London, BL, Add. 12166
source date: vith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/46, Add. 12,166, London, BL, Add. 12,166, BL Add MS 12166

[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/47, Add. 12,166, foll. 1–154, London, BL, Add. 12,166, foll. 1–154, BL Add MS 12166, foll. 1-154, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 742, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXLII

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 33 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-154
See additions.
The third discourse of Balai must have been a very short one, as only four leaves are missing, and the first discourse of Jacob of Batnae is imperfect at the beginning.
  Foll. 1b-19
  author: Ephrem
  title: The metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
  They are here six in number, though Assemani reckons only three (See Biblioth. Or., t. i., p. 147, no. 22, and Ephraemi Opera, t. iii., p. 164 seqq.)
    Foll. 1b-3
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    Corresponding to Assemani's sermo i, which however includes the two following.
    Foll. 3b-9
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    incipit: ܡܫܠܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܒܐܝܬܘܬܗ. ܐܦ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܒܐܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 170 B
    Foll. 9a-12
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    incipit: ܐܘ ܡܪܚܘܬܗ ܕܐܕܡ. ܐܝܟܢ ܒܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܙܕܪܥܬ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 183 A
    Foll. 12a-13
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    Corresponding to Assemani's sermo ii.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 191
    Foll. 13b-15
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    Corresponding to Assemani's sermo iii, which however includes the following.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 195
    Foll. 15a-19
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of the metrical homilies of Ephraim on Faith
    incipit: ܐ̈ܚܝ ܢܥܝܪ ܕܡܟܘܬܢ. ܕܢܚܕܘܢ ܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܒܥܝܪܘܬܢ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 199 E
  Foll. 19a-33
  author: Xystus
  title: Select Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome
  rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
  Of the third discourse, as edited by de Lagarde, a large portion is wanting, namely from p. 30, line 10, to p. 31, line 1, for this manuscript begins with the words ܐܝܩܪܗ ܓܝܪ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܢܘ.
  Cf. de Lagarde, Analecta Syriaca, pp. 1-31
  Foll. 33a-89
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: Sermons of Basil of Caesarea
    Foll. 33a-55
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: Three sermons on Lent
    rubric: ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
    The sermons are a free translation or adaptation of the two homilies περὶ νηστεἰας.
      Foll. 33a-39
      title: Part of Three sermons on Lent
      author: Basil of Caesarea
      title: Part of Three sermons on Lent
      This sermon corresponds in the main to the second Greek homily (Opera, t. ii., p. 14).
      Foll. 39b-48
      title: Part of Three sermons on Lent
      author: Basil of Caesarea
      title: Part of Three sermons on Lent
      This sermon corresponds in the main to the first homily of the original (Opera, t. ii., p. 1).
      Foll. 48b-55
      title: Part of Three sermons on Lent
      author: Basil of Caesarea
      title: Part of Three sermons on Lent
      This sermon corresponds in the main to the first homily of the original (Opera, t. ii., p. 1).
    Foll. 55a-66
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: Discourse showing that God is not the Author of evils
    rubric: ܥܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 101
    Foll. 66b-76
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: Against Usury
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܒܝܬܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 151
    Foll. 76b-86
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: On Deuteronomy, ch. xv. 9
    rubric: ܥܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܕܐܙܕܗܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܒܠܒܟ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܠܡܬܒܩܝܘ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 22
    Foll. 86a-89
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: Letter of Basil to Gregory Nazianzen
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܓܪܝܣ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 99
  Foll. 89a-103
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
    Foll. 89a-95
    author: Isaac of Antioch
    title: On Monks or Anchorets
    rubric: ܥܠ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
    Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 222, no. 15
    Foll. 95a-98
    author: Isaac of Antioch
    title: Paraenetic discourse
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 216, no. 4
    Foll. 98a-99
    author: Isaac of Antioch
    title: On Oppression
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܠܘܡܝܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 230, no. 63, serm. i
    Foll. 99b-103
    author: Isaac of Antioch
    title: On Isaiah, chap. xl. 6
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܥܡܝܪܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 222, no. 19
  Foll. 103a-124
  author: Balai
  title: Metrical discourses of Balai or Balaeus, in heptasyllabic metre
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 166
    Foll. 103a-111
    author: Balai, bishop of Balsh
    title: The first discourse on Joseph
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ ܛܘܒܢܐ
    Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 270
    Foll. 111b-124
    author: Balai, bishop of Balsh
    title: The eighth discourse on Joseph
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܟܕ ܦܢܘ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܗ
    Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 294
  Foll. 124a-154
  author: Jacob of Sarug
  title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
    Foll. 124a-127
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: On Ezekiel, ch. xxxvii. 1-10
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܕܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ.
    explicit: ܡܩܝܡ ܠܩܒܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܬܗܪܝܢ ܥܠܡ̣̈ܐ ܒܓܢܒܪܘܬܗ. ܒܪܝܟ ܕܡܢܚܡ ܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܕܡ ܕܒܠܝܘ ܒܫܝܘܠ.
    Foll. 127a-132
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: On S. John the Baptist
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
    Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 35
    Foll. 132-147
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: On the Rich Man and Lazarus
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܠܥܙܪ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 316, no. 89
    Foll. 147b-150
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: On the Poor Man
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 320, no. 116
    Foll. 150a-154
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: On S. Simeon the aged
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 37
  Fol. 154b
  title: Table of contents
  ܐܣܬܝܟ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܘܬܘܒ ܬܠܬܐ̣ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܘܣ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܫܬܐ. ܘܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܓܪܝܣ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܬܠܬܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܚܡܫܐ. ܕܗܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ.

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 1/2, consisting of 154 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, 10, and 154. The quires, 16 in number, were originally signed with both arithmetical figures and letters (see in particular foll. 20a,60a, and 136a).Four leaves are wanting after fol. 123, and one after fol. 154. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 38 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangēla of the vith cent.

Vellum

154 ff. 10 3/4 × 8 1/2

The quires, 16 in number, were originally signed with both arithmetical figures and letters (see in particular foll.20a, 60a, and 136a).

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1, 2, 8, 10, and 154.

- Four leaves are wanting after fol.123, and one after fol.154.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 38 lines.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangēla of the vith cent.

See additions.

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

The note that originally followed the doxology has been erased, but enough remains to show that this volume was written at the expense of certain monks.

ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ܀ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ...

- Over the first part of it is now written in a more modern hand:

ܐܝܬܝܗ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡ̈܏ܐܡ ܕܕܝܪ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܩܪܐ.

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 DCCXLII 2:674-676

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/48, Add. 12,166, foll. 155–258, London, BL, Add. 12,166, foll. 155–258, BL Add MS 12166, foll. 155-258, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 620, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXX

[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The third part of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, comprising books ix.-xii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The third part of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, comprising books ix.-xii.
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ܀
See additions.
Cf. Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i., pp. 287-450

Vellum, about 10 5/8 in. by 8 3/8, consisting of 104 leaves (Add. 12,166, foll. 155—258), some of which, are much stained and soiled. The quires, 11 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 27 to 34 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 864, A.D. 553

Vellum

104 ff. 10 5/8 × 8 3/8

The quires, 11 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and soiled.

Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 27 to 34 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 864, A.D. 553. See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

On fol. 258a, after the doxology, we read the following note, giving the date and stating that the volume was written at Edessa, at the expense of the deacon Thomas of Zěmārtā Castra .

ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܗ ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܙܡܪܬܐ ܩܣܛܪܐ ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܥܒܕ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܠܫܘܘܙܒܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܕܠܐܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܥܒܕ ܢܫܘܝܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܙܕܒܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ♰

- Below this a monk, residing in the village of ܠܙܝܐ, has written:

ܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܕ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܚܛ̇ܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܣܘܪܓܕܐ ܕܐܝܬܘ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕ̇ܝܡ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܠܙܝܐ ܐܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ

- At the top of the page, in a current hand of the xth cent., there is written:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܝܠܘܣ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܒܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ[ܗ] ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܫܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ. ܘܐܢ ܡܡܪ[ܚ] ܘܥܒܪ ܬܚܝܐ ܚܪܡܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ♰

AG 864 AD 553 Edessa

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 DCXX 2:491-492