London, BL, Add. 12176
source date: vth or vith 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/75, Add. 12,176, London, BL, Add. 12,176, BL Add MS 12176, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 537, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Part of the metrical works of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-51
author: Ephrem
title: Part of the metrical works of Ephraim
  Foll. 1a-2
  author: Ephrem
  title: Admonitory discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܕܚܠ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܼܠܐ. ܕܥܘܼܠܐ ܡܚܪܒ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ. ܕܡܒܘܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ.ܕܪܕ̇ܐܘܡܪܘܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ.
  Foll. 2b-31
  author: Ephrem
  title: The discourses on Faith
  rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ .
  ܫܠܡܘ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܗܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ.
  The text presents many variations from that of the Roman edition, sometimes even in the division of the hymns. After fol. 19 there is a leaf missing, comprising from p. 91, A, line 4, to p. 97, F, line 7, of the printed text.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 98, etc.; Ephraemi Opera, t. iii. (vi.), p. 1, etc.
    Foll. 28b-30a
    author: Ephrem
    title: Small collection of hymns entitled, "of the Pearl"
    rubric: ܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ
    ܫܠܡܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ
    The small collection of hymns entitled ܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ, "of the Pearl," begins on fol. 28 b, but the subscription ܫܠܡܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܐ is placed at the end of the 5th hymn, fol. 30 a.
  Foll. 31a-51
  author: Ephrem
  title: The discourses against False Doctrines
  rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ
  Two leaves are wanting after fol. 42, comprising from p. 484, A, line 5, to p. 492, D, line 5, of the printed text; and six leaves after fol. 48, comprising from p. 515, B, line 8, to p. 539, C, line 5. The text terminates, fol. 50 b, in the second stanza of the 50th hymn, with the words ܘܐܠܦ ܕܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ. ܡܠܠܘ (Opera, p. 547, D, line 7).
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 118, etc.; Ephraemi Opera, t. ii. (v.), p. 437, etc.
  Foll. 51
  author: Ephrem
  title: A small fragment from the collection of hymns entitled "the hymns of Nisibis"
  rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
  See Add. 14,572, fol. 114 b etc.
  Cf. Dr. Bickell's edition, p. 141 etc.

Vellum, about 12 3/8 in. by 9 5/8, consisting of 51 leaves, some of which are much stained, and two, foll. 45 and 51, much torn. The quires are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting after foll. 19, 42, 48 and 50. Each page is divided into three columns, of from 40 to 77 lines.

Vellum

51 ff. 12 3/8 × 9 5/8

The quires are signed with letters.

- Some of the leaves are much stained, and two, foll.45 and 51, much torn.

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 19, 42, 48 and 50.

Each page is divided into three columns, of from 40 to 77 lines.

The writing, which is small and neat, though not very regular, is evidently that of an Edessene scribe of the vth or vith cent.

The first three pages are in a different hand of somewhat later date.

5th or 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 DXXXVII 2:409-410