London, BL, Add. 12162
source date: viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/39, Add. 12,162, London, BL, Add. 12,162, BL Add MS 12162, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 759, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLIX

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1426, Add. 12,162, foll. 1–213, 216a, London, BL, Add. 12,162, foll. 1–213, 216a, BL Add MS 12162, foll. 1-213, 216a, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 759, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLIX

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. The older portion of the manuscript, metrical homilies of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 29 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

Foll. 1—216
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: The older portion of the manuscript, metrical homilies of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  title: On the Creation of the Universe.
  title: On the Six Days.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ
  rubric: ܕܫܬܬ ܝܘ̈ܡܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 224. It is divided into seven parts.
    Fol. 2 b-8
    title: On the first day.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    Foll. 9a-13
    title: On the second day.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
    Foll. 13b-17
    title: On the third day.
    rubric: ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬܐ
    Foll. 18a -22
    title: On the fourth day.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
    Foll. 22b-26
    title: On the fifth day.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܡ̈ܫܐ
    Foll. 27a-32
    title: On the sixth day.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܬܐ
    Foll. 32b-40
    title: On the seventh day.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܐ
  Foll. 40b- 70
  title: On Jonah, divided into probably not less than seven or eight parts.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ
  The rest of the discourse being very imperfect, we cannot say how much farther the division was carried.
  On fol. 60 b a more modern hand has marked a division by four large dots % and the word ܫܠܡ on the margin.
  See Assem., p. 312, no. 36
    Foll. 40b-43
    title: The first part.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    Foll. 43b-47
    title: The second part.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
    Foll. 48a-50
    title: The third part.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
    Foll. 51a-54
    title: The fourth part.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  Foll. 71a-73
  title: On the Antichrist.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܢܛܝܟܪܝܣܛܣ
  See Assem., p. 314, no. 56, serm. iv.
  Foll. 74a-112
  title: On the Crucifixion of our Lord.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  It is divided into six parts, of which the first (ܩܘܡܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ) is wanting, and the second is imperfect at the beginning.
  There is another division by a more recent hand.
  See Assem., p. 324, no. 163
    Foll. 74a-78
    rubric: ܩܘܡܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
    Foll. 79a-85
    rubric: ܒܫܒܐ (sic)
    rubric: ܩܘܡܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܪܒܥܐ
    Foll. 86a-93
    rubric: ܩܘܡܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ
    Foll. 93b-104
    rubric: ܩܘܡܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
    Foll. 105a-112
    rubric: ܩܘܡܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
  title: On the Chariot which Ezekiel saw.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܟܒܬܐ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ
  See Assem., p. 305, no. 1
  Foll. 132b- 141
  title: On our Lord, and Moses and Elias conversing with him in the cloud.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܠܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܥܡܗ̣ ܒܥܢܢܐ
  See Assem., p. 328, no. 187
  Foll. 141b-159
  title: On the rich man and Lazarus.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܠܥܙܪ
  See Assem., p. 316, no. 89
  Foll. 160a-194
  title: On Job the just, divided into two parts.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
  See Assem., p. 339, no. 225
    Foll. 160a-167
    title: In heptasyllabic metre.
    rubric: ܩܪܒܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܙܟܘܬܐ. ܘܕܪܐ ܗܘ ܥܠܬܗ ܕܟܠܝܠܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܓܘܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܢܐ ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܠܝܨܐ
    ܫܠܡ ܩܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ.
    Foll. 168a-194
    title: In dodecasyllabic metre.
    rubric: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܘܼܠܐ ܫܕܪ ܟܢܫ̣ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ. ܕܥܡ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܢ̇ܥܒܕ ܚܣܝܢܐܝܬ.
  Foll. 194b-212
  title: On the Deluge.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܢܐ
  incipit: ܟܐܢܐ ܕܩܦܚ ܒܓܙܪ ܕܝܢ̣ܗ ܠܕܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܘܚ. ܦܬ̣ܚ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܠܬܝ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܪ̈ܘܝܚܐ ܕܬܦܩ ܫܪ̈ܒܝܟ.
  See Assem., p. 339, no. 231.
  Foll. 212b-216a
  title: On Palm-Sunday.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܐܫܬܬ ܝܘ̈ܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ.
  See Assem., p. 322, no. 135

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 230 leaves, some of which are much stained (e.g. foll. 186 and 187) and not a few more or less torn (e.g. foll. 10, 19, 36, 56, 57, 65—68, 126, 141, 171, 185—188). The quires, signed with letters, are 26 in number, but nearly the whole of and ܛ has been lost, and several of the others are imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 26, 27, 57, 61, 64, 70, 72, 73, 184, and 185. Each page is divided into two columns, containing, in the older part of the manuscript, from 31 to 36 lines.

230 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 230 leaves, some of which are much stained (e.g. foll. 186 and 187) and not a few more or less torn (e.g. foll. 10, 19, 36, 56, 57, 65—68, 126, 141, 171, 185—188). The quires, signed with letters, are 26 in number, but nearly the whole of and ܛ has been lost, and several of the others are imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 26, 27, 57, 61, 64, 70, 72, 73, 184, and 185. Each page is divided into two columns, containing, in the older part of the manuscript, from 31 to 36 lines.

The greater part of the volume, from fol. 2 b to fol. 216 a (with the exception of foll. 214 and 215), is written in a small, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.

See additions.On fol. 60 b a more modern hand has marked a division by four large dots % and the word ܫܠܡ on the margin.

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

- A note on fol. 2 a, now much effaced, in a current hand of about the ixth cent., states that the volume was presented by certain persons unnamed to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܝܕܥ ܠܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ

ܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ

- Another note of not much later date, on fol. 1 a, records the fact of its belonging to the convent.

- The manuscript must, however, have been purloined soon after, since we learn from a second note on fol. 1 a that it was restored by one Melchizedek, who had got it as a present from the monk Jacob of Samosata.

ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܐܫܬܟܢ ܠܗ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܡܝܫܛ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܫܟܢܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠܗ (sic) ܕܦܓܥ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܢܚܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܚܣܐ ܚܘܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

- Lastly, there is a note on fol. 216 a, seemingly of the same date as that immediately preceding, which states that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܐ. ܟܠ ܕܐܟܐܡ (sic) ܥܠ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܡܫܢܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܐܘ ܠܚܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ. ܘܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

7th 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 DCCLIX 2:721-723

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1427, Add. 12,162, foll. 214, 215, 216a–230a, London, BL, Add. 12,162, foll. 214, 215, 216a–230a, BL Add MS 12162, foll. 214, 215, 216a-230a, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 759, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLIX

[This manuscript contains: The more modern portion of the manuscript, discourses by several authors. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

Foll. 216a-230b
title: The more modern portion of the manuscript, discourses by several authors.
  Foll. 216a-227
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Metrical homilies of Jacob of Batnae
    Foll. 216a-219
    title: On the Love of God .
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
    See Assem., p. 316, no. 84
    Foll. 220a-222
    title: On the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Woman who had seven husbands.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܗ
    See Assem., p. 315, no. 66
    Foll. 223a-226
    title: On the Creation of Adam.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܟ̇ܒܗ ܕܐܕܡ
    See Assem., p. 339, no. 228
    Foll. 227a-227
    title: On the Dead.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
    See Assem., p. 313, no. 44, serm. ii.
  title: Panegyric on the Virgin Alary by Epiphanius.
  incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܦܪܣ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܠܣܗ̇ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݊ܪܝ݊ܡ݊
  See Opera, ed. Pctavius, t. ii., p. 291.
  Foll. 230a-230
  title: An account of the miracles of Basil, bishop of Caesarea, by his successor Helladius.
  incipit: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕܐ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܗܠܕܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ ܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ. ܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  Imperfect, and very much soiled and torn.

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 230 leaves, some of which are much stained and not a few more or less torn (e.g. 227 —230). The quires, signed with letters, are 26 in number, but nearly the whole of and ܛ has been lost, and several of the others are imperfect. Each page is divided into two columns, containing from 31 to 44 lines.

230 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 230 leaves, some of which are much stained and not a few more or less torn (e.g. 227 —230). The quires, signed with letters, are 26 in number, but nearly the whole of and ܛ has been lost, and several of the others are imperfect. Each page is divided into two columns, containing from 31 to 44 lines.

The latter part of the manuscript, viz. foll. 214, 215, and 216 a—230 b, is in a current hand of the ixth cent.

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 DCCLIX 2:721-723