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Add. 17,195

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/851
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Add. 17,195, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1557
Description based on Wright DCCCLIV (2:914-915) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: late 10th century
܀ Parchment Codex, 58 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Catenae Patrum and Demonstrations against Heresies
This manuscript contains: Demonstrations from the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as well as from the Apocrypha, on various points of religion, morals, and Christian duty; Part of a prayer in Greek; Prayers and discourses for several occasions; A Greek prayer for the patriarchs of the Jacobite church of Alexandria (to whose names is annexed that of Severus of Antioch); A list of contractions in Greek; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 ¼ in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 58 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 7, 11—18, 20, 21, 27—29, and 36. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 4, 8, 10, 18, 34, 35, 36, 40, 48, 49, and 50. There are from 20 to 32 lines in each page. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 17,195, lower text ).

Hand 1 (sole, ): This volume is written in an inelegant, current hand of the latter half of the xth cent. Some portions are written in Greek in large slanting uncials by the same hand.

Contents

This manuscript contains 11 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Demonstrations from the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as well as from the Apocrypha, on various points of religion, morals, and Christian duty
  Excerpt: ܪܝܫܐ ܕܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܚܝܢ ܠܓܘܐ ܒܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ   Excerpt: ܪܝܫܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܗܘ̈ܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܓܒܝܢ ܠܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܘܚܘܦܛܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܬܚܫܚ.   Excerpt: ܪܝܫܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܟܡܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ̣. ܘܟܡܐ ܡܣ̇ܓܦܢܝܐ̣. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܬܥܢܝܢ.
Note: The Septuagint version is often cited (ܕܫܒܥܝܢ); e.g. foll. 1 a, 17 a and b, 18 a and b, 19 b, 20 b, 21 a, 23 a, 27 a, 28 a, 31 b, and 38 a.
Item 2 (Fol. 40b): Part of a prayer in Greek
Note: It is written in large slanting uncials by the same hand as the Syriac text.
Item 3 (Fol. 41a): Prayers and discourses for several occasions
Item 4 (Fol. 43a): For a bishop on his installation
 
Title: ܕܬܪܘܢܝܣܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 44a): Part b
 
Title: ܦܘܪܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢܗ ܗܘܝܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 45a): For the accompanying clergy
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܢܬܪ̈ܢܝܣܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 46b): Part d
 
Title: ܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 50b): Funeral sermon for a deceased bishop
 
Title: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܥܢܕ
Item 9 (Fol. 57b): A Greek prayer for the patriarchs of the Jacobite church of Alexandria (to whose names is annexed that of Severus of Antioch)
Note: The last Alexandrine patriarch mentioned in the prayer is Menas II, who sat from about A.D. 958 to 977; whence it seems to follow that this manuscript was written during his lifetime or that of his immediate successor.
Item 10 (Fol. 57a): A list of contractions in Greek
  Excerpt: �� : �� : �� : �� : �� :
The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 914.
Note:
Item 11 (Fol. 58b): An extract in Syriac from the Acts of the Council of Ephesus regarding Nestorius

Add. 17,195, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1558
Description based on Wright DCCCLIV (2:914-915) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 58 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Catenae Patrum and Demonstrations against Heresies
This manuscript contains: >Portions of the Old and New Testaments, according to the Pěshittā version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 ¼ in. by 5 1/4, written in two columns, consisting of 58 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 17,195, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a fine hand of the vith or viith century.

Contents

This manuscript contains 11 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): >Portions of the Old and New Testaments, according to the Pěshittā version
Note: The ancient text is most distinctly legible on foll. 49 b, 50 a, and 56 a and b, which have been left blank by the later scribe. According to the running titles and colophons, which are still legible, we have here portions of the following books.
Item 2 (Fol. 13a): Numbers
 
Title: ܡܢܝܢܐ 
Title: ܣܦܪܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): The twelve minor Prophets
Item 4 (Fol. 3b): Zechariah
 
Title: ܙܟܪܝܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 7b): Micah
 
Title: ܡܝܟܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 10b): Zephaniah
 
Title: ܨܦܢܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 33b): Habakkuk
 
Title: ܚܒܩܘܩ
Item 8 (Fol. 34a): Hosea
 
Title: ܗܘܫܥ
Item 9 (Fol. 45b): Nahum
 
Title: ܢܚܘܡ
Item 10 (Fol. 55b): Malachi
 
Title: ܡܠܐܟܝ
Item 11 (Fol. 14a): The Epistle to the Hebrews
 
Title: ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17195” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/851.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17195.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/851.

About this Entry

Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17195

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Emma Claire Geitner, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 17195”

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Emma Claire Geitner
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Lindsay Ruth
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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