London, BL, Add. 17179
source date: xith or xiith cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/831, Add. 17,179, London, BL, Add. 17,179, BL Add MS 17179, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 829, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXIX

[This manuscript contains: John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk.; Selections from another writer or other writers.; Isaiah of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete .; Marcus the monk. Selections from the two discourses of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law.; Ephraim. Selections from Ephraim.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 27 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-24
author: John the monk
title: Selections from the writings of John the monk.
rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  Foll. 1a-1
  title: Imperfect extracts, without title.
  Foll. 2a-2
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝ̇ܢܘ ܕܡܣ̣ܢܐ ܢܦܫܗ. ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ
  incipit: ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܡܫܬܚܠܦܐ ܗܘ ܒܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ: ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 2b-2
  title: Extract from a dialogue.
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܝ̇ܠܘܦܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ
  Foll. 3a-3
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
  Foll. 3b-3
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
  Foll. 3b-14
  title: Extracts from the discourses addressed to Eusebius and Eutropius.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܿܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ̇. ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܦܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ.
  See Add. 17,172, no. 6, c.
    Foll. 3b-6
    title: From the first discourse.
    Foll. 7a-8
    title: From the second discourse.
    Foll. 9a-14
    title: From the fourth discourse.
  Foll. 14b-18
  title: "From the letter on tranquility."
  rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ
  incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ̣ ܗܢܘ. ܕܢܪܚܩ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܕܒܦܓܪ.
  Foll. 18b-21
  title: From his doctrine.
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܠܘܐܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ
  See Add. 17,172, no. 6, f.
  Foll. 22a-24
  rubric: ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
  incipit: ܗܟܢܐ ܡܥܕܪܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ: ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܗܕܐ ܒ̣ܪܝܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܪܨܐ ܕܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ

Foll. 25a-30
title: Selections from another writer or other writers.
  Foll. 30a-30
  title: "From the sixth discourse."
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ
  incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܡܝܢ ܫ̇ܬܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܝܗܒܐ ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܢܨܒܬܐ ܕܩܢܘܼܡܗ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 31a-37
author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete.
  Foll. 31a-32
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܘܫܡܠܝܘ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 19.
  Foll. 32b-34
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 20.
  Foll. 34b-37
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣ̈ܘܟܝܗ̇ ܕܒܝ̣ܫܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 22.

Foll. 38a-48
author: Marcus the monk
title: Selections from the two discourses of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law.
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
  Foll. 38a-39
  title: From the first discourse.
  Foll. 40a-47
  title: From the second discourse.
  Foll. 47b-48
  title: Short extracts, severally entitled ܕܝܠܗ.

Foll. 49a-49
author: Ephraim
title: Selections from Ephraim.
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ
  rubric: ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫ̣ܟܚ ܬܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ
  This is also ascribed to Isaac of Antioch; see Add. 14,582, no. 9.
  Foll. 49b-49
  rubric: ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
  Of this extract there remain only the words ܠܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܫ̈ܢܝܐ. ܥܠ.

Foll. 50a-53
title: Other selections, without name of author.
The spaces for the rubrics have been left blank.

Vellum, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 53 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—6, 25—30, 37, and 50—53. The quires, signed with letters, were at least twelve in number ( ܝـ , fol. 31 a); but the volume is imperfect both at the beginning and end, and leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 3, 5, 6, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 37, and 49. There are from 16 to 21 lines in each page.

53 ff.

- Vellum, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 53 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—6, 25—30, 37, and 50—53. The quires, signed with letters, were at least twelve in number ( ܝـ , fol. 31 a); but the volume is imperfect both at the beginning and end, and leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 3, 5, 6, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 37, and 49. There are from 16 to 21 lines in each page.

The writing (apparently by two persons) is rather inelegant, and seems to be of the xith or xiith cent.

Wright does not identify which parts of the manuscript are from the second hand.

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

- In writing the rubrics of this manuscript, considerable use has been made of green paint.

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 DCCCXXIX 2:857-858