London, BL, Add. 17167
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/814, Add. 17,167, London, BL, Add. 17,167, BL Add MS 17167, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 743, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXLIII

[This manuscript contains: The significations of the names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and the meanings of various proper names and other words, principally taken from the Old Testament; Evagrius. The writings of Evagrius; Marcus the Monk. The two discourses of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law; John the Monk. Letters of John the monk; Evagrius. An extract from Evagrius; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 32 items.]

Syriac

title: The significations of the names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and the meanings of various proper names and other words, principally taken from the Old Testament
rubric: ܥ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܘ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܐܘ ܗ̣ܝ ܚܙܬܐ .. ܏ܦ ܦܘܡܐ .. ܏ܨ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ .. ܏ܩ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ .. ܏ܪ ܪܫܢܐ ܐܘ ܪܝܫܐ. ܏ܫ ܫ̈ܢܐ .. ܏ܬ ܐܬܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܘܢ܀ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ. ܓܢܒܪܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܡܝܟܐܝܠ̣ ܡܟܝܟܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܒܨܝܐܝܠ ܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܗܒܝܠ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Imperfect at the beginning.

author: Evagrius
title: The writings of Evagrius
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Without title
  incipit: ܐܢ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܫ̣ܪܝܬ̣ ܦܓ̇ܕ ܠܫܢܟ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 17.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Without title
  incipit: ܐܝܟ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܒܙܥܐ ܐܐܪ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 16.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Without title
  incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ̣ ܢ̇ܬ݁ܪܨ ܝܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܚܫ̈ܐ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Without title
  rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܓܢܘܡܣ ܕܝܠܗ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 25.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Without title
  incipit: ܡ̈ܥܝܢܝ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܬܐ̣ ܥܠܬ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܐܢܝܢ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 19.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Fifty sentences
  incipit: ܐ ܣܥܪ̈ܝ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܢܣܬܟܠܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ. ܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܢܚܙܘܢ̣ ܝܕܘ̈ܥܬܢܐ܀
  author: Evagrius
  title: Without title
  incipit: ܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܘܟܠܐ̣. ܕܛܒܥܝܢ ܒܗܘܢܐ ܐܣܟܡ̈ܐ ܕܣ̈ܘܟܠܝܗܘܢ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part 8
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܪ̈ܦܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 29.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part 9
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 30.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Forty-one sentences
  rubric: ܐ ܐܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܗܘܝܘ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܝܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 32.
  author: Evagrius
  title: The six Centuries
  rubric: ܡܐ̈ܘܬܐ ܫܬ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 31.
  author: Evagrius
  title: The letters of Evagrius to Melania
  rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܢܝܐ
  62 in number.
  author: Evagrius
  title: The Creed, or Confession of Faith, of Evagrius
  rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܠܘ ܡܢ ܡܣܒܪ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܚܝܠܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܢ. ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ̣ ܕܬܠܬ ܡ̈ܢܘܢ. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡܢ ܐܝܬܝܝܬܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܥܒܘܕܬܐ. ܘܥܡܗ̣̇ ܐܦ ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ
  author: Evagrius
  title: A letter of Evagrius on the Faith
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܐܝܟ ܕܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܬܗ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܐ ܓܕܫܟܘܢ̇. ܏ܘܫ

author: Marcus the Monk
title: The two discourses of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law
rubric: ܡܪܩܘܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ
  author: Mark the Monk
  title: de his qui putant se ex operibus justificari
  This second discourse has no separate title in this manuscript.

author: John the Monk
title: Letters of John the monk
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  author: John the Monk
  title: Two letters on love
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
    author: John the Monk
    title: First letter
    incipit: ܐܝܕܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ̇ ܬܟܬܘܒ ܠܝ̇. ܟܕ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܚܘܒܐ. ܐܘ ܐܝܕܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܕܫܘܝܐ ܠܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܟ ܬܡ̈ܝܗܬܐ̇. ܐܟܘܬܗ̇ ܕܗܕܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܕܡܠܛܬܗ̇ ܟܬܒܬ
    author: John the Monk
    title: Second letter
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
    incipit: ܐܝܬ ܙܒܢ ܐܚܝ̣ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܡܚܒܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܙܒ̣ܢ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܚܝܠܬܢ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ. ܡܢ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ̣ ܚܝܠܬܢ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  author: John the Monk
  title: Three letters on the mystery of the Messiah
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܪܙܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
    author: John the Monk
    title: First letter
    incipit: ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܪܝ̣ܢ. ܕܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܢ ܕܢܕܥ ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܠܡ ܓܝܪ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܚܢ̣ܢ. ܕܐܦ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܢܣܩ ܠܗ. ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ̣. ܕܡܐ ܕܝܕܥܘܗܝ ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܗܝܕܝܢ ܘ̇ܠܐ̣ ܕܐܦܠܐ ܡܣܓܕ ܢܣܓܕܘܢ ܠܗ
    author: John the Monk
    title: Second letter
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
    incipit: ܡܛܠ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܗ̣. ܫܦܝܪ ܣܡܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܠܚܝܠܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ
    author: John the Monk
    title: Thirds letter
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
    incipit: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܢܝܫܢ ܘܚܕ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܢ ܘܚܕ ܣܒܪܢ ܘܚܕ ܪܗܛܢ ܘܚܕ ܗܘ ܚܝܪܢ̣. ܚܕ ܚܢ̣ܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܕܘܟ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܫܝ̣ܢ ܠܚܕ
  author: John the Monk
  title: Another letter on love
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  incipit: ܟܕ ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ ܡܪܝ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܩ̇ܪܝܬ̣. ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܡܐ ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܚܙܝܢܢ ܒܗ̇. ܟܕ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܥܬܝܪ ܗܘ ܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܐ̣. ܘܚܝܠܬܢ ܨܒܝܢܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: John the Monk
  title: On the same subject, i.e. love
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܝܫܐ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ̣ ܠܐ ܡܣܓܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܡ̈ܠܐ. ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܒܥܝܐ̣ ܚܕܐ ܗܝ. ܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܕܝܢ. ܗܝ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ̣̇ ܠܡܢ̣ܘ ܬܫ̇ܐܠ. ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܢܦܫܗ̣ ܠܡܢ̣ܘ ܢܫܐܠ ܥܠܝܗ̇
  author: John the Monk
  title: On the discovery of wisdom
  incipit: ܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܝ ܒܪܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܗܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܗ̇ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ. ܗܕܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܫ̈ܡܘܥܝܗ̣̇ ܫܡܐ ܗܝ ܒܠܚܘܕ. ܠܘܬ ܡܫ̈ܟܚܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܚܝܠܐ̣ ܘܫܪܪܐ
  This work is without title in the manuscript.
  author: John the Monk
  title: On the mystery of the Messiah
  incipit: ܚܕܝܢܢ̇ ܒܚܘܒܟ ܘܪܘܙܝܢܢ̇ ܒܫܠܡܟ. ܘܡܩܒܠܝܢܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ̇. ܕܐܫܘܝܟ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܠܗܕܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܡܪܓܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ̇. ܘܠܗܕܐ ܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܥܐ ܡܥܠܝܐ ܘܥܬܝܪܐ. ܘܡܨܠܝܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠ̣ܢ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܬܘܒ ܒܚܢܢܐ ܕܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܗ̣. ܢܫܡܠܐ ܥܡܟ ܡܘܗܒܬܗ̣ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܪܬܐ܀
  This work is without title in the manuscript.

author: Evagrius
title: An extract from Evagrius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
incipit: ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܬܕܒܪ̣. ܠܡܙܕܗܪܘ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ
See Add. 14,578, no. 34.

title: An extract from a discourse on the Baptism of our Lord
incipit: ܗܕܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܩܪܬܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܝܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܢܥܡܕ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܥܡ ܛܡ̈ܡܐܐ. (sic) ܫܡܝܐ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܐܣܬܕܩܬ ܕܥܡܕ ܡܕܟܐ ܟܠ ܥܡ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ. [ܥ]ـ̇ܠܝܐ ܢܚ̣ܬ ܩܕܫ ܠܥܡܕܢ. ܏ܘܫ
See additions.

Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 145 leaves, many of which are much stained by water. Foll. 1, 2, 73—77, 144, and 145, are also more or less torn. The quires, which appear to have been signed with letters, are 15 in number. There are from 28 to 32 lines in each page.

145 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 145 leaves, many of which are much stained by water. Foll. 1, 2, 73—77, 144, and 145, are also more or less torn. The quires, which appear to have been signed with letters, are 15 in number. There are from 28 to 32 lines in each page.

The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- The extract from a discourse on the Baptism of our Lord, written on foll. 144 b and 145 a, is in a more recent, current hand.

- Colophon

On fol. 145 b there is a note. The date given, A. Gr. 760, A.D. 449, is evidently erroneous, and perhaps ܫܒܥܡܐܐ may be a mistake for ܬܫܥܡܐܐ, A.Gr. 960, A.D. 649, for even the older portions of the note (see below) are evidently of much later date than the body of the manuscript.

ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܘܡـ . . ܒܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ[ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܣ ܡܢ ܚܪܢ ܕܩܢ̇ܝܬ . . . ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܓܢܕܘ (؟) ܒܪ . . ] ܡܛܠ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܥܢܝܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕ [ . . . ـܝܬܗ] ܘܢ [ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ] ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܥܒܕ [ܕܘܟܪܢܗ] . . . ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܩܝܡܬܗ (؟) . . . [ܡܪܝ ܙܟܝܐ] ܚܪܢܝܐ ܕܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܗ . . . ܒܚ ܒܝܕ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ (ܐܠܗܐ) [ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.] ܒܪ

- Several portions of the note on fol. 145 b have been erased and altered, as it would seem, more than once.

- The original writing on fol. 1 a has been erased.

- In place of the original writing on fol. 1 a there now stands a note, stating that the volume belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ݂ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܐܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܕܢܟܘܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ

- On the upper margin of fol. 2 a are the letters:

N. PP.

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 DCCXLIII 2:676-678