London, BL, Add. 17155
source date: xiiith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/784, Add. 17,155, London, BL, Add. 17,155, BL Add MS 17155, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 639, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-94
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  1a-5
  title: On the Baptism of the Law, the Baptism of John, and the Baptism which our Lord gave to His Apostles
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘ̈ܕܝܬܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ
  incipit: ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 30.
  5b-12
  title: Discourse showing why our Lord remained thirty years in the world, and then performed miracles
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢ ܩܘܝ̣ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܣܥܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ
  incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢ ܩܘܝ̣ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܣܥܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 310, no. 19.
  12b-18
  title: On the words of David regarding our Lord, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ
  incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 333, no. 194.
  18b-35
  title: Two sermons on the Nativity of our Lord
    18b-27
    title: Part of Two sermons on the Nativity of our Lord
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 309, no. 13.
    28a-35
    title: Part of Two sermons on the Nativity of our Lord
    Cf. Assemani, p. 309, no. 12.
  title: Five sermons on the End of the World
    35b-46
    title: Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
    incipit: ܝܘܡ ܓܠܝܢܟ ܗܐ ܙܩ̇ܬ ܠܝ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̇ܡܪ
    See Add. 14,590 [...], fol. 55 a .
    46b-54
    title: Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
    incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܚܪܬܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, sermo v.
    Foll. 54b-56
    title: Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
    incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܥ̇ܠܡܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, sermo iii.
    Only a small portion of the commencement remains.Fol. 54 b.
    56a-61
    title: Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
    incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܚܪܬܐ
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    61b-66
    title: Part of Five sermons on the End of the World
    incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ
    Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, sermo ii.
    Imperfect.
  title: On Earth
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
  Assemani, p. 324, no. 162.
  Imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 94 leaves, several of which are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 24, 25, 65, 71, 87 and 88. The quires, signed with letters, must originally have been at least 15 in number; but of these the 1st, 9th, and last, are entirely lost. There are lacunae after foll. 55 and 63. Each page contains from 24 to 27 lines.

Vellum Paper

94 ff. 10 × 6 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, must originally have been at least 15 in number; but of these the 1st, 9th, and last, are entirely lost.

- Several leaves are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 24, 25, 65, 71, 87 and 88. There are lacunae after foll. 55 and 63.

Each page contains from 24 to 27 lines.

This manuscript is written in a fine, bold Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

Foll. 24, 28, and 71 are paper leaves of the xiiith cent.

On fol. 79 b one Simeon has recorded his name.

- ܐܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ

6th or 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 DCXXXIX 2:507-508