London, BL, Add. 12173
source date: 6th or 7th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/69, Add. 12,173, London, BL, Add. 12,173, BL Add MS 12173, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 923, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Palladius. Histories of the Solitary Brethren of the Egyptian Desert, composed, according to the Syriac title, by Palladius, the disciple of Evagrius , for the chamberlain Lausus.; Histories of the Egyptian Fathers, composed by Palladius, bishop of Helenopolis, the disciple of Evagrius , at the request of Lausus the chamberlain of the emperor Theodosius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 2—117
author: Palladius
title: Histories of the Solitary Brethren of the Egyptian Desert, composed, according to the Syriac title, by Palladius, the disciple of Evagrius, for the chamberlain Lausus.
rubric: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܐܢܝܢ ܦܠ[ܕܝܣ] ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܠܠܘܣܐ ܪܝܫܢܐ.
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ.
  Foll. 2b-58
  title: Part first.
  rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܚܝܕ̈ܝܐ
  incipit: ܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܦܝܣ̣ܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܢ̇ܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܠܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܡ̇ܛܝ̣ܘ. ܘܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ. ܕܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܦܠܢܝܬ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ܆ ܐܝܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܕܡܬܩ̣ܪܐ ܐܘܟܪܝܣܛܘܣ̣ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ ܡܲܐܪܝܐ. ܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܛܝ̣ܬܘܢ ܠܡܫܘܼܚܬܗ ܕܗܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Compare Rosweyde, Vitae Patrum, ed. 1615, p. 652, § 3.
  Foll. 58b-117
  title: Part second.
  rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ.
  incipit: ܡܒܪܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܕܢܐܬܘܢ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܦ ܠܢ ܫܒܠ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ̇. ܘܚܘܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܘܬܡܝ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܫܘ̈ܝܢ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ̇ ܘܕܢܬܪ̈ܫܡܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  Compare Rosweyde, Vitae Patrum, ed. 1615, p. 448, or Cotelerius, Ecclesiae Graecae Monumenta, t. iii., p. 171.

Foll. 118-181
title: Histories of the Egyptian Fathers, composed by Palladius, bishop of Helenopolis, the disciple of Evagrius, at the request of Lausus the chamberlain of the emperor Theodosius.
rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܠܕ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܗܠܢܦܘܠܝܣ. ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ. ܕܟܬ݂ܒ̣ ܠܠܣܘ ܦܪܦܣܝܛܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܗ ܕܢܘܕܥܗ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ.
  Foll. 118-181
  title: The epistle of Heraclides of Cappadocia to Lausus.
  rubric: ܝܗ̇ܒ ܐܢܐ ܛܘܒܐ̣ ܠܨܒܝܢܟ ܫܦܝܪܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܒܐ ܢܫ̇ܪܐ ܒܐܓܪܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ.
  rubric: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܢ̈ܦܝܩܢ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܕ. ܕܥܒܕܗ̇ ܡ̇ـ̣ܢ ܠܘܬ ܠܘܣܘ ܦܪܦܣܝܛܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܕܡܦܩܐ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ. ܠܦܠܕ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܗܠܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ: ܠܘܬ ܠܘܣܘ ܦܪܦܣܝܛܐ̇. ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܙܟܝܐ ܬܐܕܣܝܣ ܡܠܟܐ. ܕܫܕܪ ܒܥܐ ܡܢܗ ܟܕ ܡܦܝܣ ܠܗ̣. ܕܗ̣ܝ ܗܕܐ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܢܣܥܘܪ.
  Compare Rosweyde, Vitae Patrum, ed. 1615, p. 705.
  Foll. 118-181
  title: As an appendix, fol. 180 a, the translator gives a passage which he found, in a copy of the original, after the account of John of Lycos.
  rubric: ܠܗܢܐ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܪܬܝܚܐ̣. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ݂. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܠܘܩܣ
  incipit: ܡܫܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܪܫܝܐ̣. ܕܒܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܫܡ̣ܥܢܢ ܡܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܥܐ̇. ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܢܘ. ܏ܘܫ.

Vellum, about 11 5/8 in. by 8 7/8, consisting of 181 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 10, 118—120, 180, and 181. The quires, 19 in number, were originally signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. foll. 30, ܕ ,70 ; ܚ; ; and 90, ܝ); but they have been renumbered with letters only, in one or two places incorrectly. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 37 lines.

181 ff.

- Vellum, about 11 5/8 in. by 8 7/8, consisting of 181 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 10, 118—120, 180, and 181. The quires, 19 in number, were originally signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. foll. 30, ܕ ,70 ; ܚ; ; and 90, ܝ); but they have been renumbered with letters only, in one or two places incorrectly. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 37 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

The exception is fol. 2, which is a paper leaf of the xiith or xiiith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Colophon

Although this work, Histories of the Solitary Brethren of the Egyptian Desert, is ascribed in the title to Palladius, yet the name of Hieronymus is mentioned at the end of each part as being the author.

ܘܐܢܐ ܐܝܪܘܢܡܝܣ ܚܛ̇ܝܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܬܨܠܘܢ ܥܠܝ

- Colophon

And again, Hieronymus is mentioned as the author at the end of Histories of the Solitary Brethren of the Egyptian Desert.

ܬܘܒ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܪܘܢܡܝܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܟܬ݂ܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̣. ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܕܢܨ̇ܠܘܢ ܥܠܝ.

- Some portions of this work have been edited by pupils of the late Professor Tullberg of Upsala, under the title of "Libri qui inscribitur Paradisus Patrum partes selectae," Upsala, 1851; viz.— 1. John of Lycos. See fol. 118 b. 2. Ephraim, deacon of Edessa . See fol. 124 b. 3. Chronius of Phoenicia . See fol. 121 b. 4. Jacob the lame (ܚܓܝܪܐ). See fol. 121 b. 5. Paul, the disciple of Antony , and 6. Pachomius; both apparently wanting in this manuscript. 7. On holy women. See fol. 126 b. 8. The virgin ܛܡܝܪܘܢ (or Taor). See fol. 127 b. 9. The virgin Colluthus (). See fol. 127 b. 10. A virgin who fell and repented. See fol. 135 a. 11. Abba Elias. See fol. 136 a.

- From the above, and from the table of contents given by Assemani in the Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 608, we perceive that the Syriac copies of this work differ as much from one another as the Greek.

- On fol. 1 a there is a note stating that the manuscript belonged to one Simeon bar Had- be-shabba, from Salamya (ܣܠܡܝܐ, سلمية).

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܢ ܣܠܡܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܣܡܗ ܠܡܩܪܐ ܒܗ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܏ܘܫ.

- A note on fol. 181 b mentions that it was bequeathed by him to the convent of S. Mary Deipara..

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܒܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܡܢܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ. ܘܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܦܩܗ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- There is another note on the same page, apparently of older date than either of the above, but mutilated, which states that the book belonged to one David the son of-: The words ܕܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ are, however, clearly a later alteration.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ . . . ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 59 a there is written in a hand of the xiith or xiiith cent.

ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚ̇ܢ̣ܢܐ. ܐܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܕܩ̇ܪܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܝ̇ܬܪܬ ܡܢܗ. ܘܡܛܠܗܕܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܡܦܝܣ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܘܡܬܟܫܦ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܬܓܪܓܚ ܐܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܒ̈ܠܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܠܝܓܐ ܕܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܘܬܝ ܘܕܘܝܘܬܝ ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 178 a there is a note informing us that the bishop Abraham came with certain monks from the convent of Natpha to that of S. Mary Deipara, on Saturday, the 5th of Iyar, A. Gr. 1630, A.D. 1319.

ܡܛܝܢ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܐ̇ܢܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܫܡ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܡܢ ܢ̇ܛܦܐ ܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܪܒܢ ܐܝܘܢܝܣ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܩ̈ܫܝܫ (sic) ܙܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܏ܗ ܒܐܝܪ ܫܢܬ ܐ܏ܘܣܘܠ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ.

6th or 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 DCCCCXXIII 3:1070-1072