London, BL, Add. 17146
source date: vith or viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/775, Add. 17,146, London, BL, Add. 17,146, BL Add MS 17146, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 560, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLX

[This manuscript contains: Gregory of Nazianen. Discourses of Gregory of Nazianen, in a translation different from that of the abbat Paul. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-124b
author: Gregory of Nazianen
title: Discourses of Gregory of Nazianen, in a translation different from that of the abbat Paul
Judging by nos. 3, 4, 5, and 17, this manuscript is identical with that contained in Add. 18,815 [...] . There is, however, nothing distinctively Nestorian in the appearance of the volume.
  Foll. 1a-3b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Theophania
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̣. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 663. Of this discourse there remain only two fragments, one beginning with the words οὔτε χρόνου τι μἑρος• οὐδὲ γὰρ μετρητόν•, Opera, t. i., p.667 E, and ending with τέλος ἰσχυροτέρου δεῖται φαγμάκου ἐπὶ δεινοτέροις τοῖς ἀρρωστήμασιν, Opera, t. i., p.671 B; the other beginning with the passage 'Απεστάλη μέν ἀλλ' ὡς ἄνθρωπος•, Opera, t. i., p.673 A, and ending with the words τὴν 'Ηρωδον παιδοκτονίαν•, Opera, t. i., p.674 E.
  Foll. 4a-9a
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sancta Lumina
  rubric: ܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
  Beginning with the words ὥς φησι Παῦλος in Opera, t. i., p. 680, D.
  Foll. 9b-29b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sanctum Baptisma
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  Foll. 30a-34
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De Dogmate et Constitutione Episcoporum
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܡܠܠܘܬ , ܐܠܗܘܬܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܩܛܣܛܣܝܣ ܕܐ̈ܦܣܩܦܐ
  Foll. 34b-49
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De Theologia (Theologica Secunda)
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܡܫܐ. ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ
  Foll. 49b-59
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De Filio (Theologica Tertia)
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܫ̈ܬܐ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ
  Foll. 59b-68
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De Spiritu Sancto (Theologica Quarta)
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܫ̈ܒܥܐ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ
  Foll. 68b-80
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De Spiritu Sancto (Theologica Quinta)
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  Foll. 80b-87
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Pentecosten
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܐ. ܥܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  Foll. 87b-88b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ̣. ܥܠ ܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܬܘܚܪܬܐ. ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܒܐܢܙܝܢܙܘܣ܇ ܟܕ ܣܝ̇ܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܘܬܐ ܩ̇ܒܠ
  Foll. 89a-100b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sanctum Pascha
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܕܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ
  Foll. 101a-104b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Novam Dominicam, etc.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܬܕܐܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܣܗܕܐ ܡܡܐ. ܒܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܚܕܬܐ ܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ
  Foll 105a-110b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Adversus Arianos et de seipso
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ
  Foll. 111a-113b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Adversus Eunomianos Praevia Dissertatio (Theologica Prima)
  rubric: ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘ̈ܢܘܡܝܢܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܕ
  Foll. 114a-120b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In laudem Heronis philosophi
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
  The end of this item corresponds with Opera, t. i., p. 468 C, in the Greek Μήτε τὴν μοναρχίαν κακῶς τιμήσης.
  Foll. 121a-123b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Aegyptiorum adventum
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܐ̇. ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܬܘ
  The beginning of this item corresponds with Opera, t. i., p. 620 D, in the Greek ὅσῳ τῶν δεσμῶν ἐστιν ἑλεύθερος.
  Fol. 124a-124b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In consecratione Eulalii Doarensium episcopi
  rubric: ܒܟܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܘܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐܕܐܬܝܗܒܠܐܘܠܘܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
  Of this discourse only the first few lines remain, as far as δέχεται γὰρ καὶ Παύλου τὴν φυτείαν ὡς Παύλου.

Vellum, about 9 ½ in. by 6, consisting of 124 leaves, some of which are much stained and otherwise slightly damaged, especially foll. 1—18, 108, and 120—124. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 14 in number; but leaves are now wanting both at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 2, 3, and 120. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 41 lines.

Vellum

124 ff. 9 1/2 × 6

The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 14 in number.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and otherwise slightly damaged, especially foll. 1—18, 108, and 120—124.

- Leaves are now wanting both at the beginning and end, as well as after foll.2, 3, and 120.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 41 lines.

This volume is written in a small, regular hand of the vith or viith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- The margins contain occasional notes, in the same handwriting as the text, explanatory of difficult words or of proper names; e.g. foll. 5 b, 12 a, 14 a and b, 18 a, 21 a, 40 a, 45 b, etc. In one or two instances they relate to various readings, e.g. fol. 36 b.

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 DLX. 2:437-438