London, BL, Add. 17168
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/815, Add. 17,168, London, BL, Add. 17,168, BL Add MS 17168

[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.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/816, Add. 17,168, foll. 1–113, London, BL, Add. 17,168, foll. 1–113, BL Add MS 17168, foll. 1-113, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 792, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXCII

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Isaiah, Abbat of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete; Marcus the Monk. Selections from the writings of Marcus the monk; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the words of our Lord, Swear not at all
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܣܟ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 93. Imperfect at the beginning.
  title: That the Lawgiver of the Old and New Testaments is one
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܕܬܐ.
  See Assemani, p. 319, no. 102
  This discourse has not been finished by the scribe.
  title: A sūgīthā on the female Sinner
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܫ̇ܒܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܢܚܬ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒ̣ܫ. ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܢܓܕܘܗܝ ܘܚܘܒܗ ܥܨܝܗܝ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܝܠܕܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ܀

author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܚܫܚܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ̣. ܡܢܗ̣. ܡܟ̣ܬܫ ܟ̇ܬܫ. ܡܢܗ ܡܥܕܪ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܟܬܫ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܪܥ̇ܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
  This is the discourse addressed to Eulogius, Add. 14,578, no. 3, with the first sentence of Add. 14,578, no. 4 prefixed to it
  title: On prayer
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 21.

author: Isaiah, Abbat of Scete
title: Selections from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 1.
  title: To his disciple Peter
  rubric: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 7.
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 9.
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 10
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 20.
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܘ̈ܟܝܗ̇ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 22

author: Marcus the Monk
title: Selections from the writings of Marcus the monk
  title: The fourth discourse, paraenetic
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܕܘܒܪܗ ܘܡܠܬܗ ܘܣܘܥܪܢܗ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܗܘܢܐ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܘܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ. ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ. ܘܣܓܝܐܐ ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ.
  title: The seventh discourse, on repentance
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ: ܐܝܟ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ: ܟܕ ܒܡܩܕܡܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܩܕܡ ܚ̇ܐܪ: ܘܒܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ ܘܒ̈ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܣܒ̈ܝܣܐ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܣܡ̣. ܚܕ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܟܠ ܬܚܡ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܬܘܒܘ.
  See Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. viii., p. 28.

title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
  title: Dialogue between a pupil and teacher
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܝܠܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܣܒ̈ܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ.
  incipit: ܏ܐܚܐ ܏ܐܡ̇ܪ܀ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ
  title: Profitable sayings of the holy Fathers
  rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
  The sayings are in 29 sections.

author: Macarius
title: Extracts from a letter of Macarius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܩܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
incipit: ܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ܀ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܡܪܢ. ܘܢܫܬܘܐ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ. ܘܡܥܡܪܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܨܐ ܕܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܘܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܟܝܐܝܬ ܠܡܛܪ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܠܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܫܘܪܝܗ܀

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Orders of Isaiah of Scete
rubric: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
incipit: ܐܢ ܐܪܚܩܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̣ ܒܥܝ ܕܬܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܣܟ̈ܠܘܬܟ. ܘܠܐ ܬܬܥܝܩ ܥܠ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܒ̈ܩܢ
Compare Add. 14,575, no 5.

title: Another extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
incipit: ܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܒ̈ܢܝܗ̇ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܢ
This has been left unfinished by the scribe

Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 113 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, were 12 in number, but the first is now lost. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 75 and 103. There are from 20 to 29 lines in each page.

113 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 113 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, were 12 in number, but the first is now lost. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 75 and 103. There are from 20 to 29 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a neat, regular character of the ixth cent.

Foll. 1—9 and 104—113 may be of somewhat later date.

See additions.

- On fol. 113 b another hand has written the words: ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܨܒܝܬ ܕܬܬܦܨܐ. ܡܢ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܒܓܝܗܢܐ ܗܘܝ, and then an extract beginning: ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܗܐ ܣܝܡ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܟܪܟܝܢ ܠܗ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ, which seems to be taken from a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae.

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 DCCXCII 2:782-784

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/817, Add. 17,168, foll. 114–153, London, BL, Add. 17,168, foll. 114–153, BL Add MS 17168, foll. 114-153, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 788, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Xystus, bishop of Rome. The discourses of Xystus, bishop of Rome; Jacob of Batnae. Extract from a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. John's Gospel ch. i. 1. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܆ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 13.
  title: On the eight evil passions
  incipit: ܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܪܣܐ. ܪܝܫܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܥܡܠܝܩ. ܘܪܝܫܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܪܒܘܬ ܟܪܣܐ
  Compare Add. 14,578, no. 5.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 23.

author: Xystus, bishop of Rome
title: The discourses of Xystus, bishop of Rome
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܝܣܛܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
These have been left unfinished by the scribe, the text ending, on fol. 149 a, with the words ܡܛܠ ܕܦܓܪܟ ܠܒܘܫܗ̇ ܗܘ ܕܢܦܫܟ ܠܘܬ (see de Lagarde's Anal. Syr., p. 25, line 7 ).

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Extract from a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. John's Gospel ch. i. 1
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܪܝܫܝܬ
incipit: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܪܢ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܠܐ. ܕܟܣܐ ܗܘ ܫܪܒܗ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܦܓܪܢܐܝܬ
See Add. 14,580, no. 4, c. From fol. 153 b the text is continued on fol. 114 a.

Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 40 leaves (Add. 17,168, foll. 114—153). The quires, four in number, are signed with letters from ܐ to ܕ, and afterwards from ܝܓ to ܝܘ. There are from 19 to 25 lines in each page.

40 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 40 leaves (Add. 17,168, foll. 114—153). The quires, four in number, are signed with letters from ܐ to ܕ, and afterwards from ܝܓ to ܝܘ. There are from 19 to 25 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent. The majority of the manuscript is in a more cursive character.

The first few pages are in Estrangela.

Foll. 149 b—153 b are apparently in a different handwriting, of not much later date.

See additions.

- On fol. 114 b a reader named John has written

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ.

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 DCCLXXXVIII 2:777-778

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/818, Add. 17,168, foll. 154–184, London, BL, Add. 17,168, foll. 154–184, BL Add MS 17168, foll. 154-184, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 799, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXCIX

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Edessa. Letter of Jacob of Edessa to the priest Simeon the stylite; John the Monk. Letter of John the monk to Eusebius and Eutropius; Several extracts in a more recent handwriting. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Edessa
title: Letter of Jacob of Edessa to the priest Simeon the stylite
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܣܛܘܢܪܐ ܕ...
incipit: ܠܢܟܦܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ. ܚܕܝ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܪܝ ܒܗܠܝܢ܀ ܕܠܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ: ܕܢ̇ܠܦܟ ܐܝܟܢ ܬܬ̇ܕܒܪ. ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܒ̣ܝܟ ܐܢܬ܇ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܣܦ̇ܩ ܕܢܚ̇ܘܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ: ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܡܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܢܐ̣. ܣ̇ܗܕ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܫܬ̣ܝܩ. ܕܠܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܐ̣ܠܦ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ.
The rubric is almost wholly effaced.

author: John the Monk
title: Letter of John the monk to Eusebius and Eutropius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ
See Add. 17,169, no. 2.

title: Several extracts in a more recent handwriting
  title: On the descent of our Lord from the tribes of Judah and Levi
  rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܛܪܘܣ (sic) ܛܘܒܢܐ.
  incipit: ܠܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܬܪܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ. ܚܕ ܡܬܢ̣ ܘܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܝܘܬܡ. ܘܝܘܣܦ ܡܬܝܒܠ ܡܢ ܡܬܢ̣ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܬܡ. ܡܬܢ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܝܥܩܘܒ̣ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܣܦ. ܘܝܘܬܡ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܙܕܘܩ. ܘܙܕܘܩ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܡܪܝܡ̇. ܡܢ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ̇ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܚܬܗ̇ ܕܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
  title: On the genealogies of our Lord
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
  incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܬܝ̣. ܒܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܐܫܬܥܝ ܠܗܝܢ ܠܬܘ̈ܠܕܬܐ. ܡܫܒܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܩܐ̣. ܒܕܟܝܢܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܡܘܣܝܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: On the four Maries
  incipit: ܐܠܨܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܕܥ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܛܝܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̣. ܕܐܪܒܥ ܡܪܝܡ ܡܟܬܒܝܢ ܠܢ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: An extract
  incipit: ܗܕܐ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ ܗܝ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܩ̣ܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ. ܘܕܡܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܘ ܕܠܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܗܝ ܠܐܪܒܥ ܓܝܪ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬܦܠܓܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܦ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܓܪ ܠܟܪܡܐ̣. ܥܕܡܐ ܚܘܬ ܐܪܒܥ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܬܓܪܘ. ܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ..

Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5, consisting of 31 leaves (Add. 17,168, foll. 154—184). The quires, three in number, are now signed with letters from ܝܙ to ܝܛ. There are from 20 to 26 lines in each page.

31 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5, consisting of 31 leaves (Add. 17,168, foll. 154—184). The quires, three in number, are now signed with letters from ܝܙ to ܝܛ. There are from 20 to 26 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth cent.

On foll. 181b and 182, there are several extracts, in a more recent handwriting.

Foll. 183 and 184 are written in an elegant hand of the xivth cent.

- Foll. 183 and 184 are paper leaves, both slightly stained and torn, containing part of the first epistle of S. John, according to the Pěshīttā version, viz. ch. iv. 13—v. 12, written in an elegant hand of the xivth cent.

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 DCCXCIX 2:800