London, BL, Add. 17145
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/774, Add. 17,145, London, BL, Add. 17,145, BL Add MS 17145, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 548, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXLVIII

[This manuscript contains: Basil of Caesarea. The first three books of the treatise of Basil against Eunomius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-27
author: Basil of Caesarea
title: The first three books of the treatise of Basil against Eunomius
  Foll. 1-7
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: Book I
  Imperfect at the beginning, commencing with the passage corresponding to διαβαίνοντες δὲ τὸν σὐρανὸν, καὶ πάσας τὰς ὑπερκοσμίους δυνάμεις, αὺτῇ δὲ τῇ πρώτῃ οὐσίᾳ διὰ τοῦ νοῦ συναπτόμενοι.
  See Opera (Paris, 1839), t. i., p. 318, line 20; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxix., col. 541.
  Foll. 7a-23
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: Book II
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܕܪܫܝܥܐ ܐܘܢܘܡܝܘܣ
  Foll. 23b-27b
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: Book III
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܘܡܝܘܣ

Vellum, 11 in. by 7, consisting of 28 leaves, all in good preservation. The quires, which are signed with letters, were four in number, but the first is now missing. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 39 to 47 lines.

Vellum

28 ff. 11 × 7

The quires are signed with letters.

- All of the leaves are in good preservation.

- The quires were four in number, but the first is now missing.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 39 to 47 lines.

This volume is written in a neat, regular hand, of the viiith or ixth cent.

See additions.

- The original note at the end of the treatise, fol.27 b, has been erased, and another hand has added a creed, drawn up in the year 1109, A.D.798, by Cyriacus, patriarch of the Jacobites, and Gabriel, patriarch of the Julianists, (see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., p. 342,) and called by them "the Creed of S. James, the brother of our Lord."

ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܐܠܗܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܬܫ̈ܥ ܐܝܟ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ: ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܒܫܒܥܐ ܒܗ ܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܗ̇ܘ̣ܬ ܫܠ̣ܡܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ ܪܫܝܡܐ̣. ܡ̣ܢ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܐܪܟܝܣ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܩܐܠܠܝܢܝܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܚ̈ܣܝܐ ܐ̈܏ܦܝܣ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܡܪܥܝܬܗ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ ܦܛܪܝܐܪܟܝܣ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܓܒܘܠܐ. ܘܡܢ ܚ̈ܣܝܐ ܐܦ܏ܝ̈ܣ ܕܥܡܗ. ܘܡܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܡܪܥܝܬܗ: ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܟܘܪܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܝܢ.

It commences thus, fol.27 b:

ܡ̇ܘܕܝܢܢ ܒܐܒܐ ܘܒܒܪܐ̣ ܘܒܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܕܐ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ̣. ܘܚܕܐ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ̣ ܘܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ. ܬܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܦܪ̈ܨܘܦܐ̇. ܕܟܠ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܗ ܡܬ݂ܚܙܐ̇. ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܟܝܢܐ ܘܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܝ̇ܬܐ ܐܡ̣ܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܡ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܡܣܬ݁ܟܠܝܢ܇ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܘܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܘܚܕܐ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܝܬܐ̇. ܐܟܡܐ ܕܐܡܪܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.

- The following is the list of signatures appended to the document, fol. 28 a:

ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܬ݁ܣܪܚܘ ܡܢܢ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ ܘܨܒܝܢܐܝܬ݂. ܒܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܘܒܫܠܡܘܬܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܨܘܦܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ ܪ̈ܫܝܡ̣ܝܢ. ܀ ܘܥܡ ܗܕܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܠ̣ܡܢܢ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ ܚܢܢ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܕܢܫܬ݁ܡܗ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘ݊ܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܠܡ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ̣. ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩ݊ܘܒ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܒܛܢܢ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ܀ ܩ݊ܘ݊ܪܝܐܩ݊ܘܣ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܦܛܪܝܐܪܟܝܣ܀ ܓܒܪܝܐ݊ܝܠ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܦܛܪܝܐܪܟܝܣ܀ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܘܣ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ܀ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܩܐܠܠܝܢܝܩܘܣ܀ ܓܐܘܪܓܝ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩܘ ܕܩܢܫܪܝܢ܀ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩܘ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܝܢ܀ ܝܘܐܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܚܪܢ܀ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩܘ ܕܚܠܒ܀ ܬܝܕܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩܘ ܕܣܠܘܩܝܐ܀ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܚܪܢ܀ ܚܒܝܒ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܘܣ ܕܐܦܡܐ܀ ܐܬܚ̣ܙܝ ܠܢ ܠܟܘܠܢ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ ܕܢܦܣܘܩ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܡܪܚ ܕܬܘܣܦܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܘܿܨܪܐ ܢܥ̇ܒܕ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܪܫܝܡܐ̣. ܢܗܘܐ ܡܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀

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 DXLVIII 2:418-419