London, BL, Add. 17178
source date: xith or xiith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/830, Add. 17,178, London, BL, Add. 17,178, BL Add MS 17178, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 828, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.; Isaiah, abbat of Scete. Short extracts from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete .; Evagrius. Short extracts from the writings of Evagrius.; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-29
title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.
rubric: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ

Foll. 30a-45
author: Isaiah, abbat of Scete
title: Short extracts from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ

Foll. 46a-52
author: Evagrius
title: Short extracts from the writings of Evagrius.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܐܡ̣ܪ

Foll. 53a-62
title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.

Foll. 63a-69
title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.
rubric: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ

Foll. 70a-70
title: Sayings of the Sages and Philosophers.
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ
incipit: ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܬܝܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣ ܠܐ ܢܬܒ̣ܛܠ ܠܟ ܕܬܬܝܕܥ ܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ. ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ̣ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ܀

Foll. 70b-70
author: Evagrius
title: An extract from Evagrius.
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
incipit: ܓܠܝܙܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ. ܐܝܕܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܥܡܗ̇. ܗ̣ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܗܕܐ ܐܫܬܡܗܬ.

Foll. 71a-71
author: John the monk
title: An extract from John the monk.
rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
incipit: ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣ ܪܢܝܐ ܗܘܼ ܕܐܠܗܐ

author: Xystus
title: An extract from Xystus.
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ
incipit: ܘܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܕܢܬܚܫܒ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ

Foll. 71b-71
author: John the monk
title: Another extract from John the monk.
rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
incipit: ܐܬܡܐܢ (sic) ܒܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܬܐܠܦ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ܇ ܘܒܣܝܡܘܬܗ ܘܟ̇ܐܢܘܬܗ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܗ.

Foll. 72a-72
author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: An extract from Philoxenus of Mabūg.
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
incipit: ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܢܝܢܟ ܥܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܦܝܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܢܝܒܠܘܢ ܠܘܬܟ ܥܝ̈ܕܐ ܡ̈ܥܝܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ̇ ܒܦܪܨܘܦ ܚܠܝܛܘܬܐ. ܐܝܟܐ ܕܣܝܡܬܟ ܬܗܘܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܒܝ ܠܟ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܢܩܦܐ:܀

Foll. 72b-72
author: Isaac of Antioch
title: A short extract from Isaac of Antioch.
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
incipit: ܚܪܬܐ ܘܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܕܪܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܐܫ̇ܬܠܡ

Foll. 72b-89
title: Selections from the book called the Climax or Ladder.
See in particular Add. 14,613 [...], no. 1
  Foll. 72b-82
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ܇ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܗ
  incipit: ܗܒ ܠܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܕܢ̈ܝ ܡܕܥܟ
  See Add. 12,160 [...], 153a .
  Foll. 82b-86
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܓܡܪ̈ܘܢ
  incipit: ܢܦܪܘܫ ܡܟܝܠ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ.
  Foll. 86b-87
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܩ̇ܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܒܘ݅ܫܗ ܠܒܪ̈̇ ܡܢ ܘܣܝܒܪܬܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ.
  Foll. 87b-87
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܪܗܛܢ ܠܢ ܟܠܢ. ܒܬܪܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܪܘܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 87b-89
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܗ
  incipit: ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܓܝܪܝ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܝܒܝܢ. ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܪܓܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܪ̈ܝܢ

Foll. 89b-89
author: Macarius
title: An extract from Macarius.
rubric: ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ
incipit: ܡܦܝܣܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܕܒܡܪܢ̇ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܐ ܕܒܦܓܪܐ ܡܣܬܥܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܩܘܡܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ

Foll. 90a-90
title: Sayings of Philoxenus of Mabūg, of a sage (ܚܟܝܡܐ), of Xystus, and of Evagrius.

Foll. 90b-146
title: Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete.
  Foll. 90b-103
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ: ܡܛܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܐ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 15.
  Foll. 103b-110
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 11.
  Foll. 111a-118
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ: ܘܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܒܫܝܢܐ ܢܥܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 12.
  Foll. 118b-141
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
  See Add. 14,575 [...] no. 7.
  Foll. 141b-143
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ܇ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 8.
  Foll. 144a-145
  title: Part f
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 9.
  Foll. 146a-146
  title: Part g
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 10.

A manuscript, about 7 3/8 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 146 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 80—82, 91—100, and 130—164. Foll. 63—80 are paper, the rest vellum. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number ( ܝܚ, fol. 139 a); but the volume is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 52, 73, 80, 110, and 130. There are from 16 to 26 lines in each page.

146 ff.

- A manuscript, about 7 3/8 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 146 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 80—82, 91—100, and 130—164. Foll. 63—80 are paper, the rest vellum. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number ( ܝܚ, fol. 139 a); but the volume is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 52, 73, 80, 110, and 130. There are from 16 to 26 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a rather peculiar, angular hand, apparently of the xith or xiith cent.

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

11th or 12th 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 DCCCXXVIII 2:855-857