London, BL, Add. 17156
source date: ixth cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/785, Add. 17,156, London, BL, Add. 17,156, BL Add MS 17156

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/786, Add. 17,156, foll. 1–12, London, BL, Add. 17,156, foll. 1–12, BL Add MS 17156, foll. 1-12, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 989, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCLXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin. Works of Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 335). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin
title: Works of Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 335.
  author: Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin
  title: Fragments of a commentary on the Περὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle
  This may, however, be the work of some other author.
  author: Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin
  title: A treatise on the Syllogisms in the Analytica (Priora) of Aristotle
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܙܥܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܣܘܠܘܓܝܣܡܘܣ ܕܒܐܢܐܘܠܘܛܝܩܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܐܒܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܢ̣ܫܪܝܢ.
  Imperfect at the beginning
  See Add. 14,660, no. 2
  author: Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin
  title: A letter to Jonas, the periodeutes, explanatory of some points in the Ars Rhetorica of Aristotle
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܒܘܟܬ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܢ̇ܫܪܝܢ: ܠܘܬ ܣܥܘܪܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܪܚ̇ܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܦܐ
  incipit: ܠܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇. ܐܚܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܘܚܒܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܝܘܢܢ܆ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܚ̣ܕܝ.܀ ܩܒܠܬ ܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܠܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܚܘܬܟ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ. ܐܦܢ ܘܠܡܚܣܢ ܘܡܫܘܚܪܐܝܬ: ܒܬܪ ܫܢܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܚܕܐ ܠܥܢܝܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥ̇ܒܕܬ̇ ܠܘܬ ܚܘܒܟ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܠܘܬܝ. ܘܪܒܬܝ ܚܕܝܬ. ܕܐܣܬܒܪܬ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܕܐ̇. ܥܠ ܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܟ. ܐܟܚܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܕܫܦܪܬ ܠܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̇ܘܬܟ. ܡܥܗܕܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܡܢܝ܇ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܫ̈ܟܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܒܙܒܢ܇ ܡܛܠ ܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ̇. ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrin
  title: A letter to the priest Aitilaha on certain terms in the treatise Περὶ ἑρμηνείας
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܒܘܟܬ. ܡܛܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡ̣ܕܡ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܝܪܡܢܝܐܣ. ܠܘܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܠܗܐ
  Imperfect at the end
  See Add. 14,660, no. 3.

Twelve vellum leaves, about 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/4, the first three of which are much soiled and torn. They formed parts of three quires, numbered ܝܛ , ܟ, and ܟܐ , but there are considerable lacunae after foll. 1 and 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 30 lines.

12 ff.

- Twelve vellum leaves, about 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/4, the first three of which are much soiled and torn. They formed parts of three quires, numbered ܝܛ , ܟ, and ܟܐ , but there are considerable lacunae after foll. 1 and 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 30 lines.

The writing is neat and regular, and seems to be of the ixth cent.

These leaves are decorated with interlaced ornaments and figures of birds; e.g. foll. 4b, 5b, and 9a.

9th 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 DCCCCLXXXIX 3:1162-1163

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/787, Add. 17,156, foll. 13–15, London, BL, Add. 17,156, foll. 13–15, BL Add MS 17156, foll. 13-15, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1005, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MV

[This manuscript contains: Galen. The remnants of a manuscript of the works of Galen, probably in the translation of Sergius of Rās-'ain. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

author: Galen
title: The remnants of a manuscript of the works of Galen, probably in the translation of Sergius of Rās-'ain.
  author: Galen
  title: Part of the "Ars medica"
  It contains from ch. xxviii., near the end, εἰ μὲν γὰρ παχυμερές ἐστιν, οὐχ ὁδοιπορήσει μέχρι βάθους πολλοῦ, to ch. XXX μαλακὸν δὲ καὶ παιδικὸν ὀστοῦν καὶ συμφῦναι δυνατόν. σπάνιος δὲ καὶ ἡ τοῦδε τοῦ πάθους γένεσις ἄνευ συμπλοκῆς. See Opera, ed. Kuhn, t. i., pp. 384—87; Sachau, Inedita Syriaca, p. 91.
  author: Galen
  title: Another portion of the same work
  It contains from ch. xxiii., near the end, τῷ δὲ ἤτοι μηδ' ὅλως δεομένῳ προσφερόμενον, ἢ οὐκ ἐν τῷ προσήκοντι μέτρῳ, νοσῶδες καθίσταται to the end of ch. xxiv. See Opera, t. i., pp. 369—72; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 88.
  There is no division into chapters in the Syriac text.
  author: Galen
  title: Part of the treatise "de Alimentorum Facultatibus"
  It contains Book ii., from the end of ch. lviii., τροφὴν μέντοι τῷ σώματι δίδωσιν ὀλίγην τε καὶ οὐκ εὔχυμον, to the middle of ch. lxi., ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐπ' ἄλλων φυτῶν τὸ πλεῖστον τῆς οὐσίας ἔν τε τοῖς καυλοῖς καὶ τοῖς στελέχεσιν, κ.τ.λ.. See Opera, t. vi., pp. 613— 47; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 94.
  The text is divided into chapters, which are not, however, exactly the same as in the Greek original; for ch. 57 comprises both κεφ. νή and νθ´; ch. 58, ܢܚ: ܥܠ ܦܪ̈ܥܐ ܪܓ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ, corresponds with κεφ. ξ´. περὶ βλαστῶν and ch. 59, ܢܛ: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ. , with κεφ. ξά. περὶ τῆς ἐν τοῖς μέρεσι τῶν ἐσθιομένων φυτῶν διαφορᾶς.

Three vellum leaves, 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/8 which formed part of a manuscript (Add. 17,156, foll. 13—15). The last leaf signed ܝܒ is much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 35 lines.

3 ff.

- Three vellum leaves, 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/8 which formed part of a manuscript (Add. 17,156, foll. 13—15). The last leaf signed ܝܒ is much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 35 lines.

These leaves are written in a fine, regular hand of about the viiith cent

ca. 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 MV 3:1187-1188

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/788, Add. 17,156, foll. 16–31, London, BL, Add. 17,156, foll. 16–31, BL Add MS 17156, foll. 16-31, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 367, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXVII

[This manuscript contains: Portions of Services for Passion Week. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

title: Portions of Services for Passion Week
ܫܠܡ ܚܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܫ̇ܡܠܝܐܝܬ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܥ̇ܕܪ
In the course of the services there occur various prayers of Ephraim and Jacob of Batnae, and also ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, which are mostly imperfect.
  title: Portions of Services for Thursday
  Very imperfect
  title: Portions of Services for Friday
  Imperfect
  title: On the denial of S. Peter
  rubric: ܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
  title: On Judas the Traitor
  rubric: ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫ̇ܠܡܢܐ
  title: For the service of terce on Friday
  rubric: ܣܘܓ݁ܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: A sūgīthā of Jacob of Batnae
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ
  title: Portions of Services for Saturday
  Imperfect
  title: On the Cherub and the Thief
  rubric: ܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝ̇ܣܐ

Sixteen vellum leaves, about lO 5/8 in. by 7 5/8, most of which are stained and torn (Add. 17,156, foll. 16—31). The number of lines in each page varies from 28 to 31.

16 ff.

- Sixteen vellum leaves, about lO 5/8 in. by 7 5/8, most of which are stained and torn (Add. 17,156, foll. 16—31). The number of lines in each page varies from 28 to 31.

The writing is good and regular, of about the xth cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

ca. 10th 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 CCCLXVII 1:302