London, BL, Add. 12169
source date: viiith or ixth cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/51, Add. 12,169, London, BL, Add. 12,169, BL Add MS 12169

[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/52, Add. 12,169, foll. 1–178, London, BL, Add. 12,169, foll. 1–178, BL Add MS 12169, foll. 1-178, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 703, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCIII

[This manuscript contains: John Climacus. The works of John, abbat of the monastery of Mount Sinai, commonly called John Climacus; Spiritual Tablets; Jacob of Batnae. A metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the expulsion of Adam from Paradise. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-171
author: John Climacus
title: The works of John, abbat of the monastery of Mount Sinai, commonly called John Climacus

Foll. 1b-2b
title: Spiritual Tablets
rubric: ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
incipit: ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܠܝܘܐܢܝ ܠܡܚܕܐ. ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܠܐܓܪܬܟ ܡܝܩܪܬܐ̇ ܡܠܘܢ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܠܦܘܩܕܢܐ̇ ܘܠܡܠܒܛܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
ܫܠܡܬ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
See Opera, ed. Raderus, Par. 1633, towards the end of the Isagoge;Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lxxx viii., col. 626.
In the Syriac the title ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ, or "Spiritual Tablets," is prefixed to this letter.
  Foll. 3b-156b
  title: Scala Paradisi
  title: Κλῖμαξ
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܢܐ
  rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܐ
  Foll. 156b-171
  title: Liber ad Pastorem
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܪܥܝܐ
  See below.

Foll. 171a-178
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the expulsion of Adam from Paradise
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܡܦܩܬܗ ܕܐܕܡ ܕܡܢ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 229. It is slightly imperfect, a leaf or two having been lost after fol.175. The last five leaves, foll.174—178, are in a different hand from the others.

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 178 leaves, one of which (fol. 10) is much torn. The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters, but the last is imperfect, owing to the loss of at least one leaf after fol. 175. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 37 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangĕlā of the viiith or ixth cent., with the exception of the last eight leaves, which are somewhat later.

Vellum

178 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 1/2

The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters, but the last is imperfect, owing to the loss of at least one leaf after fol.175.

- Of 178 leaves, one (fol.10) is much torn.

- A leaf or two having been lost after fol.175.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 37 lines.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangĕlā of the viiith or ixth cent., with the exception of the last eight leaves, which are somewhat later.

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

- On fol. 1b, at the top, a later hand has written:

ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܪܘܚ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܒܣ܏ܘ. ܒܝܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܢ̣ ܩܠܝܡܘܟܣ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ

- There is also on the same page the following marginal note:

ܦܘܢܝ ܐܓܪܬܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܐܢܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܪܐܝܬܘ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ݀ ܡܢ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܘܪܣܝܢܝ. ܩ̣ܪܝ ܘܐܣܬܟ̣ܠ ܘܚ̣ܙܝ ܬܗ̣ܪܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܟܠܐ.

- A later hand has added to the subscription:

ܕܪܝܫܐ ܕܢܙܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܠܝܡܩܘܣ.

- A later hand has added on the margin of fol. 171a the following colophon:

܀ ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܠܝܡܟܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ܀

- The margins of this manuscript are covered with notes and glosses by different hands, among which are some various readings, indicated by ܒܨ(i.e.ܒܨܚܚܐ, e.g. foll.3b, 72b, 168b, 169b, 170a).

The greater part of the glosses are in Arabic, in a hand of about the xiiith cent.

Greek words occur on foll.26b and 42a.

- Fol. 3a was originally left blank, but now contains a full length effigy of John Climacus,ܝܘܐܢܝ ܕܛܘܪ ܣܢܝ (sic) ܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܡ ܟܬܒܐ, of comparatively recent date, but older than the Arabic index, which is in the same handwriting as the marginal glosses.

- The last five leaves, foll.174—178, are in a different hand from the others.

8th or 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 DCCIII 2:589-590

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/53, Add. 12,169, foll. 179–218, London, BL, Add. 12,169, foll. 179–218, BL Add MS 12169, foll. 179-218, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 741, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXLI

[This manuscript contains: Xystus, Bishop of Rome. Select Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome; Marcianus. Select writings of Marcianus the monk; Palladius, Hieronymus. Selections from the History of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius and Hieronymus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 179a-190
author: Xystus, Bishop of Rome
title: Select Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
The second discourse is imperfect, as three leaves are wanting after fol. 189.
The third discourse commences with the words ܐܝܩܪܗ ܓܝܪ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܢܘ, (see de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 31, line 1).

Foll. 190b-202
author: Marcianus
title: Select writings of Marcianus the monk
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܩܝܢܣ.
  Foll. 190b-192
  author: Marcianus
  title: On repentance
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܬܘܒܘܢ
  incipit: ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܘܠܡܒܪܟܘ ܘܠܡܘܪܒܘ ܙܕܩ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ
  Imperfect, a leaf being wanting after fol. 191
  Foll. 192a-197
  author: Marcianus
  title: On perfect discipline, that touches the soul, etc.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܡܫܡܠܢܐ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܣܛܢܐ ܡܪܕ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܠܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܘܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܐ
  incipit: ܗܕܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܢܘܕܘܢ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܢܫܒܚܘܢ
  Foll. 197a-199
  author: Marcianus
  title: On baptism
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܙܘܗܪܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܕܘ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܦܠܘ ܣܒܪܐ (sic) ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܪܙܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ. ܘܬܗܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܕܘܡܪܐ. ܥܠ ܡܘܗܒܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܐ.
  Foll. 199b-202
  author: Marcianus
  title: Hortatory discourse on the Faith of the Church
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܝܣܐ ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
  incipit: ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܦܠܝܓܘܬܐ.

Foll. 202a-218
author: Palladius
author: Hieronymus
title: Selections from the History of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius and Hieronymus
  Foll. 202a-203
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
  Foll. 203a-208
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
  No less, it would appear, than eight leaves are lost after fol. 205.
  Fol. 208
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
  incipit: ܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܬܦܪܣ ܠܡܩܢܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐܦ ܒܓܘܚܟܐ ܘܒܗܠܟܐ. ܡܢ ܩܫܝܘܬ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܥܪܘܩ.
  Fol. 208b
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 208b-218
  title: Sayings which Abbā Moses sent to Abbā Poemen with other excerpts
  rubric: ܗܠܝܢ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܐܒܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܦܘܡܢ
  incipit: ܦܬܓܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢܗ ܕܣܒܐ. ܕܫܦܝܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܕܢܡܝܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܒܗ. ܘܒܡܕܡ̣ ܠܐ ܢܚܝܒܝܘܗܝ..

Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 40 leaves (Add. 12,169, foll. 179—218), many of which are much stained and some slightly torn. The quires, 5 in number, of which the second and fourth are imperfect, are signed with letters (ܕܕto ܕܕ), and also, though incorrectly, with Coptic arithmetical figures (e.g. %, 23, foll. 180aand 194b; %, 22, fol. 204b).Each page is dividedinto two columns, of from 40 to 45 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine regular hand of the vith cent

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- Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 40 leaves (Add. 12,169, foll. 179— 218), many of which are much stained and some slightly torn. The quires, 5 in number, of which the second and fourth are imperfect, are signed with letters (ܝܓ to ܝܙ), and also, though incorrectly, with Coptic arithmetical figures (e.g. , 23, foll. 180 a and 194 b; , 22, fol. 204 b). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 45 lines.

This manuscript is written in a fine regular hand of the vith cent.

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 DCCXLI 2:673-674