Add. 17,149
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/778
Date:
late 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 78 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 78 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 69—72, and 78. The quires, signed with letters by different hands, appear to have been ten in number, of which the second, eighth, and ninth, are imperfect, a couple of leaves being wanting after fol. 7, and several after fol. 63. There are from 36 to 41 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in an elegant Estrangělā, of the latter half of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): [defective]
Note: See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Cyril of Alexandria. Works of Cyril of Alexandria
[defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Cyril of Jerusalem. The Epistle on the Nicene Creed [defective]
Title: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܥܠ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
Title: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܥܠ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
Notes:
- Cf. Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars 2, p. 174
- The missing portion extends from Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars 2, p. 184 A,δότε τοἰνυν φησὶ τῷ Λευὶ, to Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars 2, p.185 E,Εἰ δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἦν, συναφείᾳ τῇ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν, ὠς θεὸς, τιμώμενος, κ.τ.λ.
Item 4 (Fol. 11b): Cyril of Jerusalem. The "Scholia de lncarnatione Unigeniti", in 37 sections [defective]
Title: ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title: ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Notes:
- See additions.
- Cf. Opera, t. v., pars 1, p. 779
Item 5 (Fol. 39a): Cyril of Alexandria. The ninth Dialogue against Hermias, entitled "Quod unus sit Christus" [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܕܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ̣. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܕܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ̣. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Notes:
- Cf. Opera, t. v., pars 1, p. 714
- The missing portion extends from Opera, t. v., pars 1, p. 752 E,ἀλλ᾿ οὐδὲν μὲν ἔφη τοιοῦτον, ἔνα δὲ καὶ τὸν αὐτὸν ὄντα γινώσκων, καὶ ἐκ Θεοῦ πατρὸς λόγον, to Opera, t. v., pars 1, p. 777 E,Πάνυ μὲν οὖν, εἰ τὸν ἀπλανῆ της πίστεως ὀρθοτομοῦμεν λόγον, κ.τ.λ
Item 6 (Fol. 64a): Severus of Antioch. Two epistles of Severus of Antioch
[defective]
Item 7 (Fol. 64a): Severus of Antioch. To the People of Emessa, on the controversy regarding the two natures of our Lord [defective]
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܠܘܬ ܚܡܨ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܠܘܬ ܚܡܨ̈ܝܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 72b): Severus of Antioch. To Joannes Scholasticus of Bostra
[defective]
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܟܠܣܛܝܩܐ ܒܘܨܪܐ. ܕܟܬܒܗ̣̇ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܪܕܘܦܝܐ.
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܟܠܣܛܝܩܐ ܒܘܨܪܐ. ܕܟܬܒܗ̣̇ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܪܕܘܦܝܐ.
Note: See Add. 14,600, fol. 119b; but this is a different translation
Item 9 (Fol. 78a): Extract regarding the doctrine of the two natures
Incipit: ܐܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܬܪܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܚ̈ܝܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܠܦܢܐ̣. ܐܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܙܕܩ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ. ܘܫ..
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 78b):
On fol.78 b, there is an ancient note, part of which has been effaced, stating that the volume was sewed and bound by one Simeon
ܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܝܨܦ ܘܚܛ ܘܕܒܩ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܕܫܡܫܐ . . . ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܫ..
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a):
On fol.1a we find part of a calendar or almanack, containing prognostications regarding the crops, etc., drawn from the day of the week on which falls the new-moon of the latter Kānūn
ܢܘܡܢܝܐ ܕܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝ..
Addition 3:
Addition 4 (Fol. 59a):
On the margin of fol.59a there stands the following anathema, written apparently in the convent of S. Mary Deipara,during the xth or xith cent
ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܫܠܝܛ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܓܫܘܦ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܙܢܐ ܕܫܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܐܘ ܕܦܘܠܗܕܐ ܕܣܕܝܪܘܬ ܟܘܪ̈ܣܘܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܢܫ ܢܡܪܚ ܗܘ ܝܕܥ̇ ܘܕܝܢܐ ܚ̇ܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܣ ܚܒܝܒ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܥܐ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 41b):
On fol.41b, one Ephraim, of the sect of the Sergians(See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 329, note 2), from a place called ܡܪܩ ܩܣܛܪܐ,, Marak,
, between Nisibis and Mosul, according to Yākūt in the Mu’jam al-Buldā, has recorded his name as follows:
ܚܕ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ. ܡܐܬܝܢ ܥܣܪܐ. ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܣܪܓܝܣܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܩ ܩܣܛܪܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܚܘܢ..
Addition 6 (Fol. 11b):
The commencement of this treatise has been erased, and re-written by a more modern hand.
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