London, BL, Add. 17186
source date: vith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/840, Add. 17,186, London, BL, Add. 17,186, BL Add MS 17186, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 551, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLI

[This manuscript contains: Basil of Caesarea. Discourses of Basil. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-43
author: Basil of Caesarea
title: Discourses of Basil
  Foll. 1b-20
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: In principium Proverbiorum
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܡܬ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ
  incipit: ܪܒ ܗܘ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܦܝܣܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ̇ ܘܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܬܛܦܝܣܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܓܘܢܐ. ܢܫܬܡܥ ܗܫܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܠܐܒܐ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܕܡܓܪܓ ܠܢ̇. ܕܢܕܥ ܟܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܘܪܫܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  explicit: ܘܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܥܝܪ ܡܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܓ̈ܠܠܝ ܝܡܐ ܥܠ ܫܠܝܗ
  The ending corresponds with the passage οὐκ ἀεὶ κατὰ πρύμναν ἰσταμένου τοῦ πνεύματος• κ.τ.λ., p. 155, line 21, of the Paris edition. There is also a lacuna after fol.9, extending from p. 143, line 12, 'Επεὶ οὖν πολλοὶ κ.τ.λ., to p. 148, line 30, 'Επεὶ οὖν, κατ' αὐτὸν τὸν Σολομῶντα, κ.τ.λ.
  Cf. Opera (Paris, 1839), t. ii., p. 136; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 385
  Foll. 20a-21
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: On sporting with women
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܥܝܐ ܕܢܫܐ
  incipit: ܗܘܐ. ܡܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܚܝ̈ܒܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܚܙܬܗܘܢ ܕܘܟܬ ܓܘܪܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܒܪܓܬܗܘܢ ܕܫܠܡ ܠܗ̇ ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ
  This is a fragment from the end of the homily in Ebriosos ; the beginning corresponds with p. 181, line 16, of the Paris edition, Οὐκοῦν ὐπόδικοί εἰσι κατὰ τὴν ἀπαραίτητον ἀπόφασιν τοῦ Κυρίου, τῷ κρίματι τῆς μοιχείας.
  Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 171; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 443
  Foll. 21b-43b
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: On Usury
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ
  incipit: ܐܬܡܠܝ ܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܡܢܗ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܢ ܪܡܝܐ ܗܘܬ. ܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܢ. ܕܫܥܬܐ ܒܙܥܘܪܘܬܗܲ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܢ ܕܢܦܩܝܗ̇ ܠܬܫܥܝܬܗ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܢܦܪܘܥܟܘܢ ܫܪܟܢܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܬܐܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Cf. Opera, t. i. p. 151, in partem Psalmi xivth, et contra foneratores ; Migne, t. xxix., col. 263

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 43 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 9, and 30. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 8 in number; but of these ܕ and ܗ are missing, ܒ ,ܓ , and ܚ are imperfect; so that there are lacunae after foll. 9 and 19. The number of lines in each page varies from 25 to 29.

Vellum

43 ff. 9 1/8 × 5 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 8 in number.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1—4, 9, and 30.

- Of the quires ܕ and ܗ are missing,ܒ, ܓ, and ܚ are imperfect; so that there are lacunae after foll.9 and 19.

The number of lines in each page varies from 25 to 29.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

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[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- At the foot of fol. 43b, but in a different hand, we read the rubric:

ܬܘܒ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒܡܠܦܢܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ

This sūgīthā of Jacob of Batnae has been lost.

- From the marginal note on fol. 2a we learn that the volume also once contained extracts from the Fathers, and a discourse of Ephraim on the Dead:

ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܪܒܝܬܐ ـ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ـ ܘܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܥܢܝ̣̈ܕܐ.

- On fol. 1a are written, in a hand of the ixth or xth cent., rules for finding the ܫܬܐܣܬܐ ܕܣܗܪܐ, fundamentum lunae or golden number.

- At the foot of the same page stands a note, in which the name of Peter of Hisn Kīfā , the nephew of John of Hisn Kīfā , has been substituted for that of a former possessor, who intended to leave it to a neighbouring church. The words that underlie ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܣܢܝܐ are ܟܘܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ district of Edessa .

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܏ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܏ܚܛܝܐ . . . ܚ܏ܣܢܝܐ ܏ܒܪ ܏ܚܬܗ ܏ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܏ܚܣܢܝܐ ܏ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘ܏ܡܢ ܏ܕܝܠܗ. ܠܐܢܫ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܫܓܢܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܡܪܗ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܢ ܚܢܦܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܝ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ̇ ܢܗܘܐ̣ ܘܕܟܠ ܕܒܥܐ ܫ̈ܟܚܬܐ ܕܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ. ܗܘ̇ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܡܪܚ ܘܥܒܪ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ [ܕܡܪ]ܝܐ ܢܩܘܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ.

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 DLI 2:420-421