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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/848, Add. 17,192, London, BL, Add. 17,192, BL Add MS 17192, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 789, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Selections from the writings of various Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 32 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 2b-310
title: Selections from the writings of various Fathers.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܢܢ (sic) ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܘܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
  Foll. 2b-71
  title: Selections from Evagrius.
    Foll. 2b-3
    rubric: ܥܠ ܣܪ̈ܦܐ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 29.
    Foll. 3b-3
    rubric: ܥܠ ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 30.
    Foll. 4a-8
    title: Forty-one select sentences.
    rubric: ܐܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ̣. ܗܘܝܘ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܝܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 32.
    Foll. 9a-10
    title: Definitions of the Passions of the Soul.
    See Add. 14,578, no. 20.
    Foll. 11a-11
    title: Sayings of the Disciples of Evagrius.
    rubric: ܕܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ
    incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܠܡܝܢ ܡܠܬܐ̣ ܚܡܫܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܫܒܐ. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܛܝܒܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܬܝܕ݂ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
    Foll. 12a-56
    title: Letters to Melania, here reckoned 52 in number.
    rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 44.
    Foll. 56b-71
    title: Another letter, without title.
    incipit: ܝܕܝܥܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܒܣܝܡܘܬܟ ܡܪܝ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 45.
  Foll. 72a-77
  title: The Epistles of Ignatius.
    Foll. 72a-73
    title: To Polycarp.
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܓܢܛܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ
    Foll. 74a-75
    title: To the Ephesians.
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܣ̈ܝܐ
    Foll. 75b-77
    title: To the Romans.
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
    See Cureton's Corpus Ignatianum, Introduction, p. xxxi.
  Foll. 78a-81a
  title: Two letters of John the monk on Love.
  rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܕܐܓܢܛܝܣ
  See Add. 17,167, no. 4, α and β.
  The copyist wrongly ascribed these also to Ignatius, as appears from the subscription.
  Foll. 81a-82b
  title: The Creed, or Confession of Faith, of Evagrius.
  rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܘܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܓܢܛܝܘܣ.
  See Add. 17,167, no. 2, m.
  Foll. 82b-160
  title: Writings of Marcus the monk.
    Foll. 82b-106b
    title: On Baptism.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܩܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ: ܒܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܒܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ.
    incipit: ܏ܡܫܐܠܢܐ ܏ܐܡ̇ܪ .ܘ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ. ܕܓܡܝܪܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܟܕ ܡܣܬܡܟܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ. ܕܩܘܡ ܥܡܕ ܘܐܬܕܟܐ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܟ܇ ܏ܘܫ
    ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
    See Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. viii., p. 36.
    Foll. 106b-116
    title: On Repentance.
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ. ܦܐ̣ܐ ܠܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘ̣ ܝܕܥ̇. ܟܕ ܒܡܩܕܡܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܚܐ̇ܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 28.
    Foll. 116b-132
    title: Disputation between a Lawyer and Marcus.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܣܟܘܠܣܬܝܩܐ ܒܙܢܐ ܕܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܡ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    incipit: ܫ̇ܐܠ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܐܣܟܘܠܣܬܝܩܐ ܠܡܪܩܘܣ ܣܒܐ ܥܢܘܝܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ. ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܕܬܦܝܣܘܢܢܝ. ܕܐܠܦ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܢܘ ܕܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ̇ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ̇. ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܘܿܠܐ ܕܠܛܠܘܡ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܢܕܘܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ.
    See Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 73.
    Foll. 133a-153
    title: First discourse on the Spiritual Law.
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
    See Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 3.
    Foll. 154a-160a
    title: Second discourse on the same.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
    ܫܠܡ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ. ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
    See Gallandii Bibl., t. viii., p. 13.
  title: The eighth discourse of Gregory the monk, on the exercise of the virtues, in the form of a dialogue, addressed to his friends, the bishop Theodore and the abbat Epiphanius.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ. ܒܫܐܘܠܐ ܘܒܦܘܢܝ ܦܓܬܡܐ. ܕܟܬܒ ܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܠܘܬ ܐܒܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ. ܕܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ
  ܨܠܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ
  ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ
  ܕܥܠ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ ܕܗܘ̇ܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
  ܥܠ ܕܚܘܩܝܐ (sic) ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܩܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܪܬܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ.
  See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 173, no. 9.
  title: A letter of Basil to his brother Gregory Nyssen.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ ܕܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ. ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܕܗܘܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܢܘܣܐ. ܕܡܚܘܐ ܒܗ̇ ܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܕܐ ܡܬܪܚܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ
  ܫܠܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܒܗ̇ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܫܒܩ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܘܡܬܩܪܒ ܒܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  See Opera, t. iii., p. 99, epist. ii.
  Foll. 192b-227
  title: The seventeenth book of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܬܥܣܪ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  See Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i., p. 590.
  Foll. 228a-230
  title: Metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch on Spiritual Beings.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ.
  incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܛܟܣ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ. ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܝܩܪܗ. ܘܡܠܐ̣ ܫܡܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ. ܕܡܣܩܝܢ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܝܬܘܬܗ.
  Foll. 231a-231
  title: An extract from a homily of Proclus of Constantinople on the Nativity.
  rubric: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܪܘܩܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ (sic) ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ.
  incipit: ܐܢ ܨܥܪܐ ܗܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܠܡܪܒܥܐ̣. ܐܦ ܠܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܨܥܪܐ ܗܝ ܕܠܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܢܫܡܫܘܢ̇ ܗܘ̇ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܟܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܐ̣. ܗܘܐ̣ ܡܛܠ ܚܢܢܗ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܚ̈ܫܐ. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܚܣ: ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܢܢܗ ܗܘܐ̣ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 231b-254
  title: The Life of Epiphanius of Cyprus, written by his disciple John.
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܝܦܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܕܒܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ
  ܫܠܡܬ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܝܦܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ
  See Add. 14,657.
  Foll. 255a-259
  title: A discourse.
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܚܫ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܢܘܠܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܙܥܪ ܠܡܬܓܕܕܘ
  It is often ascribed to Jacob of Batnae (e. g. Add. 14,611, no. 16).
  Foll. 260a-268
  title: The history of John of Rome.
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ
  See Add. 14,649, no. 23.
  Foll. 268b-277
  title: Homily of Gregory Nyssen on Poverty.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܘܣܐ
  incipit: ܕܡܘܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܠܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ: ܡܦܩܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܢ ܠܓܘ ܚܘܪܒܐ: ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܫܢܝ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ. ܠܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܕܥܡ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ܇ ܒܗ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܢܦܘܩ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܩܪܒܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܛܢܐ܇ ܟܕ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܡܢ ܠܐ ܢ̇ܦܩ̇ ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܙܝܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ̇.. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ.
  Foll. 278-282
  title: Homily of Alexander of Alexandria on the Incarnation of our Lord, and on the Soul and the Body.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܥܠ ܡܬܓܫܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ̇ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܓܪܐ
  incipit: ܡܠܬܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐ ܚܣܡܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܡܫܬܕܪܐ. ܡܛܝܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܫܩܐ ܠܠܒܘ̈ܬܢ. ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܡܛܝ̈ܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܝܠܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܠܘܓܝܪ ܒܝܕ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܚܝܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܝܕ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܫܡ̣ܥ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܡܛܪܐ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ. ܐܦܠܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܡܛܪܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܝܗܒܐ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ. ܐܦܠܐ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܐ
  Foll. 282b-310
  title: The History or Doctrine of S. John the Evangelist at Ephesus.
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚܝܡܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ: ܕܡ̇ܠܠ ܘܬܠܡܕ ܘܐܥܡܕ ܒܡܥܕܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܒܐܦܣܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

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- Vellum, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/8, consisting of 310 leaves, the first two of which are slightly torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 31 in number. There are from 22 to 32 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent.

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

- Colophon

A note on fol. 310 b, after the doxology, informs us that the scribe's name was Jonas. The name of the owner has been erased.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ . . . ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܦܥܓ (sic) ܒܗ: ܕܐܠܗ (sic) ܢܫܘܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܪܐ܆ ܘܠܓܢܘܢܗ ܕܠܐ ܦܛܪ. ܥܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܥ̇ܠܡ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܫܚܐ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ. ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ.

- On fol. 2 a we find a 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 , in the year 1243, A.D. 932.

9th 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 DCCLXXXIX 2:778-781