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Add. 17,173

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/825
Description based on Wright DCCLXII (2:726-729) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: apparently 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 146 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: The treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius.; The letters of Macarius.; Histories of the Egyptian Fathers, selected from the work of Palladius.; Extracts from the sayings of Xystus.; An extract from Philoxenus of Mabug .; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 44 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 146 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 16—18, 25, and 136—146. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number. There are from 23 to 33 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, clear hand (but evidently not that of a professional scribe).

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius. [defective]
 
Title:
ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 21b): The letters of Macarius.
 
Title:
ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ܀ ܘܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ: ܕܗ̇ܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܫܬ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ܀ . ܀ . ܒ̣ܪܝܟ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܘܝܗ̇ܒ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܝܕܥ̣ܬܐ ܠܓܢܣܢ ܥܦܪܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܒ̣ܨܝܪܐ ܘܕܘ̇ܝܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀
Note: They are six in number.
Item 3 (Fol. 21b): The first.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐ̈ܚܝ̈ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 21b): The second.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ: ܘ܏ܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 33b): The third.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
  Incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝ̣ܡܐ. ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 6 (Fol. 34b): The fourth.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܠܡܦܠܚ
Item 7 (Fol. 36a): The fifth.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ
  Incipit: ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
Item 8 (Fol. 38a): The sixth.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ
  Incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ̣. ܕܢܬܢܟ̇ܪܐ ܡܢ ܚ̣ܛܝܬܐ ܕܕܝ̇ܠܐ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ   Excerpt: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܬ
Item 9 (Fol. 43a): Histories of the Egyptian Fathers, selected from the work of Palladius.
 
Title:
ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Note: See Add. 12,173, no. 2.
Item 10 (Fol. 43a): John of Lycopolis.
Item 11 (Fol. 46b): Posidonius.
 
Title:
ܦܘܣܝܕܢܝܘܢ
Item 12 (Fol. 47b): Chronius.
 
Title:
ܟܪܢܝܘܣ
Item 13 (Fol. 48a): Jacob the lame.
Item 14 (Fol. 51a): The priest Dorotheus.
 
Title:
ܕܘܪܬܐܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 51b): Diocles.
 
Title:
ܕܝܘܼܩ̇ܠܘܣ
Item 16 (Fol. 75a): Paul the simple.
Item 17 (Fol. 79b): Extracts from the sayings of Xystus.
 
Title:
ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ
  Incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܟ ܠܐ ܣܠ̣ܩ̣. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܒ̈ܝܕܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܠܟ݂. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܡܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܟ ܢܬܬܣ̣ܝܡܘܢ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 18 (Fol. 80a): An extract from Philoxenus of Mabug.
 
Title:
ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
  Incipit: ܦܐܝܐ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܠܢܟ̈ܦܐ̇ ܘܟܢ̣ܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܛܟ̣ܣܘܬܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 19 (Fol. 82a): Further extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers, without any title.
Note: See Add. 12,175, foll. 2 b—37 a.
Item 20 (Fol. 90a): Asceticon of Pachomius.
 
Title:
ܐܣܩܝܛܝܩܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܟܘܡ
Item 21 (Fol. 109b): The life of Malchus.
Item 22 (Fol. 115a): A passage relating to John of Lycopolis.
Item 23 (Fol. 117a): The martyrdom of Peter of Alexandria.
 
Title:
ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
  Incipit: ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܕܘܩܠܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ. ܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܠܒܟ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܡܢ ܛܪ̈ܝܒܘܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܘ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Add. 14,641, no. 4, b.
Item 24 (Fol. 123a): Extracts from Isaiah of Scete taken from the tract "on the Passions which war against Ascetics."
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 16.
Item 25 (Fol. 124b): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers, including the seven sayings sent by Abba Moses to Abba Poemen.
 
Title:
ܗܠܝܢ ܫܒܥ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܠ̣ܚ ܐܒܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܦܘܡܢ. ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܢ̇ܛܪ ܠܗܝܢ܆ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܫܬܘ̇ܙܒ ܘܢܬܬܢ̣ܝܚ ܟܠ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܕܢܥܡܪ ܐܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ܀
Item 26 (Fol. 125a): Extracts from the sayings of Xystus.
 
Title:
ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ
Item 27 (Fol. 126a): A short extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.
 
Title:
ܡܡ̣ܠܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 126a): Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabug.
Item 29 (Fol. 126a):
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪ (sic) ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ
Note: Identical with no. 5.
Item 30 (Fol. 127b): Against the passions of the soul, and how they should be healed.
 
Title:
ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܐܣܘܢ
  Incipit: ܟܠܡܕܡ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܕܠܩܘܼܒܠܐ ܡܬܐܣܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܦܠܝܓ̣ܘܬܐ̣ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ̣ ܫܪܪܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܣܒ̣ܪܢܘܬܐ̣ ܚܬܝ̇ܬܘܬܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ̣ ܬܪܝ̣ܨܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 31 (Fol. 128a): The Beatitudes (S. Matthew, ch. v. 3—6).
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Item 32 (Fol. 128a): Extracts from the homily of Basil of Caesarea on Anger and Wrath.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܥܠ ܚܡܬܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ
  Incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܣܒ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܟ: ܕܠܐ ܬܚܫ̣ܘܒ ܢܦܫܟ ܪܒܐ ܘܡܝܩܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܒ̣ܨܝܪ ܡܢܟ ܡܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܬܣ̣ܒܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܥܠܡܐ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 122, line 33, Δύο δὴ ταῦτα περίελε σεαυτοῦ ------ ἀλλ' οἶόν τι κῦμα εἴσω τῶν αἰγιαλῶν κατακλασθὲν ἐστορἐσθη; and p. 125, line 44, Πῶς ἄν οὖν μὴ κινοῖτο πρὸς ἄ μὴ δεῖ τὸ πάθος; κ.τ.λ.
Item 33 (Fol. 129a): Additional extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.
Item 34 (Fol. 140a): Paraenetic hymns by Jacob of Batnae.
 
Title:
ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܝ̣̈ܡܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ.
Item 35 (Fol. 140a): Alphabetical.
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܕܝ̇ܢܝ ܣܓܝ ܛܠܝܡ̣ܐ ܐܢܐ. ܡܦܝܣܐ ܠܟ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܬܝܒܐ. ܐܘ ܦܪܩ̇ ܛܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܚܙܝ ܥܘܠܒ̇ܢܝ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܐܚܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܦܣ̇ܬ ܒܟ.
Item 36 (Fol. 140b):
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  Incipit: ܒܥܠܕܪܐ ܨܢܝܥ̣ܐ ܡܢܬܦ ܠܝ. ܬܐ ܠܐܝ̇ܠܝ ܡܪܐ ܕܙ̈ܟܝܐ. ܚܒ̇ܬ ܠܝ ܥܕܪ ܠܚܝ̇ܒܘܬܝ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ.
Item 37 (Fol. 141a):
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  Incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܗܘ ܟܝ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܐ̇ܪ ܒܝ. ܕܢܣ̣ܥܘܪ ܒܝ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ. ܐܘ ܕܝ̇ܢܝ ܐܝܬܢܝ ܠܨܒܝܢܟ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܐܒ̈ܝܕܐ.
Item 38 (Fol. 142a):
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  Incipit: ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܢܒ̣ܗ ܒܝ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ. ܘܢܟ̇ܦ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܦܝܣ ܟܡܐ ܣܪܚܬ. ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܬܚ̣ܘܢ ܠܚܝܒܘܬܝ: ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܬܚܘܢ ܠܚܝܒܘܬܝ.
Item 39 (Fol. 142b):
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  Incipit: ܕܘ̇ܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܚܛܝܐ. ܘܡܦ̣ܝܣܐ ܒܚܫܐ ܠܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܒܚ̇ܢܢܗ ܢܥܨܘܼܒ ܠܡ̈ܚܘܬܗ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܚܣܐ ܠܝ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܟ.
Item 40 (Fol. 143a): Alphabetical.
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܡܢ ܫܠܚ ܫܘܦܪܟܝ ܘܐܗ̣ܠ ܒܟܝ. ܘܗܐ ܣܢ̣ܝܬܝ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܟܝ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܗ ܕܐܦܢܝܟܝ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ.
Item 41 (Fol. 144b):
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  Incipit: ܩܘܡܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܢܦ̣ܠܬ ܒܒ̣̈ܝܫܬܐ. ܙܘܼܥܝ ܘܕܚ̣ܠܝ ܘܐܥ̣ܝܪ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ. ܕܬܬܦܨܝܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܓܘܙܠܬܐ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ. ܐܚܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܦܣ̇ܬ ܒܟ.  Subscription : ܫܠܡ: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ
Item 42 (Fol. 144b): A hymn, the author of which is not named.
  Incipit: ܐܘܦܝܘ ܘܐܬܓܢܒܘ ܚܕ ܒܬܪ ܚܕ. ܒܣ̣ܪܝܩܘܬܐ. ܘܠܘܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܬܓܠܙܘܼ ܡܢ ܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܣܬ̇ܪܩܘ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܢܦܐܫܐ. ܡܪܢ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܕ. ܚܘܫܒܢܝ ܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ. ܕܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܙܟܐ ܒܗ.
Item 43 (Fol. 145b): An extract from the third discourse on the Priesthood by John Chrysostom.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ
  Incipit: ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܓܙܝܢ ܐ̇ܝܩܐ̣ ܢܩܪܐ ܕܓܗܢܐ ܐܬܠܚ̇ܡ
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 476, from line 40, τοῖς δὲ ἁπλῶς ὀργιζομένοις γέεννα κ.τ.λ., to the end of the paragraph.
Item 44 (Fol. 146a): Lament of Jacob of Batnae over the World.
 
Title:
ܐܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܡܐ ܡܪܝܪ ܐܢܬ ܚ̈ܕܘܬܟ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܝܢ. ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܠܝ ܘܝ ܠܝ ܕܩ̣ܪܒ ܡ̣ܛܐ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 42b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ܀ ܘܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ: ܕܗ̇ܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܫܬ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ܀ . ܀ . ܒ̣ܪܝܟ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܘܝܗ̇ܒ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܝܕܥ̣ܬܐ ܠܓܢܣܢ ܥܦܪܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܒ̣ܨܝܪܐ ܘܕܘ̇ܝܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀
Addition 2: The colophon on fol. 146 b is so much stained and effaced that hardly a single line of it is now completely legible. It does not appear, however, to have contained a date, and the name of the scribe seems to have been purposely erased.
Addition 3: On fol. 1 a there is an extract from some author in the same handwriting as the rest of the book; but it is also too much stained and effaced to be intelligible.

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