London, BL, Add. 17149
source date: latter half of the vith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/778, Add. 17,149, London, BL, Add. 17,149, BL Add MS 17149, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 739, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-78b
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  foll. 1b-64
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: Works of Cyril of Alexandria
    foll. 1b-11
    author: Cyril of Jerusalem
    title: The Epistle on the Nicene Creed
    rubric: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܥܠ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
    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.
    foll. 11b-39
    author: Cyril of Jerusalem
    title: The "Scholia de lncarnatione Unigeniti", in 37 sections
    rubric: ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    See additions.
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars 1, p. 779
    foll. 39a-63b
    author: Cyril of Alexandria
    title: The ninth Dialogue against Hermias, entitled "Quod unus sit Christus"
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܕܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ̣. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ
    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
  foll. 64a-78
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Two epistles of Severus of Antioch
    foll. 64a-72
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: To the People of Emessa, on the controversy regarding the two natures of our Lord
    rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܠܘܬ ܚܡܨ̈ܝܐ
    In it he cites Cyril, Gregory Nazianzen, and Proclus of Constantinople, fol. 71b.
    foll. 72b-78
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: To Joannes Scholasticus of Bostra
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܟܠܣܛܝܩܐ ܒܘܨܪܐ. ܕܟܬܒܗ̣̇ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܪܕܘܦܝܐ.
    See Add. 14,600, fol. 119b; but this is a different translation
  title: 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..

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.

Vellum

78 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 3/8

The quires, signed with letters by different hands, appear to have been ten in number.

- A few of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1, 2, 69—72, and 78.

- A couple of leaves are wanting after fol.7, and several after fol.63

- The second, eighth, and ninth quires are imperfect.

There are from 36 to 41 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in an elegant Estrangělā, of the latter half of the vith cent.

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[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.]

- 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..

- 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..

- 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.

- 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..

- The commencement of this treatise has been erased, and re-written by a more modern hand.

late 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 DCCXXXIX 2:668-669