London, BL, Add. 17159
source date: xth cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/794, Add. 17,159, London, BL, Add. 17,159, BL Add MS 17159

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/795, Add. 17,159, foll. 1–63, London, BL, Add. 17,159, foll. 1–63, BL Add MS 17159, foll. 1-63, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 645, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXLV

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; An extract; An extract on the Martyrs; Jacob of Batnae. Part of a discourse onZacchaeusthe publican. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 2a-63
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 35.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On. S. Simeon the Aged
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ.
  See Assemani, p. 312, no. 37.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Blessings that Isaac gave unto Jacob
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  incipit: ܩܘܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܚܡܘܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܟ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܕܡܢܟ ܚܐ̇ܪ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܣܒܥ ܕܒܪܝܟܐ ܐܢܬ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  ܫܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܕܩܒ̇ܠ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܟܐܢܐ.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Son of the Widow, whom our Lord restored to life
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܕܐ̇ܚܝ ܡܪܢ
  See Assemani, p. 320, no. 118.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Dead
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  See Assemani, p. 313, no. 44, sermo ii.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the two Harlots (Solomon's Judgement)
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܪܝܐ ܦܬܚ ܠܝ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܕܡܠ̣ܝܢ ܡܢܟ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܝܢ ܠܟ. ܘ܏ܫ.

title: An extract
incipit: ܢܓܘܠܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܥܠ ܚܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ. ܕܕܠܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܐܚܪܒ ܐܢ̈ܘܢ ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ
This extract is written in a cursive hand of the xth cent.

title: An extract on the Martyrs
incipit: ܚܬܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܙܡܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܚܫܡܝܬܐ: ܘܝܬܘܗܝ (sic) ܗܢܘܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܡ̈ܝܢܝܗܘܢ܆ ܘ܏ܫ.
This extract is written in a cursive hand of the ixth cent.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Part of a discourse on Zacchaeus the publican
rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܕܥܠ ܙܟܝ ܡܟܣܐ
This discourse is written in a hand of the ixth or xth cent.
See Assemani, p. 317, no. 95.

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in, by 4 5/8, consisting of 63 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 12, 17—19, 45, and 46. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but of these the first and third are very imperfect, several leaves being missing after fol. 1, and single leaves after foll. 12, 16, and 19. There are from 21 to 26 lines in each page.

63 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/8 in, by 4 5/8, consisting of 63 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 12, 17—19, 45, and 46. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but of these the first and third are very imperfect, several leaves being missing after fol. 1, and single leaves after foll. 12, 16, and 19. There are from 21 to 26 lines in each page.

The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the viith cent., with the exception of foll. 58 b—63 b.

The extract above is written in a cursive hand of the xth cent.

The extract on martyrs above is written in a cursive hand of the ixth cent.

The discourse on Zacchaeus is written in a hand of the ixth or xth cent.

See additions.

- Fol. 1 is merely a torn fly-leaf, containing some, now almost illegible, writing.

- On the margin of fol. 58b there is the name of one Simeon, ܫܡܥܘܢ

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 DCXLVI 2:511

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/796, Add. 17,159, foll. 64–93, London, BL, Add. 17,159, foll. 64–93, BL Add MS 17159, foll. 64-93, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 646, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXLVI

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: The latter half of the discourse on Zacchaeus
  See no. DCXLV. [...], 9 .
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Simeon Stylites
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܣܛܘܢܗ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 329, no. 190; and Acta SS. Martyrum, pars 2, p. 230. [Assemani's text is very imperfect. For example, in the passage p. 231, lines 15 and. 16, after the words ܦܥܠܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܕܫܪܝ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܟܫܝܪܐܝܬ, this manuscript proceeds as follows, fol. 69 b: ܘܟܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܪܗ̣ܛ ܐܝܟ ܛܪܩܐ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܚܟܝܡ ܠܒܐ ܕܚ̇ܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܗ. ܘܒܗ ܪܒ̇ܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ. ܐܓܘܢܣܛܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܕܪܐ ܒܥܠܝܡܘܬܗ. ܘܚܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܟܠܗ̇ ܛܘܥܝܝ ܟܕ ܡܬܟܬܫ. ܏ܘܫ.]

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 30 leaves (Add. 17,159, foll. 64—93), some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 66 and 86. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 8 in number; but the first three are now lost, and there are lacunae after foll. 74 and 85. The number of lines in each page varies from 23 to 26.

30 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 30 leaves (Add. 17,159, foll. 64—93), some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 66 and 86. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 8 in number; but the first three are now lost, and there are lacunae after foll. 74 and 85. The number of lines in each page varies from 23 to 26.

This manuscript is written in a neat, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.

See additions.

- On the margin of fol. 92 b we read the name of one John, for many years a recluse in the convent of S. Mary Deipara .

ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ.

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 DCXLVI 2:511-512