London, BL, Add. 17189
source date: A Gr. 1243
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/843, Add. 17,189, London, BL, Add. 17,189, BL Add MS 17189

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/844, Add. 17,189, foll. 1–16, London, BL, Add. 17,189, foll. 1–16, BL Add MS 17189, foll. 1-16, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 534, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXXIV

[This manuscript contains: St. Ephraim the Syrian. Homilies on different subjects by Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-16
author: St. Ephraim the Syrian
title: Homilies on different subjects by Ephraim
rubric: See additions.
Cf. S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, ed. Overbeck, p. 74.; Overbeck, p. 81.; Overbeck, p. 88.; Overbeck, p. 95.; Overbeck, p. 99.
  Foll. 1b-4
  author: Ephrem
  title: On the Miracles wrought by Moses in Egypt.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܬ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  See S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, ed. Overbeck, p. 88.
  Cf. S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, ed. Overbeck, p. 88.
  Foll. 4b-6
  author: Ephrem
  title: On the coming of the Spirit and the Dividing of the Tongues in the Upper Chamber (Acts ch. ii.)
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܘܦܘܠܓܐ ܕܠܫ̈ܢܐ ܒܥܠܝܬܐ
  See Overbeck, p. 95.
  Cf. Overbeck, p. 95.
  Foll. 6a-9
  author: Ephrem
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  Imperfect. See Overbeck, p. 99.
  Cf. Overbeck, p. 99.
  Foll. 9a-12
  author: Ephrem
  title: On the Creation of the World (Genesis, ch. i. and ii.)
  Imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere. See Overbeck, p. 74.
  Cf. Overbeck, p. 74.
  Foll. 12b-16
  author: Ephrem
  title: On the transgression of Adam, and that Satan was not created evil by God.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܒܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܐܕܡ. ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܝܘܬܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ. ܘܥܠ ܗܕ ܕܣܛܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܒܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ.
  Imperfect. See Overbeck, p. 81.
  Cf. Overbeck, p. 81.

Several of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1, 7, and 16

Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16.

Vellum

16 ff. 9 5/8 × 5 7/8

The number and signatures of the quires cannot now be ascertained

- Several of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1, 7, and 16

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16.

There are from 29 to 33 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a fine, Edessene hand of the vth or vith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

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

- The title, fol.1b, has been effaced, and in its place we now read the following mutilated words, written by a later hand:ܕܡـ[ܪܝ ܐ]ܦܪܝܡ . . . ܫܪܝܖ(sic)ܐܠܐ ܠܒܣܝܠܠܝܣ ܐ̣ܘ ܠܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ; which seem to imply that the writer ascribed these homilies, not to Ephraim, but to Basil or John Chrysostom. However, on fol.9a we can still read the partially effaced running title ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ; and again, on foll.12b and 13a, ܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ; besides (sic)ܕܡܪܝ ܦܪܝܡ on the margin of fol.2a in a later hand.

- On fol. 1a. there is a long note in the usual form, stating that this was one of the 250 volumes, which were brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.

5th or 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 DXXXIV 2:407

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/845, Add. 17,189, foll. 17–21, London, BL, Add. 17,189, foll. 17–21, BL Add MS 17189, foll. 17-21, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 865, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLXV

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Commentary on the book of Genesis, relating to portions of chapters iii., iv., vi., and viii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 17-21
title: Fragments of a Commentary on the book of Genesis, relating to portions of chapters iii., iv., vi., and viii.
The following is one of the more legible passages; it treats of ch. vi., 3:ܗ̇ܝ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܦܘܫܟܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܐ̈ܢܫܝܢ ܒܕܐܣܒܪܘ ܕܡܐܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܗܘܝ ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܓܙܪ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܛܘܦܢܐ. ܘܐܬܕܡܪܘ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܟܕ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܠܡܬܒܝܢܘ ܒܗܕܐ. ܕܐܠܘ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܝܬܐ ܡܡܘܠܐ̣. ܠܘ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܬܘܬܐ ܡ̇ܒܨܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܬܢܘܝ ܕܣܡ. ܘܐܠܘ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܐܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܝܬܝܘܬܗ̣. ܠܘ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܡܬܥܨܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ. ܟܕ ܐܦ ܗܕܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡܥܕ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܘܚܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܣܪܚ ܓܙܪ ܕܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

Five vellum leaves, about 9 in. by 5 1/2, all much stained and torn, with from 32 to 34 lines in each page.

Vellum

5 ff. 9 × 5 1/2

- All of the leaves are much stained and torn.

There are from 32 to 34 lines in each page.

The writing is a neat, regular Estrangělā of the vith 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 DCCCLXV 2:1016