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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/40, Add. 12,163, London, BL, Add. 12,163, BL Add MS 12163

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/41, Add. 12,163, foll. 1–126, London, BL, Add. 12,163, foll. 1–126, BL Add MS 12163, foll. 1-126, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 677, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabbug. Nine of the thirteen discourses of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-126
author: Philoxenus of Mabbug
title: Nine of the thirteen discourses of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character
rubric: ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܬܫ̈ܥܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ܀܀
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  Foll. 1b-9
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: Introductory
  rubric: [ܦܢܩܝܬܐ] [ܩܕ]ܡܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡـ[ـܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠـ]ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣ[ܢܘܣ ܐܦـ]ܣܩܘܦـ[ܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܕܡܘܕܥ ܒـ]ـܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܘܠܡܕܐ̣. ܕܐܝـ[ܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫ̇ܪܐ] ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܢܡܘ̈ܣܐ ܘܕܘ[ܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܪܕܐ܇ ܥـ]ـܕܡܐ ܕܢܬܡܛܐ [ܠܚܘܒـ]ܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ܇ ܕܡܢܗ [ܡܬܝܠܕ]ܐ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ̇. [ܕܒܗ̇] ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ [ܕܡܘܬ]ܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܟ [ܕܐܡـ]ـܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ [ܕܝܢ] ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ [ܥܠܬ]ܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܀ ܀ ܀.
  Foll. 9a-18
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On Faith
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܠܦ ܒܗ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܕܢܐܚܘܕ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܡܬ݁ܩܪܒ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ.
  Foll. 18a-26
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On Faith
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
  In the subscription it is called ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
  Foll. 26a-43
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On Faith and on Simplicity
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܒܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܡܩܒܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  In the subscription it is called ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ.
  Foll. 43a-57
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On Simplicity
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ
  Foll. 57b-69
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On the Fear of God
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܒܗ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܝܠܕܐ ܡܢ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܗ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܐ ܒܗ ܒܒܪܢܫܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܝܠܕܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܬܩܝܡܐ ܘܡܫܬܪܪܐ ܒܢ ܗ̣ܝ ܗܕܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ
  In the subscription it is called ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ.
  Foll. 69a-80
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On the Fear of God
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܒܗ ܕܐܦ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܓܡ̣ܪܘ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
  In the subscription it is called ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ.
  Foll. 80a-92
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On Poverty
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ̇ ܕܡ̇ܠܦ ܒ̣ܗ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܣ̇ܬܪܩ ܒܩܕܡܐ̇. ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ̇. ܘܢܦ̣ܩ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݁. ܒܟܣܝܘܬܗ ܘܒܓܠܝܘܬܗ.
  In the subscription it is called ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ.
  Foll. 92b-126a
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: On Poverty
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ̣ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܝܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ. ܕܡܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܚܘܪܐ ܕܬܠܝ̈ܕܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܕܡܠܦ ܒܗ̣. ܕܐ̣ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܫܠܚܗ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܡܠܝܐܝܬ݂. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܬܡܝܕܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܘܢܫܬܘܬܦ ܠܪܙܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ
  In the subscription it is called ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ..

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 126 leaves, the first four of which are much soiled and torn. The quires, 14 in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol. 30 a,%), but have been sincerenumbered at least twice, and marked (incorrectly) with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 37 to 42 lines. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the vith cent.

Vellum

126 ff. 9 7/8 × 6 1/4

The quires, 14 in number, were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol.30a,).

- The first four of the leaves are much soiled and torn.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 37 to 42 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the vith cent. See additions.

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

- Doxology

The final rubric is followed by the doxology, after which there stood three or four lines of arithmetical figures, now erased, with the exception of the first, which is, i.e.ܝܘܚܢܢ, John.

- The quires have been renumbered at least twice, and marked (incorrectly) with letters.

- Over the erasure are written in a hand of the ixth or xth cent, the words:

ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܥܒ̣ܕܟ ܚܛܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܝܢܟ ܟܐܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ

Merciful God, have mercy on Thy sinful servant the priest Constantine at the day of Thy just judg¬ment. Amen.

- The remainder of this page and the whole of the next are covered with prayers,ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ, of Ephraim and Jacob of Batnae, written in rude hands of a still later date. Of the similar writing on fol. 1a hardly a word is legible.

6th 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 DCLXXVII 2:529-530

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/42, Add. 12,163, foll. 127–304, London, BL, Add. 12,163, foll. 127–304, BL Add MS 12163, foll. 127-304, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 819, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXIX

[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.]

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, consistingof 178 leaves (Add. 12,163, foll. 127—304), or 18 quires, signed with letters. In reality, however, it is made up of two distinct manuscripts, the one comprising foll. 127—224, the other foll. 225—304. The former seems to have been transcribed by at least two persons (foll. 128 b—197 and foll. 198—224). Both are written in current hands of the xthor xith cent.

Vellum

178 ff. 9 3/4 × 6 1/2

18 quires, signed with letters.

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Foll.128b-197 seems to have been transcribed by a current hand of the xth or xith cent.

Foll.198-224 seems to have been transcribed by a current hand of the xth or xith cent.

Foll.225-304 seems to have been transcribed by a current hand of the xth or xith cent.

- On fol. 127a we read that the book belonged to the priest Hakim, who gave it in a present to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܟܝܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܫ̇ܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܡܫܓܢܐ ܠܗ ܡܢܗ̇ ܥܠ ܦܣܩܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒܪ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܟܝܡ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ..

- Below this, in the same handwriting, there is a note of the contents of the volume:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܩܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܘܕܓܪܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕ[ܝܐ]. ܘܕܦܠܕ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ. ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܘܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ

whence it appears that there must have been at the end some extracts from Palladius'Lives of the Egyptian Fathers, which are now lost.

- At the foot of 127a, in a different hand, is the following passage:

ܠܗܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܪܐܓ̇ ܗܘܢܐ̣ ܠܗ ܚ̇ܙܐ. ܗܟܘܬ ܘܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܗܦܟܐ. ܕܠܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܪܐܓ̇܀ ܦܘܫܩܐ. ܕܟܕ ܥܠ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܛ̇ܐܪ܆ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܗܢ̣ܝ ܠܗ ܡܩ̣ܬ ܚܝܪܗ: ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܝܢܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܠܚܐ ܣܘܠܝܓܝܣܡܘ..

- On the fly-leaf and the first page of the manuscript, foll. 127b and 128a, are written by later hands:

An extract from Isaiah of Scete, ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ, beginning:

ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܠܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܫܠܐ ܠܡܒܨܐ ܠܩܢܘܡܗ ܒܟܠܫܥܐ: ܏܏ܘܫ.

Short extracts from Xystus, Basil, Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Cyril of Alexandria, Chrysostom, the book of Ecclesiasticus, the New Testament, and Severus of Antioch:

ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ

- On fol. 140a, at the foot, a reader named Bar-saumā has written:

ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܢܝܢܝ ܠܝ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܣܓܝܐ.

- On fol. 204a the scribe of the second portion of the volume,foll. 198-224, has written:

ܐܠܗܐ ܚܣ̣ܐ ܘܠܚܝ̣ ܘܫܒ̣ܘܩ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܣ̣ܥܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ.

- Colophon

The writer of the third part,foll. 225- 304, has recorded his name,Sergius of Amid, on fol. 235a:

ܐܬܟܬܒ ܗܢܐ: ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܣ: ܡ̇ܢ ܝܕܥ ܠܝܟ ܡܛܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ: ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܡܕ: ܘܥܘܡܪܗ ܐܝܟ ܫܡܗ ܐܝ̈ܓܠܝܐ

And again on fol. 247b,

ܣܓܪܝܣ ܐܡ̣ܕܐ

10th or 11th 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 DCCCXIX 2:834-836

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1224, Add. 12,163, foll. 127–224, London, BL, Add. 12,163, foll. 127–224, BL Add MS 12163, foll. 127-224, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 819, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXIX

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 127a-224b
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  Foll. 128b-151
  author: John the Cappadocian
  title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on virginity and repentance
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ: ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ.
  The real author of this portion is John the Cappadocian, surnamed ὁ Νηστευτής or the Faster.
  Cf. Opera, ed. Savil., t. vii., p. 641
  Foll. 151b-224b
  author: Marcus the Monk ܡܪܩܘܣ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    Foll. 151b-163
    author: Mark the Monk
    title: On the spiritual law
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. viii., p. 3
    Foll. 163b-175a
    author: Mark the Monk
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܒܪܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܥ̈ܒܕܐ ܕܢܙܕܕܩܘܢ
    ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܕܡܪܩܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 13
    Foll. 175a-177
    author: Mark the Monk
    rubric: ܥܠ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 87
    Foll. 177b-187
    author: Mark the Monk
    title: Paraenetic discourse
    rubric: ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    This is generally ascribed to Macarius the Egyptian
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl., t. vii., p. 22, hom. v
    Foll. 187a-206
    author: Mark the Monk
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
    See additions.
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 36
    Foll. 206b-215
    author: Mark the Monk
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 28
    Foll. 215b-224b
    author: Mark the Monk
    rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܐܣܟܘܠܣܬܝܩܐ. ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܡ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܚܝܪܐ
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 73

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 178 leaves (Add. 12,163, foll. 127—304), or 18 quires, signed with letters. In reality, however, it is made up of two distinct manuscripts, the one comprising foll. 127—224, the other foll. 225—304 [...] . The former seems to have been transcribed by at least two persons (foll. 128 b—197 and foll. 198—224).

Vellum

98 ff. 9 3/4 × 6 1/2

This part seems to have been transcribed by at least two persons (foll.128b-197 and foll.198-224).

This part seems to have been transcribed by at least two persons (foll.128b-197 and foll.198-224).See additions.

- On fol. 204a the scribe of the second portion of the volume,foll. 198-224, has written:

ܐܠܗܐ ܚܣ̣ܐ ܘܠܚܝ̣ ܘܫܒ̣ܘܩ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܣ̣ܥܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ.

10th or 11th 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 DCCCXIX 2:834-835

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1225, Add. 12,163, foll. 225–304, London, BL, Add. 12,163, foll. 225–304, BL Add MS 12163, foll. 225-304, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 819, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXIX

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 225a-304b
See additions.
  Foll. 225a-234
  author: John the Monk
  title: The third discourse of John the monk, in the form of a dialogue with Eusebius and Eutropius
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
  Cf. Add. 17,169, fol. 62a
  Foll. 234b-235
  author: Macarius the Egyptian
  title: Two short extracts from the works of Macarius
    Foll. 234b-235a
    title: Part of Two short extracts from the works of Macarius
    author: Anonymous 601
    title: Part of Two short extracts from the works of Macarius
    rubric: ܕܐܢ ܣܛܢܐ ܡܫܬܡܪ ܒܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ
    incipit: ܚܐܦܗ ܕܒܝܫ̣ܐ ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܪܣܛ̈ܝܢܐ ܚܐܪ ܒܠܚܘܕ݂ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܠܗ ܣ̇ܓܕܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 235a-235
    title: Part of Two short extracts from the works of Macarius
    author: Anonymous 601
    title: Part of Two short extracts from the works of Macarius
    rubric: ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܐܢ ܟܕ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܓܗܝܢ: ܐܘ ܣܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܒܘܪܟܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ܆ ܨܒܝ ܠܡܫܪܪܘ ܗܘܢܟ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܬܡܢܥ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܟ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
  Foll. 235b-240
  author: John the Monk
  title: The fourth discourse of John the monk, in the form of a dialogue with Eusebius and Eutropius
  Cf. Add. 17,169, fol. 76a
  Foll. 240b-303
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
  rubric: ܫ̈ܪܒܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  Cf. Add. 17,201, foll. 26—32, above, p. 465, no. DLXXXI
    Fol. 240b
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ
    incipit: ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ ܘܕܠܥܠܡ ܕܢܦܫܐ: ܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ: ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 240b-241
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: κατάστασιςܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ
    incipit: ܓܘܢܐܝܬ ܩܢ̣ܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܗܕܐ: ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܝܩܪܝܢ ܠܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܕܛܥܝܢܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 241a-241
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܛܥܐ
    incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܓܪܝ ܒܗܘܢ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܣܓܝܬܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 241b
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܣܩܘܒܠܝܢ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܦܝܛ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܩ̣ܢܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 241b-247
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܥܠ ܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܐܕ̈ܐ
    incipit: ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܨܡܘܚ̈ܬܢܐ ܩܢ̣ܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Foll. 247b-254
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܫܘ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܫܬܐܠ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ: ܥܠ ܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܦܢܛܣܝܐ: ܡܢ ܫ̈ܐܕܐ: ܡܬܪܟܒܢ: ܘܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܐܝܬܝ̈ܗܝܢ.,
    incipit: ܩܪܒ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܦܠܘܚܐ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ̇. ܟܕ ܩܪܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܝܕ ܬܪܒܝܬܝ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ: ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܗܝܢ ܕܡܫ̈ܓܢܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܙܬܝ ܠܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ.
    Foll. 254a-262
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ
    Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 173, no. 8
    Foll. 262a-280
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܬܦܫܩܐ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܚ̇ܙܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 173, no. 7
    Foll. 280b-303
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    title: Part of Selections from the writings of Gregory the monk
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܫܘܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܘܠܘܬ ܐܒܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܠܘ ܡܢܗ.
    Cf. Assemani, p. 173, no. 9
  Foll. 303b-304b
  author: John the Monk
  title: An extract from John the monk
  rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܡܚܣܢܐ. ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܫܟܚܝܢ ܒܥ̈ܠܕܒܒܐ ܕܢܟܒܫܘܢܝܗܝ
  Cf. Add. 12,167, fol. 203a

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 178 leaves (Add. 12,163, foll. 127—304), or 18 quires, signed with letters. In reality, however, it is made up of two distinct manuscripts, the one comprising foll. 127—224 [...] , the other foll. 225—304.

Vellum

80 ff. 9 3/4 × 6 1/2

See additions.

- Colophon

The writer of the third part,foll. 225- 304, has recorded his name,Sergius of Amid, on fol. 235a:

ܐܬܟܬܒ ܗܢܐ: ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܣ: ܡ̇ܢ ܝܕܥ ܠܝܟ ܡܛܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ: ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܡܕ: ܘܥܘܡܪܗ ܐܝܟ ܫܡܗ ܐܝ̈ܓܠܝܐ

And again on fol. 247b,

ܣܓܪܝܣ ܐܡ̣ܕܐ

10th or 11th 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 DCCCXIX 2:835-836

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/43, Add. 12,163, foll. 305–311, London, BL, Add. 12,163, foll. 305–311, BL Add MS 12163, foll. 305-311, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 566, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXVI

[This manuscript contains: Gregory of Nyssa. The Discourse of Gregory Nyssen on the death ofMeletius, bishop ofAntioch. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 305-311
author: Gregory of Nyssa
title: The Discourse of Gregory Nyssen on the death of Meletius, bishop of Antioch
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܘܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܝܠܝܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܕܬܪܓܡ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܘܣܐ̣. ܩܕܡ ܣܘܢܗܕܣ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝ̣ܢ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܦܘܠܝܣ
Cf. Opera, ed. 1638, t. iii., p. 587; Migne, t. xlvi., col. 851

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 7 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and injured. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 31 lines.

Vellum

7 ff. 9 3/4 × 6.5

- The manuscript consists of 7 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and injured.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 31 lines.

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

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 DLXVI 2:445