇ܗܝܢ
ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܝܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܕܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܕܪ̈ܚܫܐ. ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ
This treatise bears a certain affinity to the "Physiologus"" of Epiphanius , and the "Physiologus Syrus," edited by Tychsen (Rostock, 1795), but is of much greater extent.
There are no less than 125 sections. The headings of the first 25 may serve as specimens.
  title: Of various animals in India
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܲܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܲܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܗ̣ܢܕܘ
  title: Of the sirens (Isaiah, ch. xiii. 22, Jeremiah, ch. 1. 30) and jackals
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܝܪ̈ܝܢܘܣ ܘܝܪܘܪ̈ܐ
  title: Of the echidna (ἔχιδνα)
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܟܕ̈ܢܐ
  title: Of a hybrid animal
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܫܘܫ̣ܡܢ ܐܪܝܐ
  The name of this animal is explained by Elias of Nisibis in his Lexidion by خَرانِقُ (فرانق؟) الأَسَدِ, and in Add. 7203 by فراس (فرانق؟) الاسدَ.
  title: Of the river-horse or hippopotamus
  rubric: ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ
  title: Of apes
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܘܙܝܢܗ
  title: Of the griffin (γρύψ)
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܓܪܘܦܘܣ
  Unfinished.
  title: Of sundry beasts and birds
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܚܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܡܫ̈ܬܚ̣ܠܦܢ
  Unfinished.
  title: Of creatures that are produced without the act of generation
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܙܘܘܓܐ ܗܘ̈ܝܢ
  title: Of the Indian tiger
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܛܝܓܪܝܣ ܗܢܕܘܝܬܐ
  title: Of the Phoenix
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܢܝܟ̣ܣ
  title: Of the Indian worm
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܬܘܠܥܐ ܗܢܕܘܝܬܐ
  title: Of an Indian tree, called in Greek ܐܦܝܕܐܟܣܝܣ(?)
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠ̣ܢܐ. ܐܝܬ ܒܗܢܕܘ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡ̣ܬܩܪܐ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܐܦܝܕܐܟܣܝܣ
  title: Of the properties of animals, and first, of the lion
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܐܪܝܐ
  title: Of the leopard
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܐܪܕܝܢ
  title: Of the panther
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܢܡ̣ܪܐ
  title: Of the dog
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܟܠܒܐ
  title: Of the ichneumon
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܟܢܝܡܘܢ
  title: Of the river-dog, a species of ichneumon
  rubric: ܥܠ ܟܠ̣ܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ
  title: Of the bear
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܕܒ̣ܐ
  title: Of the wolf
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܒܐ
  title: Of the hyaena
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܝܕ̈ܢܐ
  title: Of the weasel
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܟܟܘܼܫܬܐ
  Unfinished.
  title: Of the stag
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝ̇ܠܐ
  title: Of the elephant
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܝܠܐ

Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4 consisting of 70 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. There are 17 lines in each page.

70 ff.

- Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4 consisting of 70 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. There are 17 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a small, angular hand of the xviith cent.

See additions.

- On fol. 2 a there are three lines of Armenian writing

- On fol. 2 a there is the following note:

This book from the Stowe Collection was given to me by the Earl of Ashburnham. Octr. 18th, 1849. W. Cureton.

17th 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 MVIII 3:1192-1193

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1149, Add. 25,878, foll. 71–87, London, BL, Add. 25,878, foll. 71–87, BL Add MS 25878, foll. 71-87, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 202, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCII

[This manuscript contains: Portions of the Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, arranged for the services of the canonical hours. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

title: Portions of the Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, arranged for the services of the canonical hours
ܫܠܡ̣ܬ݀ ܡܪ܏ܡ ܩܕ݁܏ܡܝ ܕܨܦܪܐ܀ ܬܘܒ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܨܦܪܐ
ܫܷܠܡ̣ܰܬ݀ ܬܷ܏ܫܡܷ ܕܣܘܼܽܬܳܪܳܐ. ܘܨܰܠܰܘ ܥܠܰܝ. ܬܘܼܽܒ ܬܷܫ܏ܡܷ ܕܠܶܠ̣ܝܳܐ
The remaining portions are as follows:
  title: Ps. xiii. 5— xviii. 3
  title: Ps. xxii. 7—20
  title: Ps. xxvi. 11—xxvii. 4
  title: Ps. xxxiii. 8—15
  title: Ps. xxxvii. 35—40
  title: Ps. xl. 2—6
  title: Ps. l. 14—li. 11
  title: Ps. lv. 22—lvi. 13
  title: Ps. cviii. 1—cix. 22
  title: Ps. cxviii. 6—32
  title: Of the Canticles, Deut. xxxii. 17—29.

Seventeen paper leaves, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 1/4 taken from the original binding of Add. 25,878, of which manuscript they now form foll. 71—87. They are all stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters (foll. 79 and 87), were 19 in number. There are from 9 to 18 lines in each page.

17 ff.

- Seventeen paper leaves, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 1/4 taken from the original binding of Add. 25,878, of which manuscript they now form foll. 71—87. They are all stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters (foll. 79 and 87), were 19 in number. There are from 9 to 18 lines in each page.

The writing is by two hands (foll. 71—81 and 82—87) of the xvth cent., with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels.

See additions.

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

- Arguments are prefixed to the Psalms, some being added by later hands on the margins.

- On the margins of foll. 84—86 there are some Arabic glosses.

15th 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 CCII 1:139