London, BL, Add. 17150
source date: viith or viiith 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/779, Add. 17,150, London, BL, Add. 17,150, BL Add MS 17150, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 622, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXII

[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. Works of Cyril of Alexandria. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-20
author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: Works of Cyril of Alexandria
These two quires were at one time used to make good the defect in Add. 17,149 [...], after fol. 63 . This appears from the words ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ, the one of which is written in Add. 17,149 [...], on the lower margin of fol. 63 b , and the other here in Add. 17,150 [...], on the lower margin of fol. 1a . Hence, too, the erasure of the last two lines in Add. 17,149 [...], fol. 63 b .
  Foll. 1a-17a
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: The latter portion of the ninth dialogue against Hermias, entitled "Quod unus sit Christus"
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  The text corresponds to the passage ἔνα δὲ καὶ τὸν αὐτὸν ὄντα γινώσκων, καὶ ἐκ Θεοῦ πατρὸς λόγον, κ.τ.λ. to the end of the work in Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars 1, p. 752 E.
  Foll. 17-20b
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: The "Explanatio xii. Capitum"
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܫܝܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ̣ ܘܦܘܫܩܗܘܢ
  The text corresponds to the beginning of Opera, ed. Aubert, t. vi., p. 146 to the sixth anathema, Opera, ed. Aubert, t. vi., p. 152 C. See additions.

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 20 leaves or two quires, signed ܛ and ܝ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 33 to 38 lines.

vellum

20 ff. 9 7/8 × 6 1/2

The manuscript consists of two quires, signed ܛ and ܝ.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 33 to 38 lines

The writing is an elegant Estrangělā of the viith or viiith cent.

See additions.

- On the margin of fol. 18a, we find the following note, referring to Cyril's principal opponents,Andrew of Samosata, Alexander of Mabūg, and Theodoret of Cyrus.

ܐܬܥܕܠܘ ܕܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܩܡܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ̣. ܐܢܕܪܐܐ ܕܫܡܝܫܛ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܘܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ ܕܩܘܪܘܣ. ܘܠܗܢܐ ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ̣. ܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܐ ܬܚܡܬ. ܘܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܡܩܒܠܐ ܠܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘܕܠܩܒܠܗܐܟܬܒ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ ܒܥ̈ܘܕܠܐ ܕܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܗܠܝܢ.

7th or 8th 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 DCXXII 2:492-493