London, BL, Add. 17184
source date: vith or viith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/838, Add. 17,184, London, BL, Add. 17,184, BL Add MS 17184, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 641, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXLI

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-48
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Foll. 1a-20
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Elijah the prophet
  Compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 226; and Add. 17,161, no. 1.
    Foll. 1a-2
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The first discourse
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    Foll. 2a-8
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The second discourse, on the flight of Elijah from Jezebel (1 Kings, ch. xix)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ. ܟܕ ܥܪܩ̣ ܡܢ ܐܝܙܒܠ
    incipit: ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܬܗܪܐ ܨ̇ܒܝܬ ܐܡܠܠ. ܘܐܚܕܢܝ ܫܬܩܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܠܠܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 8b-21
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The third discourse, on Elijah reproving Ahab because of Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings, ch. xxi)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ: ܘܡܟܣܢܘܬܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܒ: ܕܡܛܠ ܟܪܡܗ ܕܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ
    incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ. ܐܙܝܥ ܡܠܬܝ ܥܠ ܗܓܝܢܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ: ܏ܘܫ
    Imperfect at the end.
  Foll. 21a-48
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Elisha the prophet
  See Add. 17,161, no. 2.
    Foll. 21a-27
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The first discourse, on Elisha making the bitter waters sweet (2 Kings, ch. ii. 19 — 22), and multiplying the Widow's oil (ch. iv. 1—7)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    Foll. 27a-31
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The second discourse, on Elisha and the king of Moab (2 Kings, ch. iii. 26, 27)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܕܕܒܚ̣ ܒܪܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ
    incipit: ܟܬܒܐ ܡܢ̣ܗܪ ܥ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    Foll. 31a-37
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The third discourse, on Elisha and the Shunammite (2 Kings, ch. iv. 8)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܘܫܝܠܘܡܝܬܐ
    incipit: ܥܘܬܪܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܡ̇ܛܥ̣ܢ ܠܕܩ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ. ܒܟ ܡܪܝ ܐܥܬܪ ܕܥܘܬܪܟ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܘ ܠܕܪܚܡ ܠܟ.
    Foll. 37a-41
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The fourth discourse, on Elisha, Naaman, and Gehazi (2 Kings, ch. v.)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܥܠ ܢܥܡܢ ܐܕܘܡܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܓܚܙܝ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
    incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܠܝܐ ܬܗܪܐ. ܐܡܠܠܟ ܒܗ̇ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܪ̈ܢ ܠܟ: ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 41b-46
    title: The fifth discourse, on Elisha, and on the vision of holy men, which is able to discern hidden things, with reference to 2 Kings, ch. vi. 8—18
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ: ܘܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܠܓܢ̈ܝܙܬܐ
    incipit: ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܨܒܝ ܘܐܙܡܪ ܠܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܩ̈ܠܝ ܫܘܒܚ ܒܙ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Add. 14,613, fol. 151 a.
    Foll. 46b-48
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: The sixth discourse, on Elisha and the siege of Samaria (2 Kings, ch. vi. 24)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܝܫܥ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ
    incipit: ܢܪܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܢܬܬܥܝܪ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 48 leaves, many of which are slightly stained by water. Fol. 9 is also otherwise mutilated. The quires, of which the original signatures are no longer apparent, are now only 5 in number; but one is wanting at the beginning of the volume, another at the end, and probably more than one after fol. 20. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 37 lines.

48 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 48 leaves, many of which are slightly stained by water. Fol. 9 is also otherwise mutilated. The quires, of which the original signatures are no longer apparent, are now only 5 in number; but one is wanting at the beginning of the volume, another at the end, and probably more than one after fol. 20. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 37 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent.

6th or 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 DCXLI 2:509-510