London, BL, Add. 17171
source date: vith cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/821, Add. 17,171, London, BL, Add. 17,171, BL Add MS 17171

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/822, Add. 17,171, foll. 1–16, London, BL, Add. 17,171, foll. 1–16, BL Add MS 17171, foll. 1-16, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 735, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXXV

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-16
  foll. 1b-10
  author: John the Monk
  title: The letter of John the monk to Eutropius and Eusebius, on the spiritual life
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܠܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܐܢܫܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܬܘܝܢ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ.
  See Add. 17,169 [...], no 2.
  foll. 10a-16
  author: Evagrius
  title: The discourse of Evagrius, addressed to Eulogius
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܠܘܓܝܣ. [Imperfect at the beginning and end]
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no 3.

The last of the leaves is much torn.

Leaves are wanting after foll.1, 5, 8, 9, and 16

Vellum

16 ff. 8 3/4 × 5 1/2

The number of the quires and their signatures do not appear.

- The last of the leaves is much torn.

- Leaves are wanting after foll.1, 5, 8, 9, and 16

There are from 28 to 31 lines in each page

This manuscript is written in a small, elegant hand of the vith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

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

- On the lower half of fol. 16 b the original text has been erased, and a later hand has written the pretended colophon:

ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܠܠ ܘܦܫܩ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ..

Below, on the right side, stand, in the same handwriting, the words:

ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܚܝܠ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܕܣܝܥ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ . . .

on the left,

ܡܢܘ ܕܦܚܡ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܫܡܝ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܕܕܡܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܒ̈ܢܝ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ. ܐܠܗܐ ܩܡ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ

and at the foot of the page,

ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܓܡܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܒܟܪܡܟ ܡܪܝ ܠܐ ܦܠܚܬ ܐܦܠܐ ܫܥܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܚܢܘ . . . ܣܐ ܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܩܝܣܐ . . . .

- The central portion has been carefully effaced at a still later date, and in its place we now find the following lines, informing us that the manuscript was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by its owner Bar-had-be-shabba

ܕܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܫܟܢܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܪܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܫܢܝܗ ܡܢܗ̇ ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 1a there are written in an old Arabic hand the words

%, i.e.%,

(the works) of Amba (Abba) Yuhanna the solitary .

6th 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 DCCXXXV 2:657

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/823, Add. 17,171, foll. 17–23, London, BL, Add. 17,171, foll. 17–23, BL Add MS 17171, foll. 17-23, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 652, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLII

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Part of the Discourse ofJacob ofBatnae on the Divine Love. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 17-23
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Part of the Discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Divine Love
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 84.

Seven vellum leaves, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 3/8, the last of which is slightly torn. There are from 25 to 27 lines in each page. They contain part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Divine Love, $ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ, imperfect both at the beginning and end.

Vellum

7 ff. 7 1/4 × 5 3/8

- The last leaf is slightly torn.

- The discourse is imperfect both at the beginning and end.

There are from 25 to 27 lines in each page

The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the viiith cent.

8th 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 DCLII 2:513