London, BL, Add. 17154
source date: viith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/783, Add. 17,154, London, BL, Add. 17,154, BL Add MS 17154, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 691, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXCI

[This manuscript contains: Sergius Grammaticus, Severus of Antioch. The correspondence of Sergius Grammaticus andSeverus of Antioch, regarding the doctrine of the Two Natures in Christ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-52
author: Sergius Grammaticus
author: Severus of Antioch
title: The correspondence of Sergius Grammaticus and Severus of Antioch, regarding the doctrine of the Two Natures in Christ
The writings of Cyril of Alexandria are quoted on almost every page of these letters. The other authorities cited are: Amphilochius, epist. to Seleucus , fol. 44 b; Andrew of Samosata, fol. 28 a; Aristotle, foll.36 b, 44 a; Athanasius, foll.21 a, 26 a, 43 a; Basil; Chrysostom; Diodorus of Tarsus, fol. 17 b; Dioscorus of Alexandria, epist. to Domnus of Antioch , fol. 32 a; Eustathius of Antioch, Commentary on Psalm xcii., fol. 42 b; Gregory Nazianzen; Julius of Rome, foll.7 b, 27 b; Leo of Rome, fol. 49 b; Nestorius, foll. 24 b, 49 b; Theodoret, fol. 49 b; and the Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, fol. 50 a.
  Foll. 1b-2
  title: The first letter of Sergius to Severus
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܠܘܬ ܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̇. ܕܒܗ̇ ܫܐ̇ܠ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܪܥܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܟܕ ܐܬܚܫܚܘ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚܠܒ. ܘܫܠܚ̣ ܗܟܢܐ.
  Foll. 2b-11
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: The reply of Severus
  rubric: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܦܐ ܘܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܢܟܦܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̇. ܕܫܐ̇ܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܘܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܦܪ̈ܘܩܝܐ
  Foll 11a-14
  title: The second letter of Sergius to Severus
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  Foll. 14b-33
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: The reply of Severus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ̣. ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܨܐܕܘܗܝ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ..
  Foll. 33b-39
  title: The third letter of Sergius to Severus
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
  Foll. 39a-48
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: The reply of Severus
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ̣ ܨܐܕܘܗܝ ܕܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣFoll. 39a-48
  Foll. 48b-52b
  title: The Apology of Sergius
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  incipit: ܠܡܪܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ: ܠܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܦܝܠܣ̈ܘܦܐ̣. ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ. ܡܩ̈ܠܣܝ ܒܓܢܣܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܫܝܡ ܘܝܦܬ: ܕܟܕ ܐܬܦܪܣܝ ܐܒܐ̣. ܐܦܠܐ ܠܚܙܬܐ ܣܝܒܪܘ. ܐܠܐ ܥܡ ܬܚܡܨܬܐ ܚܐܪܝܬܐ̣. ܒܡܐܢܐ ܟܣܝܘ. ܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܐܢܫ ܘܥܪܘܩܐ̣ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܙܢܐ̣. ܓܚ̇ܟ ܓܝܪ. ܘܪܘܝܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܠܕ݂ ܪܩܕ. ܕܒ̈ܝܫܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܣܟܠܝܢܢ ܚܢܢ ܟܢܝ̈ܟܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
  ܫܠܡ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ.

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 52 leaves, some of which are slightly stained, especially at the beginning. The quires, signed with letters, are 6 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 42 lines.

Vellum

52 ff. 9 7/8 × 6 5/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 6 in number.

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained, especially at the beginning.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 42 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.

See additions

- According to a note on fol. 1a, the book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by one Michael bar Kattā'ē.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܩ̈ܛܥܐ: ܕܫܟܢܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܝܛܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܢ܀ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܢܝܚ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܕܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ. ܘܢܟܬܘܒ ܫܡܗ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

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 DCXCI 2:557-558