Add. 17,158
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/790
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.
Add. 17,158, foll. 1–48
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/791
Date:
6th or 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 48 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses and hymns of Jacob of Batnae; Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch; An index to the contents of the volume. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 ½, consisting of 48 leaves, many of which are stained by water, and some of them much torn, espeicially foll. 1—10. The quires, apparently signed with letters, were originally six in number, but the first is now lost. Each page has two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.
Contents
This manuscript contains 15 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses and hymns of Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Five discourses on the Spectacles of
the Theatre [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Part α, in dodecasyllabic metre [defective]
Excerpt: ܬܐ ܚܙܝ ܗܫܐ ܠܟܐܦܐ ܕܪܗܛܐ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ. ܘܦܚܡ ܗܢܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܥܡ .. ܝܐ (?). ܐܝܢܐ ܚܟܝܡ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܫܪܝܪ. ܕܘܢ ܒܝܕܥܬܟ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܛܪܝܫ ܒܟ ܡܣܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܐ
Subscription (Fol. 1b): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 4 (Fol. 1b): Jacob of Batnae. Part β, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܚܙܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܒܩܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܠܩܥܬܐ ܕܟܪܟܐ ܫܡܥܬ. ܕܒܝܬ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܡܙܕܠܠ. ܘܒܩ̈ܘܠܣܐ ܥܙ̈ܝܙܐ. ܪܒܒܬܐ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܐ ܡܫܡܥ ܗܘܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܚܙܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܒܩܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܠܩܥܬܐ ܕܟܪܟܐ ܫܡܥܬ. ܕܒܝܬ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܡܙܕܠܠ. ܘܒܩ̈ܘܠܣܐ ܥܙ̈ܝܙܐ. ܪܒܒܬܐ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܐ ܡܫܡܥ ܗܘܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 6b): Jacob of Batnae. Part γ, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ Incipit: ܛܘܝ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܐܝܬܝ ܝܘܡܢ. ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܢܒܣܡܟܘܢ̇ ܡܢ ܗܘ ܐܕܫܐ ܕܐܘܬܪܬܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܛܥܝܬܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ Incipit: ܛܘܝ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܐܝܬܝ ܝܘܡܢ. ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܢܒܣܡܟܘܢ̇ ܡܢ ܗܘ ܐܕܫܐ ܕܐܘܬܪܬܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܛܥܝܬܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 12b): Jacob of Batnae. Part δ, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܛܟܣ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܥܕܬܐ Incipit: ܐܟܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ. ܕܬܐܟܦ ܠܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ. ܐܘ ܫܥܬ ܠܗ̇ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ. ܘܢܫܬܘܩ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܠܫܢܐ. ܨܗ̣ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܟܝ ܬܫܬܘܢ ܗܫܐ. ܡܢ ܚܡܪܗ̇ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܛܟܣ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܥܕܬܐ Incipit: ܐܟܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ. ܕܬܐܟܦ ܠܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ. ܐܘ ܫܥܬ ܠܗ̇ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ. ܘܢܫܬܘܩ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܠܫܢܐ. ܨܗ̣ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܟܝ ܬܫܬܘܢ ܗܫܐ. ܡܢ ܚܡܪܗ̇ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ.
Item 7 (Fol. 19b): Jacob of Batnae. Part ε, in simple or heptasyllabic metre
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܙܘܗܝ ܕܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ Incipit: ܥܠ ܚܙ̈ܘܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܩܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܬ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܟ̇ܦ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܡܓܠܝܘ ܣܝܡ̈ܬܗ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܙܘܗܝ ܕܐܪܟܝܣܛܐ Incipit: ܥܠ ܚܙ̈ܘܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܩܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܬ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܟ̇ܦ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܡܓܠܝܘ ܣܝܡ̈ܬܗ.
Item 8 (Fol. 23b): Jacob of Batnae. On the martyrs Gūriā and Shemūnā
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܘܢܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܘܢܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i.,p. 329, no. 191;
and Cureton's Ancient Syr. Documents, p. ܨܘ.
Item 9 (Fol. 30b): Jacob of Batnae. On the martyr Habīb
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܝܒ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܝܒ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
Note: See Assemani, p. 330, no. 192; and
Cureton's Anc. Syr. Documents, p. ܦܘ.
Item 10 (Fol. 36b): Jacob of Batnae. Morning and evening hymn
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܕܪܡܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܐܘܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܝ ܟܕ ܬܗ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ. ܒܓܝܓܠܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܕܢ ܪܡܙܐ ܕܒܪܘܝܘܬܐ. Subscription : ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܪܡܫܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܕܪܡܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܐܘܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܝ ܟܕ ܬܗ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ. ܒܓܝܓܠܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܕܢ ܪܡܙܐ ܕܒܪܘܝܘܬܐ. Subscription : ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܪܡܫܐ
Note: The text is called in the subscription, " discourse on the morning and the evening.”
Item 11 (Fol. 38b): Jacob of Batnae. Morning hymn
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܠܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܒܪܘܝܢ. ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡ̇ܪܐ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ. ܕܝܠܟ ܗܘ ܨܦܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܐܦ ܗܘ ܨܦܪܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܠܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܒܪܘܝܢ. ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡ̇ܪܐ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ. ܕܝܠܟ ܗܘ ܨܦܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܐܦ ܗܘ ܨܦܪܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ.
Note: This hymn is in heptasyllabic metre.
Item 12 (Fol. 39b): Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
Item 13 (Fol. 39b): Isaac of Antioch. On humility
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ Incipit: ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܫܡ̇ܝܢܐ. ܢܪܕܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ Incipit: ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܫܡ̇ܝܢܐ. ܢܪܕܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 234, no. 104.
Item 14 (Fol. 42b): Isaac of Antioch. On monks
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܠܦܢܐ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܬܩܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܬܩܠ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܠܦܢܐ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܬܩܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܬܩܠ
Note: See Assemani, p. 222, no. 15 b.
Item 15 (Fol. 48b): An index to the contents of the
volume
Title: ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ: ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܙ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܘܢܐ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܝܒ ܣܗܕܐ: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ ܘܕܨܦܪܐ: ܚܕ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ: ܕܗܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ܀
Title: ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ: ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܙ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܬܐܛܪܘܢ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܘܢܐ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܝܒ ܣܗܕܐ: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ ܘܕܨܦܪܐ: ܚܕ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ: ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ: ܕܗܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ܀
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
Add. 17,158, foll. 49–56
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/792
Date:
8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 8 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. A discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Raising of Lazarus; Jacob of Batnae. A sūgīthā of Jacob on the city of Edessa; Jacob of Batnae. An extract from a discourse of Jacob, without title. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.
Physical Description
Eight vellum leaves (Add. 17,158, foll. 49—56), 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/2, each page divided into two columns, of from 25 to 27 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
These leaves are written in a good, regular hand of about the viiith cent.
Contents
This manuscript contains 3 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 49a): Jacob of Batnae. A discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Raising of
Lazarus
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܥܙܪ ܟܕ ܢܚܡܗ ܡܪܢ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܥܙܪ ܟܕ ܢܚܡܗ ܡܪܢ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 134.
Item 2 (Fol. 56a): Jacob of Batnae. A sūgīthā of Jacob on the city of
Edessa
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ̣. ܥܠ ܐܘܪܗܝ ܟܕ ܫܠܚܬ ܠܡܪܢ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܠܗ̇.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ̣. ܥܠ ܐܘܪܗܝ ܟܕ ܫܠܚܬ ܠܡܪܢ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܠܗ̇.
Note: See Cureton's Ancient Syriac Documents, pp. ܩܙ and 106.
Item 3 (Fol. 56b): Jacob of Batnae. An extract from a discourse of Jacob, without title [defective]
Incipit: ܐܬܦܫܩܬ ܠܢ ܩܘܩܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܛܠܝܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܒܪܙܐ
ܕܡܬܩܢ ܐܪܥܐ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 55b):
On fol. 55 b there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written by one
Sergius
ܐܢ̇ܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܟܬܒܬ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬܒܗ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ.
Add. 17,158, fol. 57
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/793
Date:
8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Ephraim. Madrashe of Ephraim on penitence. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.
Physical Description
A vellum leaf, 9 5/8 in. 6 1/2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 35 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is good, though rather inelegant, of about the viiith cent.
Contents
This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 57a): Ephraim. Madrashe of Ephraim on penitence [defective]
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐFol. 57 Incipit: ܐܪܦܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܒܨܒܝܢ̣ܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܪܕܝܢ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܘܠܒܟܢ ܚܢܢ ܬܘ̈ܫܐ ܘܬܘ̈ܩܠܬܐ. ܘܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܡܘܒܠܝܢ ܠܐܒܕܢܐFol. 57
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐFol. 57 Incipit: ܐܪܦܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܒܨܒܝܢ̣ܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܪܕܝܢ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܘܠܒܟܢ ܚܢܢ ܬܘ̈ܫܐ ܘܬܘ̈ܩܠܬܐ. ܘܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܡܘܒܠܝܢ ܠܐܒܕܢܐFol. 57
Note: Imperfect at the end.
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