London, BL, Add. 17142
source date: 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/771, Add. 17,142, London, BL, Add. 17,142, BL Add MS 17142, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 917, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXVII

[This manuscript contains: Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea. A tract, ascribed toEusebius of Caesarea, showing how and wherebythe Magirecognized the Star, and thatJosephdid not takeMaryas his wife; Narcissus, bishop of ܩܢܛܘܣ. Concerning an apparition of the Tempter in the church of ܩܢܛܘܣ on the 4th of the latter Kanun,A. Gr. 662 (A.D. 351). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1b to 15a
author: Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea
title: A tract, ascribed to Eusebius of Caesarea, showing how and whereby the Magi recognized the Star, and that Joseph did not take Mary as his wife
rubric: ܥܠ: ܟܘܟܒܐ: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ: ܘܡܢ: ܡܢܐ: ܝܕܥܘ: ܗܘܘ: ܡ̈ܓܘܫܐ: ܠܟܘܟܒܐ: ܘܕܠܐ: ܫܩ̣ܠ ܗܘ̣ܐ: ܝܘܣܦ: ܠܡܪܝܡ: ܒܢ̈ܫܐ
ܫܠܡ: ܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܥܠ: ܟܘܟܒܐ: ܕܐܡܝܪ: ܠܡܪܝ: ܐܘܣܒܝܣ: ܩܣܪܝܐ
Cf. This tract has been edited, with an English translation, by Wright, in the Journal of Sacred Literature for 1866, vol. ix., p. 117, and vol. x., p. 150.

foll. 15a to 17b
author: Narcissus, bishop of ܩܢܛܘܣ
title: Concerning an apparition of the Tempter in the church of ܩܢܛܘܣ on the 4th of the latter Kanun,A. Gr. 662 (A.D. 351)
rubric: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܢܪܩܣܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܢܛܘܣ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ̇ ܒܝܕ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܠܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܥܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܡܢܣܝܢܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝ. ܕܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܒܫܢܬܗ (sic) ܕܢܪܩܣܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܥܡܗ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܩܢܛܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܠܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܫܠܡ.
ܫܠܡܬ: ܐܓܪܬܐ: ܕܥܠ: ܚܙܘܐ: ܕܡܢܣܝܢܐ
Cf. This document has been edited by Roediger in his Chrestomathia Syriaca, 2nd ed., p. 102.

Vellum, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 17 leaves, the first and last of which are slightly stained and torn. The writing on the lower half of fol. 14 b has been intentionally erased. The quires are without signatures. There are from 22 to 28 lines in each page.

Vellum

17 ff. 7 7/8 × 5 1/4

- The first and last leaves are slightly stained and torn. The writing on the lower half of fol. 14 b has been intentionally erased. The quires are without signatures.

There are from 22 to 28 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela 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 DCCCCXVII 3:1042