London, BL, Add. 17173
source date: apparently 7th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/825, Add. 17,173, London, BL, Add. 17,173, BL Add MS 17173, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 762, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXII

[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.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-21
title: The treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius.
rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ

Foll. 21b-42
title: The letters of Macarius.
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
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܀
They are six in number.
  Foll. 21b-21
  title: The first.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐ̈ܚܝ̈ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ
  Foll. 21b-33
  title: The second.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ: ܘ܏ܫ.
  Foll. 33b-34
  title: The third.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
  incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝ̣ܡܐ. ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 34b-35
  title: The fourth.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܠܡܦܠܚ
  Foll. 36a-37
  title: The fifth.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ
  incipit: ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 38a-42
  title: The sixth.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ
  incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ̣. ܕܢܬܢܟ̇ܪܐ ܡܢ ܚ̣ܛܝܬܐ ܕܕܝ̇ܠܐ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ
  ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܬ

Foll. 43a-79
title: Histories of the Egyptian Fathers, selected from the work of Palladius.
rubric: ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
See Add. 12,173, no. 2.
  Foll. 43a-46
  title: John of Lycopolis.
  Foll. 46b-47
  title: Posidonius.
  rubric: ܦܘܣܝܕܢܝܘܢ
  Foll. 47b-47
  title: Chronius.
  rubric: ܟܪܢܝܘܣ
  Foll. 48a-50
  title: Jacob the lame.
  Foll. 51a-51
  title: The priest Dorotheus.
  rubric: ܕܘܪܬܐܐ
  Foll. 51b-74
  title: Diocles.
  rubric: ܕܝܘܼܩ̇ܠܘܣ
  Foll. 75a-79
  title: Paul the simple.

Foll. 79b-79
title: Extracts from the sayings of Xystus.
rubric: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ
incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܟ ܠܐ ܣܠ̣ܩ̣. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܒ̈ܝܕܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܠܟ݂. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܡܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܟ ܢܬܬܣ̣ܝܡܘܢ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 80a-81
title: An extract from Philoxenus of Mabug.
rubric: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
incipit: ܦܐܝܐ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܠܢܟ̈ܦܐ̇ ܘܟܢ̣ܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܛܟ̣ܣܘܬܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

title: Further extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers, without any title.
See Add. 12,175, foll. 2 b—37 a.
  title: Asceticon of Pachomius.
  rubric: ܐܣܩܝܛܝܩܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܟܘܡ
  title: The life of Malchus.
  title: A passage relating to John of Lycopolis.

Foll. 117a-122
title: The martyrdom of Peter of Alexandria.
rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
incipit: ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܕܘܩܠܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ. ܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܠܒܟ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܡܢ ܛܪ̈ܝܒܘܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܘ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܏ܘܫ.
See Add. 14,641, no. 4, b.

Foll. 123a-124
title: Extracts from Isaiah of Scete taken from the tract "on the Passions which war against Ascetics."
See Add. 14,575, no. 16.

Foll. 124b-124
title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers, including the seven sayings sent by Abba Moses to Abba Poemen.
rubric: 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܀

Foll. 125a-125
title: Extracts from the sayings of Xystus.
rubric: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ

Foll. 126a-126
title: A short extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.
rubric: ܡܡ̣ܠܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ

Foll. 126a-127
title: Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabug.
  Foll. 126a-127
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪ (sic) ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ
  Identical with no. 5.
  Foll. 127b-127
  title: Against the passions of the soul, and how they should be healed.
  rubric: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܐܣܘܢ
  incipit: ܟܠܡܕܡ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܕܠܩܘܼܒܠܐ ܡܬܐܣܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܦܠܝܓ̣ܘܬܐ̣ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ̣ ܫܪܪܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܣܒ̣ܪܢܘܬܐ̣ ܚܬܝ̇ܬܘܬܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ̣ ܬܪܝ̣ܨܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 128a-128
title: The Beatitudes (S. Matthew, ch. v. 3—6).
rubric: ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ

Foll. 128a-128
title: Extracts from the homily of Basil of Caesarea on Anger and Wrath.
rubric: 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
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 .

Foll. 129a-139
title: Additional extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.

Foll. 140a-144
title: Paraenetic hymns by Jacob of Batnae.
rubric: ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܝ̣̈ܡܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ.
  Foll. 140a-140
  title: Alphabetical.
  incipit: ܐܘ ܕܝ̇ܢܝ ܣܓܝ ܛܠܝܡ̣ܐ ܐܢܐ. ܡܦܝܣܐ ܠܟ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܬܝܒܐ. ܐܘ ܦܪܩ̇ ܛܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܚܙܝ ܥܘܠܒ̇ܢܝ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܐܚܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܦܣ̇ܬ ܒܟ.
  Foll. 140b-140
  rubric: ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  incipit: ܒܥܠܕܪܐ ܨܢܝܥ̣ܐ ܡܢܬܦ ܠܝ. ܬܐ ܠܐܝ̇ܠܝ ܡܪܐ ܕܙ̈ܟܝܐ. ܚܒ̇ܬ ܠܝ ܥܕܪ ܠܚܝ̇ܒܘܬܝ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ.
  Foll. 141a-141
  rubric: ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܗܘ ܟܝ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܐ̇ܪ ܒܝ. ܕܢܣ̣ܥܘܪ ܒܝ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ. ܐܘ ܕܝ̇ܢܝ ܐܝܬܢܝ ܠܨܒܝܢܟ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܐܒ̈ܝܕܐ.
  Foll. 142a-142
  rubric: ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  incipit: ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܢܒ̣ܗ ܒܝ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ. ܘܢܟ̇ܦ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܦܝܣ ܟܡܐ ܣܪܚܬ. ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܬܚ̣ܘܢ ܠܚܝܒܘܬܝ: ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܬܚܘܢ ܠܚܝܒܘܬܝ.
  Foll. 142b-142
  rubric: ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  incipit: ܕܘ̇ܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܚܛܝܐ. ܘܡܦ̣ܝܣܐ ܒܚܫܐ ܠܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܒܚ̇ܢܢܗ ܢܥܨܘܼܒ ܠܡ̈ܚܘܬܗ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܚܣܐ ܠܝ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܟ.
  Foll. 143a-143
  title: Alphabetical.
  rubric: ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  incipit: ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܡܢ ܫܠܚ ܫܘܦܪܟܝ ܘܐܗ̣ܠ ܒܟܝ. ܘܗܐ ܣܢ̣ܝܬܝ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܟܝ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܗ ܕܐܦܢܝܟܝ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ.
  Foll. 144b-144
  rubric: ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  incipit: ܩܘܡܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܢܦ̣ܠܬ ܒܒ̣̈ܝܫܬܐ. ܙܘܼܥܝ ܘܕܚ̣ܠܝ ܘܐܥ̣ܝܪ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ. ܕܬܬܦܨܝܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܓܘܙܠܬܐ ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ. ܐܚܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܦܣ̇ܬ ܒܟ.
  ܫܠܡ: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ

Foll. 144b-145
title: 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.

Foll. 145b-145
title: An extract from the third discourse on the Priesthood by John Chrysostom.
rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ
incipit: ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܓܙܝܢ ܐ̇ܝܩܐ̣ ܢܩܪܐ ܕܓܗܢܐ ܐܬܠܚ̇ܡ
See Opera, t. i., p. 476, from line 40, τοῖς δὲ ἁπλῶς ὀργιζομένοις γέεννα κ.τ.λ., to the end of the paragraph.

Foll. 146a-146
title: Lament of Jacob of Batnae over the World.
rubric: ܐܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ
incipit: ܐܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܡܐ ܡܪܝܪ ܐܢܬ ܚ̈ܕܘܬܟ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܝܢ. ܏ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܠܝ ܘܝ ܠܝ ܕܩ̣ܪܒ ܡ̣ܛܐ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ.

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.

146 ff.

- 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.

This manuscript is written in a good, clear hand (but evidently not that of a professional scribe).

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- Colophon

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܀

- Colophon

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.

- 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.

apparently 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 DCCLXII 2:726-729