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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/776, Add. 17,147, London, BL, Add. 17,147, BL Add MS 17147, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 561, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXI

[This manuscript contains: Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. A Commentary on the works of Gregory Nazianzen, as translated into Syriac by the abbat Paul, consisting chiefly of short notes upon difficult words and passages; A scholion, showing in what order the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen were composed and delivered. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 67 items.]

Syriac

author: Paul
author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: A Commentary on the works of Gregory Nazianzen, as translated into Syriac by the abbat Paul, consisting chiefly of short notes upon difficult words and passages
At the end of those notes, the texts of Scripture cited in each homily are collected under the title of ܬܚܘܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ, and occasionally interspersed with illustrative passages from other writers.
The first and second homilies are wanting (see Add. 12,153 [...] ).
ܫܠܸܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܥܣܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ ܥܡ ܦܘܫܩ̈ܝܗܝܢ. ܘܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܕܬܐ. ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ ܘܕܦܝܠܣܘ̈ܦܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܣܓܝܕܐ ܕܡܬܬܘܕܐ ܒܬܠܬܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܫܘ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ̇ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ..
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Apologetica
  Imperfect at the beginning.
    author: Paul
    author: Cyril
    title: Cyril on Isaiah
    rubric: ܕܩܘܪ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ
    author: Paul
    author: Cyril
    title: On Hosea
    rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܗܘܫܥ. ܕܩܘ.
    author: Paul
    author: Cyril
    title: On Habakkuk
    rubric: ܕܩܘ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Funebris in laudem Caesarii fratris oratio
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܣܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In patrem tacentem propter plagam grandinis
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܕܐ
    author: Paul
    author: Cyril
    title: Cyril on Nahum
    rubric: ܩ܏ܘ. ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܢܚܘܡ ܢܒܝܐ
    author: Paul
    author: Cyril
    title: On Joel
    rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕ܏ܩܘ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In seipsum, ad patrem et Basilium magnum
  rubric: ܥܠ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Apologeticus ad patrem suum Gregorium
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ ܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Ad Gregorium Nyssenum
  rubric: ܥܠ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzenae ecclesiae curam commisisset
  rubric: ܟܕ ܐܦܣ ܠܗ ܕܢܐܨܦ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Prima de pace oratio
  rubric: ܡܫܝܢܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Secunda (tertia) de pace oratio
  rubric: ܡܫܝܢܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Tertia (secunda) de pace oratio
  rubric: ܡܫܝܢܢܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܐܡܦܝܠܝܟܘܣ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܪܝܢܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De suis sermonibus et ad Julianum tributorum exaequatorem
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܟܣܝܣܛܘܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Ad cives Nazianzenos
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܝܛܝܐܡ̈ܢܘ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܩܢܛܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܫܢܐ ܕܪܓܝܙ ܗܘ̣ܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Novam Dominicam
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Funebris oratio in laudem sororis suae Gorgoniae
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Funebris oratio in patrem
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ
    author: Homer
    title: Extracts from Homer (ܐܘܡܪܘܣ or ܐܘܡܝܪܘܣ), twice
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Theophania
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sancta Lumina
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
    title: Translation of Job by Symmachus, ܣܘܡܟܘܣ, and Theodotion, ܬܐܘܪܘܛܝܘܢ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Pentecosten
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܢܛܩ̈ܘܣܛܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Theologica prima, adversus Eunomianos
  rubric: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡ̈ܝܢܘ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Theologica tertia, de Filio
  rubric: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Theologica quarta, de Filio
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Theologica quinta, de Spiritu sancto
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  There are words written in Greek characters on fol. 85 a.
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Adversus Arianos et de seipso
  rubric: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Macchabaeorum laudem
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In laudem s. martyris Cypriani
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܦܪܝܢܘܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In laudem Heronis philosophi
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
    author: Philo
    title: Philo the Hebrew
    rubric: ܦܝܠܘܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In Aegyptiorum adventum
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܐܦܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In laudem magni Athanasii
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܡܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ
  ܫܠܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
    author: Socrates
    title: Extracts from the ecclesiastical history of Socrates
    rubric: ܐܩܠܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ ܕܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De moderatione in disputationibus servanda
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܡܡܠܠܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De dogmate et constitutione episcoporum
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De Theologia (theologica secunda)
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܡܠܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De seipso, etc.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܡܛܠ ܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܚܣܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܗ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ܇ ܕܪܐܓ ܠܟܘܪܣܝ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In seipsum, cum rure rediisset, etc.
  rubric: ܟܕ ܦܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܘܪܣܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܐܬܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܠܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܟܠܒܝܐ
    author: Socrates the philospher
    title: Socrates the Philosopher
    rubric: ܕܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: John Chrysostom, hom. xi. on the epist. to the Ephesians
    rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Supremum vale coram CL. episcopis
  rubric: ܫܠܡܐܕܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܣܘܢܛܩܛܪܝܘܢ ܕܫܐܠܸܬ
    author: Cyril
    title: Cyril on Isaiah
    author: Socrates
    title: Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Socrates
    rubric: ܕܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De pauperum amore
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sanctum Baptisma
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
    author: Severus
    title: Extract from the second epistle of Severus to Sergius Grammaticus
    rubric: ܕܣܐܘܪܐ. ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sanctum Pascha
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ
  There are words written in Greek characters on fol. 132 a.
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Funebris oratio in laudem Basilii magni
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
    author: Theodoret
    title: Extracts from the ecclesiastical history of Theodoret
    rubric: ܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Exhortatio ad Virginem
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
    author: Philo
    title: Philo the Hebrew
    rubric: ܦܝܠܘܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Ad Cledonium epistola prima (secunda)
    author: Eusebius
    title: Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Eusebius
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܩܠܣܣܬܝܩܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܩܣܪܝܐ
    author: Socrates
    title: Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Socrates
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Ad Cledonium epist. secunda (prima)
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܠܕܘܢܝܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Adversus Julianum imperatorem prior invectiva
  rubric: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ
  Imperfect at the end.
    author: Theodoret
    title: Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Theodoret
    rubric: ܬܐܕܪܝܛܐ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Secunda in Julianum imp. invectiva
  Imperfect at the beginning.
    author: Theodoret
    title: Extracts from Theodoret
    rubric: ܕܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܘܣ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In consecratione Eulalii Doarensium episcopi
  rubric: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܕܐܘܪܘܢ
  author: Paul
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In dictum Evangelii, etc.
  rubric: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ

title: A scholion, showing in what order the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen were composed and delivered
Of this only a few words of the title remain.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܣܟܘܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܫܘܕܥ ܥܠ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ: ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Compare Add. 14,547 [...], fol. 2 a .

Vellum, about 7 1/2 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 161 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 6—14, 160, and 161. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 17 in number, but the first and last are imperfect, two or three leaves being wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after fol. 156. There are from 26 to 35 lines in each page.

161 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/2 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 161 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 6—l4, 160, and 161. The quires, signed with hitters, seem to have been 17 in number, but the first and last are imperfect, two or three leaves being wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after fol. 156. There are from 26 to 35 lines in each page.

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

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 DLXI 2:438-440