London, BL, Add. 17163
source date: 7th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/808, Add. 17,163, London, BL, Add. 17,163, BL Add MS 17163

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https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/809, Add. 17,163, foll. 1–48, London, BL, Add. 17,163, foll. 1–48, BL Add MS 17163, foll. 1-48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 673, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXXIII

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

Syriac

foll. 1a-48b
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Epistles of Jacob of Batnae
  foll. 1a-7b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To the Monks of the convent of Bassus
  Imperfect at the beginning. See Add. 14,587 [...], no. 13
  foll. 8a-9b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To the same
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  See Add. 14,587 [...] , no. 14
  foll. 10a-15b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To the Himyarite Christians
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܕ ܚܕܝܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܪܕܘܦܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ
  See Add. 14,587 [...], no. 15.
  foll. 16a-18b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the faith
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  See Add. 14,587 [...] , no. 2
  foll. 19a-20b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the faith, to Thomas the priest
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܬܘܡܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ
  See Add. 14,587 [...] , no. 3.
  foll. 21a-21b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To Antonine, bishop of Aleppo
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܚܠܒ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  Margin note
  ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,587 [...] , no. 4.
  foll. 22a-23
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To John the priest
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ
  Margin note
  ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  See Add. 14,587 [...] , no 5.
  foll. 23b-26b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To Stephen bar Sūdailī, the heretic
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܒܪ ܨܘܕ ܐܝ̈ܠܐ (sic) ܗܪܛܝܩܐ
  See Add. 14,587 [...] , no. 1
  foll. 27a-32
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To a solitary, who used to see spectres and visions of demons
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܢܫ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܚ̇ܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܪܓܪܓܝܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܫܐ̈ܕܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ
  incipit: ܡܐ ܕܐܚܝܕܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܦܓ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܟܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ̣. ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܦܓ̈ܥܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܫܦܝܐ. ܏ܫ.
  Margin, ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ, of monks.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 6
  foll. 32b-34b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To Daniel the solitary
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ. ܥܒ̣ܕܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡܐ: ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܚܘܟ ܘܣܓܘܕܟ̣. ܒܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܣܒܪܟ ܘܬܘܟܠܢܟ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܠ̣ܢ ܫܠܡ .. ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܟܬ̈ܝܒܬܟ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܣܘܚܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܚܝܠܬܐ ܠܫܠܡܟ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣. ܘܐ̇ܘܕܝܬ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܟ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܟܝܟܐ̇. ܘܫܡܥܬܝܗܝ ܠܡܚܝܢܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܐܡܪ̈. ܏ܘܫ.
  Margin note
  ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  foll. 35a-40b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To Jacob, abbat of the convent of Naphshāthā
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ
  It is imperfect at the end, but joins on exactly to Add. 14,587 [...] , no. 18.
  foll. 41a-42b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  explicit: ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܗܐ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܐܒܝܕ ܗܘܐ̣ ܘܐܫܬܟܚ. ܘܗܐ ܕܒܪܬܢ ܕܐܫܬܒܝܬ ܘܦܢ̣ܬ. ܗܐ ܩܢܝܢܢ ܕܕܒܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܦ̣ܟ ܠܘܬܢ. ܘܡܟܝܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܠ̈ܟܐ̣. ܕܚܕܝܘ ܒܫܟܚܬܟܝ ܘܪܘܙܘ ܒܬܝܒܘܬܟܝ. ܘܫܒܚܘ ܒܦܘܢܟܝ. (sic) $ܠܐܒܐ ܕܩܒܠܟܝ. ܘܠܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܟܝ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܕܦܢܟܝ. ܕܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܘܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܪܘܡܪܐ (sic) $ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܡܝ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܀
  Imperfect at the beginning. It ends with the words, addressed by Christ to the repentant soul.
  foll. 43a-48
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To Maron, in reply to six questions
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܐܠܗ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  incipit: ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܒܥܬܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܝܬܐ: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܙܝܥ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܦܪܘܫܬܐ̣. ܦܘܪܢܣܐ ܗܘ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ܇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܪܒܝܢܝܬܐ ܠܝܠܘܕܐ̇. ܝܨܦܐ ܕܬܥܕܪ ܠܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ.
  ܫܘܐܠܐ ܏ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܠܫܬܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܐܬܬܩܢܘ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ. ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ̣. ܩ̣ܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܝܚܬܐ. ܘܚܙܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܐܦ ܒܗ ܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܏ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܢܘܚ ܒܪ ܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܫ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܒܬܪ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܗܘ̇ܐ ܛܘܦܢܐ. ܗ̣ܘܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܐܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ. ܒܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܘܚ. ܏ܫܘܠܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ. ܕܐܡܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܙܪܥܗ ܡܫܥܒܕܐ ܐܪܒܥ ܡܐܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ. ܟܕ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܫܐܘܠ̣. ܥܠ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܟܗܢܐ̣. ܘܫܐܠ ܡܢܗ ܠܚܡܐ ܠܡܐܟܠ. ܘܥܢܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ. ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ. ܠܝܬ ܠܚܡܐ ܫܪܝܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ. ܐܠܐ̣ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܝܬ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܕܟܝ̈ܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ̣ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ. ܘܥܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ. ܕܐܦܢ ܠܐ ܕܟ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܢܬܩܕܫܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܟܬܒܐ̇. ܕܐܬܬܘܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܐܕܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ. ܘܕܐܡܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̇ܬܬܘܝܬ ܕܐܡ̇ܠܟܬ ܠܫܘܐܠ. ܕܗ݅ܠܝܢ ܕܗ݅ܐ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ̣. ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ ܡܟܪ̈ܙܢ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܏ܕܐܫܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܡܫ̇ܪܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܣܦ̣. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܕܡ. ܘܠܘ ܗܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܚܫ̈ܒܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܟ̈ܬܒܢܐ. ܟܕ ܛܒ ܚܕܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܐܫܬܝܘ. ܐܠܐ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܕܘܟܐ̣. ܡܫܚܠܦ ܣܕܪܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܒܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ.
  See Add. 14,587 [...] , no. 20. The six questions are stated on fol. 43 b. Only the answer to the first question is extant, and a small portion of that to the second.

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 48 leaves, the first of which is much stained. The quires, signed with letters, are now only five in number, the first and all subsequent to the sixth having been lost. A leaf is wanting after fol. 40. There are from 27 to 37 lines in each page.

Vellum

48 ff. 9 3/8 × 6

The quires, signed with letters, are now only five in number, the first and all subsequent to the sixth having been lost.

- A leaf is wanting after fol. 40.

There are from 27 to 37 lines in each page.

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

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 DCLXXIII 2:524-526

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/810, Add. 17,163, foll. 49–53, London, BL, Add. 17,163, foll. 49–53, BL Add MS 17163, foll. 49-53, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 870, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLXX

[This manuscript contains: Part of a letter, addressed by a solitary to a friend, who had asked of him, which is the path that brings us near unto God. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Part of a letter, addressed by a solitary to a friend, who had asked of him, which is the path that brings us near unto God
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬ̇ܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܝܚܝܕܝـ[ܐ] ܠܘܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܚܒܪܗ. ܕܬܒ̣ܥ ܡܢܗ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܫܘܫܛܐ ܘܡܩـ[ـܪܒܐ] ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ.
See the same letter in Add. 12,167 [...], fol. 289 a , and Add. 14,729 [...], fol. 106 b .

Five vellum leaves, all more or less stained and mutilated. There is a lacuna between the first and second.

Vellum

5 ff.

Five vellum leaves.

- All five leaves are more or less stained and mutilated. There is a lacuna between the first and second.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangělā, of about the ixth cent.

ca. 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 DCCCLXX 2:1018