London, BL, Add. 17177
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/829, Add. 17,177, London, BL, Add. 17,177, BL Add MS 17177, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 925, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXV

[This manuscript contains: Palladius. The Histories of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius.; Another work of Palladius, or rather of Hieronymus.; The first part of the history of the Man of God (Alexius) from Rome, in the time of Rabulas, bishop of Edessa .; The martyrdom of Paphnutius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-61a
author: Palladius
title: The Histories of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius.
rubric: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ
ܫܠܡܘ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ

Foll. 61a-118b
title: Another work of Palladius, or rather of Hieronymus.
rubric: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܒܡܕܒܪܐ
incipit: ܐܫܪܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܒܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ̇ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܡܪܦܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܪܘ ܒܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܬܬܝܕܥ ܠܟ ܚܝܠܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܪܘ ܒܗܝܢ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܐܠܐ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܗ ܕܨܒܝܢܐ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܥܠܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ̣. ܒܗܘܦܛܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܬܐܕܣܝܣ ܪܒܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ. ܡܛܘܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܡܫܡܠܝܬܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ. ܦܓܥܬ ܕܝܢ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ݂. ܒܓܒܪܐ ܕܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܡܨܒܬ݂ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ. ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ̣ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ. ܒܐܣܝܕܘܪܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ̣ ܟܣܢܕܘܟܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
ܬܘܒ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܪܢܡܘܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܐܬܚܦܛ.
It is divided into 18 histories of holy men and women, of various lengths; but is slightly imperfect at the end.

Foll. 119a-125a
title: The first part of the history of the Man of God (Alexius) from Rome, in the time of Rabulas, bishop of Edessa.
ܫܠܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
See Add. 14,649, no. 3.

Foll. 125b-134
title: The martyrdom of Paphnutius.
rubric: ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܦܦܢܘܛܣ
See Add. 14,645, no. 23.

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 134 leaves, many of which are much stained by water, especially foll. 1—29 and 106—118. Foll. 1, 3, 47, 130, 131, and 134, are also more or less torn. The number of quires is uncertain, but there are old signatures running as high as ܝܗ (fol. 112 a). Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, and also after foll. 3, 11, 19, 29, 37, 47, 55, 118, 127, and 132. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines.

134 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 134 leaves, many of which are much stained by water, especially foll. 1—29 and 106—118. Foll. 1, 3, 47, 130, 131, and 134, are also more or less torn. The number of quires is uncertain, but there are old signatures running as high as ܝܗ (fol. 112 a). Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, and also after foll. 3, 11, 19, 29, 37, 47, 55, 118, 127, and 132. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines.

This volume is written in a fine Estrangela of the vith cent.

See additions.

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

- An oriental monk, named Zakhe, has added to the end of the subscription of 61a.

ܕܟܢܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܦܠܕܝܣ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܬܪܟܢ ܗܘܐ ܚܣܝܐ. ܗܢܐ ܟܪܟ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܣܛܪ ܘܟܬܒ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘ̇ܝ ܠܟ ܙܟܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ ܪܦܝܐ ܘܚܒܢܢܐ. ܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ

- On the lower margin of fol. 53 b an Arab reader, called Yahya, has recorded his name, in a good hand, seemingly of the ixth cent.

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 DCCCCXXV 3:1073-1074