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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/871, Add. 17,209, London, BL, Add. 17,209, BL Add MS 17209, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1003, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MIII

[This manuscript contains: Treatises of Plutarch.; The treatise of Lucian, here called Lucius, % "de non temere credendo calumniæ."; Orations of Themistius.; Gregory Nazianzen. Select Epistles of Gregory Nazianzen, thirty-one in number, from the sixty-sixth to the ninety-sixth. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 39 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-15
title: Treatises of Plutarch.
  Foll. 1a-7
  title: "De exercitatione."
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܘܠܝܛܪܟܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܪܫܐ
  See De Lagarde, "De Geoponicon versione Syriaca commentatio" (Leipzig, 1855) p. 20; "Gesammelte Abhandlungen," 1866, p. 142; and Analecta Syriaca, p. 177.
  Foll. 8a-15
  title: De ira (% de cohibenda ira").
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܘܠܝܛܪܟܘܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡ̣ܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܠܝ̣ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܨܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ̃ ܚܒܝܒܢ̇. ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܬܓܡܪܘܢ ܝܘܩ̈ܢܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐܝܬ̇. ܚܕܐ ܠܟܡܐ ܥܛܦܝܢ ܘܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܒܩܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Opera, ed. Hutten, t. ix., p. 422; and De Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 186.

Foll. 15b-23
title: The treatise of Lucian, here called Lucius, % "de non temere credendo calumniæ."
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܕܢܩܒܠ ܡܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝܢ
incipit: ܣ̇ܓܝ ܡܚܣܪܐ ܓܠܝܙܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܥܠܸܬ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬ̈ܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ. ܕܒܕܡܘܬ ܥܡܛܢܐ ܡܬܐܫܕܐ ܥܠ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ̣. ܘܠܡܕܪܟܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܗܝܢ ܡܟܣܝܐ. ܘܠܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܢ ܡܚܦܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
See Opera, ed. Bourdelot, p. 876.
See Sachau, Inedita Syriaca (Vienna, 1870), p. 1.

Foll. 23b-47
title: Orations of Themistius.
  Foll. 23b-38
  title: "De virtute."
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܘܡܣܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܛܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܣܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܝܬܪ ܡܢ ܐܪܛܐ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܢܡܪܩܘܢ ܠܒܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܨܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܡܣܒܪܢܘܬܐ̣. ܘܢܐܬܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܡ̈ܠܝ. ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ̣ ܠܘܬ ܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ ܘܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܩܪܒܬܟܘܢ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܨܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܕܬܣܬܟܠܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 17.
  Foll. 39a-47
  title: "De amicitia."
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܬܘܡܣܛܝܘܣ̣. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܘ̃ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ̇. ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܝܐ̇. ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ ܕܐܥܒܪ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܪܓܠ ܥܠ ܝܡܐ ܟܕܝܢܐ̇. ܕܓܫܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̇. ܐܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܢܬܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ̣̇ ܕܟܡܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܣܒܠܘ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ̇. ܗܢܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܡܫܡܥ̇. ܏ܘܫ
  See Opera, ed. Hardouin, p. 264, % ; and Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 48.

Foll. 47b-51
author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Select Epistles of Gregory Nazianzen, thirty-one in number, from the sixty-sixth to the ninety-sixth.
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ̣. ܕܡܦܫ̈ܩܢ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
ܫܠܡ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ̣ ܬܠܬܝܢ.
  Foll. 47b-47
  title: To Thecla.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂ ܠܬܩܠܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., ep. lvi.
  Foll. 47b-47
  title: To Sacerdos.
  rubric: ܠܣܐܩܪܕܘܣ
  See ep. ccxv.
  Foll. 48a-48
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ̣ ܟܕ ܠܗ
  Foll. 48a-48
  title: To the same.
  See ep. xcix. (Homophronio).
  Foll. 48a-48
  title: To the same.
  See ep. ccxiv.
  Foll. 48b-48
  title: To Eudocius.
  rubric: ܠܗܘܕܘܩܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. ccxvii.
  Foll. 48b-48
  title: To Theodore.
  rubric: ܠܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ
  See ep. cxxi.
  Foll. 49a-49
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ̣ ܟܕ ܠܗ
  Foll. 49a-49
  title: To Photinus.
  rubric: ܠܦܘܛܝܢܘܣ
  Foll. 49a-49
  title: To Strategius.
  rubric: ܠܣܛܪܐܛܝܓܐܘܣ
  See ep. elxix.
  Foll. 49a-49
  title: To Castor.
  rubric: ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ̣ ܠܩܐܣܛܘܪ
  See ep. ccix.
  Foll. 49b-49
  title: To Palladius.
  rubric: ܠܦܐܠܐܕܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. clxx.
  Foll. 49b-49
  title: To Gregory Nyssen.
  rubric: ܠܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ
  See ep. lxxxi.
  Foll. 49b-49
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ
  See ep. lxxii.
  Foll. 50a-50
  title: To the same.
  See ep. lxxiii.
  Foll. 50a-50
  title: To Cledonius.
  rubric: ܠܩܠܝܕܘܢܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. cvii.
  Foll. 50a-50
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ
  See ep. cix.
  Foll. 50a-50
  title: To the same.
  See ep. cviii.
  Foll. 50a-50
  title: To Palladius.
  rubric: ܠܦܐܠܐܕܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. cxix.
  Foll. 50a-50
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ
  See ep. cx.
  Foll. 50a-50
  title: To Eulalius.
  rubric: ܠܗܘܠܐܠܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. cxvi.
  Foll. 50b-50
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ
  See ep. cxvii.
  Foll. 50b-50
  title: To Eugenius.
  rubric: ܠܗܘܓܗܢܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. cxviii. (Eulalio).
  Foll. 50b-50
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ
  See ep. cxi. (Eulalio).
  Foll. 50b-50
  title: To Celeusius.
  rubric: ܠܩܗܠܗܘܣܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. cxii.
  Foll. 50b-50
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ
  See ep. cxiii
  Foll. 50b-50
  title: To Leontius.
  rubric: ܠܠܗܐܘܢܛܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. xcv.
  Foll. 51a-51
  title: To Theodore.
  rubric: ܠܬܗܕܪܘܣ
  See ep. cxxxix.
  Foll. 51a-51
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ ܟܕ ܠܗ
  See ep. clvii.
  Foll. 51b-51
  title: To the same.
  rubric: ܠܗ
  See ep. cxxiv.
  Foll. 51b-51
  title: To Bosporius.
  rubric: ܕܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. (sic) ܠܒܘܣܦܘܕܝܐܘܣ
  See ep. cxxxviii., as far as %

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 51 leaves. The quires were originally 17 in number, but the first 12 have been lost. The remaining five are signed with arithmetical figures, the ten being placed to the left, instead of, as usual, to the right =13, =14, =15, =16, =17). There are from 25 to 37 lines in each page.

51 ff.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand, changing on fol. 46 b from a more cursive to a stiffer Estrangela.

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

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 MIII 3:1184-1186