London, BL, Add. 17213
source date: 9th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
availability: Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/874, Add. 17,213, London, BL, Add. 17,213, BL Add MS 17213

[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/875, Add. 17,213, foll. 1–2, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 1–2, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 1-2, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 57, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LVII

[This manuscript contains: Isaiah, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-2
title: Isaiah, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
title: Isaiah, according to the Septuagint version
rubric: ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
Exhibiting the Peshitta and Septuagint versions in parallel columns.
The remaining portions are: ch. 419—1.10, and lvii. 21—Iviii. 14, with the exception of some words which have been torn away.

Two vellum leaves, about 12 1/2 in. by 9 1/8 much soiled and torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 37 to 49 lines.

Vellum

2 ff. 12 1/2 × 9 1/8

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 37 to 49 lines.

Written in a good, regular hand of the 9th century

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 LVII 1:37

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/876, Add. 17,213, fol. 3, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 3, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 3, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 46, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, XLVI

[This manuscript contains: Zechariah, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Fol. 3
title: Zechariah, according to the Peshitta version
Ch. 5:3-6:14
One lesson is rubricated in the text, and another marked between the columns.

A single vellum leaf, 12 1/4 in. by 9, slightly torn. The pages are divided into two columns, of 26 lines.

Vellum

1 f. 12 1/4 × 9

- The folio is slightly torn.

The pages are divided into two columns of 26 lines.

The writing is a large Estrangela of the 11th century.

11th 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 XLVI 1:28

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/877, Add. 17,213, foll. 4–5, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 4–5, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 4-5, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 527, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Eusebius of Caesarea. Part of the Epistle ofEusebius of CaesareatoCarpianus; Eusebius of Caesarea. Fragments of the Eusebian Canons. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

foll. 4, 5
author: Eusebius of Caesarea
title: Part of the Epistle of Eusebius of Caesarea to Carpianus
ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ̣ ܠܩܪܦܝܢܘܣ̣. ܥܠ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ.

foll. 4, 5
author: Eusebius of Caesarea
title: Fragments of the Eusebian Canons

Two vellum leaves, both much mutilated.

Vellum

2 ff.

- They are both much mutilated.

The writing is a line.

The writing is a fine regular Estrangela 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 DXXVII 2:401

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/878, Add. 17,213, foll. 6, 7, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 6, 7, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 6, 7, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 891, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXCI

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of a discourse, in the second of which Basil and Gregory Nazianzen are thus mentioned. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Fragments of a discourse, in the second of which Basil and Gregory Nazianzen are thus mentioned
ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܡܬܩܠܣ ܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ. ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ. ܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܟܕ ܡ̇ܫܠܡ ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܡܠܠ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܡܗ ܡܫܠܡ ܠܗ̇ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܕܢܐ ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

Portions of two vellum leaves, both much soiled. Each page is divided into two columns.

2 ff.

- Portions of two vellum leaves, both much soiled. Each page is divided into two columns.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangělā, of the viiith or ixth cent.

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

8th or 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 DCCCXCI 2:1025

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/879, Add. 17,213, foll. 8–10, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 8–10, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 8-10, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 776, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Gregory Nyssen. Part of a discourse of Gregory Nyssen on S. Stephen the protomartyr; Part of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the parable of the Vineyard, S. Matthew, ch. xxi. 38. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

author: Gregory Nyssen
title: Part of a discourse of Gregory Nyssen on S. Stephen the protomartyr
See Opera, t. iii., p. 354. The text begins, on fol. 8 a, with the passage corresponding to p. 355, l. 20, τὸ γὰρ ἑτοίμως τοῦτον καταλιπεῖν τὸν βίον, κ.τ.λ.; and ends with p. 362, l. 32, τοῖς δὲ ἀντικειμένοις φέρειν τὸν ὄλεθρον.

title: Part of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the parable of the Vineyard, S. Matthew, ch. xxi. 38

Three vellum leaves, about 12 1/4 in. by 9 1/8, the first two of which are much stained and torn (Add. 17,213, foll. 8—10). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 43 to 45 lines.

3 ff.

- Three vellum leaves, about 12 1/4 in. by 9 1/8, the first two of which are much stained and torn (Add. 17,213, foll. 8—10). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 43 to 45 lines.

The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the viiith or ixth cent.

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

8th or 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 DCCLXXVI 2:752

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/880, Add. 17,213, foll. 11, 12, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 11, 12, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 11, 12, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 657, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLVII

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Part of the second discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the prophet Elijah, when he fled from Jezebel (1 Kings, ch. xix); Part of another (the fourth?) discourse on Elijah (1 Kings, ch. xxii.). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Part of the second discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the prophet Elijah, when he fled from Jezebel (1 Kings, ch. xix)
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ̣. ܟܕ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܡܢ ܐܝܙܒܝܠ
See Add. 17,184 [...], no. 1, b .

title: Part of another (the fourth?) discourse on Elijah (1 Kings, ch. xxii.).

Two vellum leaves, about 11 7/8 in. by 9 1/8, the first of which is much stained and torn (Add. 17,213, foll. 11,12). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 35 to 37 lines.

2 ff.

- Two vellum leaves, about 11 7/8 in. by 9 1/8, the first of which is much stained and torn (Add. 17,213, foll. 11,12). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 35 to 37 lines.

The writing is good and regular, of the ixth or xth cent.

See additions.

- On fol. 11a, there is a note stating that this manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

[ܐܝܬܘܗ̱ܝ] ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩـ[ܝܛܝ]܀ ܟܠ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘ܏ܫ.

9th or 10th 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 DCLVII 2:515

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/881, Add. 17,213, fol. 13, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 13, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 13, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 659, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLIX

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Part of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Pride. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Part of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Pride
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 86.

A vellum leaf, 9 3/4 in. by 6 5/8, much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of 34 or 35 lines. It contains part of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Pride (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 86).

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, 9 3/4 in. by 6 5/8, much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of 34 or 35 lines.

The writing is of the xth cent.

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

10th 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 DCLIX 2:515

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/882, Add. 17,213, fol. 14, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 14, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 14, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 661, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXI

[This manuscript contains: A list of the discourses of Jacob, that were contained in the manuscript of which this was the first leaf; The commencement of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. Simeon the aged. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

title: A list of the discourses of Jacob, that were contained in the manuscript of which this was the first leaf

title: The commencement of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. Simeon the aged
rubric: ܕܩܕ[ܝܫܐ] ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩـ[ـܘ]ܒ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 37.

A vellum leaf, about 12 in. by 7 7/8, slightly torn, in two columns, of 15 lines.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, about 12 in. by 7 7/8, slightly torn. It is written in two columns, of 15 lines.

The writing is a large Estrangela, of about the xith cent.

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

11th 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 DCLXI 2:515-516

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/883, Add. 17,213, fol. 15, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 15, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 15, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 662, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXII

[This manuscript contains: The conclusion of the discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. Simeon the aged. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: The conclusion of the discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. Simeon the aged

A vellum leaf, 12 1/2 in. by 8, slightly torn. Each page is divided into 2 columns of 25 or 26 lines.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, 12 1/2 in. by 8, slightly torn. Each page is divided into 2 columns of 25 or 26 lines.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of about the xith cent.

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

11th 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 DCLXII 2:516

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/884, Add. 17,213, foll. 16, 17, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 16, 17, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 16, 17, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 660, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLX

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Portions of metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Portions of metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae

Two vellum leaves, about 11 5/8 in. by 8, the second of which is much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 28 lines. They once formed part of the last quire of a manuscript.

2 ff.

- Two vellum leaves, about 11 5/8 in. by 8, the second of which is much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 28 lines. They once formed part of the last quire of a manuscript.

The writing is good and regular, of the xth cent.

See additions.

- On the verso of the second leaf there is a note, stating that the manuscript to which they belonged was repaired at the expense of a monk named Thomas.

ܢܗܘ̣ܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ. ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܘܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܥܒ̣ܕ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܘܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܘܫܡܠܝ ܚܣܝܪܘܬܗ. ܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢܬܐ ܥܡ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ.܀ ܘܥܠ ܫܦܠܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܣܪܛ. ܚܘܣ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

10th 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 DCLX 2:515

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/885, Add. 17,213, fol. 18, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 18, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 18, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 664, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXIV

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Part of a sūgīthā on S. Simeon the aged, probably composed by Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Part of a sūgīthā on S. Simeon the aged, probably composed by Jacob of Batnae
incipit: ܏ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܏ܕܥܠ ܏ܫܥܡܘܢ ܏ܣܒܐ ܥܘܢܝܐ. ܒ܏ܪܝܟ ܏ܗ̣ܘ ܏ܡܫܝܚܐ ܏ܕܒܚܘܒܗ. ܏ܥܠ ܏ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܏ܛܥ̣ܢܗ ܏ܗ̣ܘܐ ܏ܫܡܥܘܢ̇. ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܢܟܦܬ ܢܟ̈ܦܬܐ. ܙܡܢܬܢܝ ܝܘܡܢ ܠܡܐܡܪܗ̇. ܬܘ ܥܘܠܘ ܐܬܒ̇ܣܡܘ ܥܝ̈ܠܝܡܘܗܝ ܕܓܢܘܢܐ. ܡܢ ܬܘܩ̈ܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ. ܕܠܙܡ̈ܝܢܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ܀

A vellum leaf, about 12 j in. by 7|, written in two columns, of 32 and 34 lines.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, about 12 3/4 in. by 7 5/8, written in two columns, of 32 and 34 lines.

It is written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent.

- On the recto there is a note stating that the manuscript, of which this was the first leaf, was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by Salībā or Abū 'Alī, of Bagdad , when Philotheus was patriarch of Alexandria (A.D. 981—1005) [See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Jacob. Alexandr., p. 373; Le Quien, Or. Christ, t. ii., col. 479.] and Salībā of Arzan abbat of the convent.

ܝ̇ܗܒ ܘܫܟܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩ̇ܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܨܠ̣ܝܒܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܐܒܘܥܠܝ. ܡܢܚ ܢܦܫܐ. ܡ̣ܢ ܒܓܕܕ ܡ̣ܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܪܝ ܦ݊ܝ݊ܠܐܬܝܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܐܟܝܣ (sic) ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܡܪܩܘܣ. ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܨܠܝܒܐ. ܕܡܢ ܐܪܙܢ. ܘܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܦܩܗ̇ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ ܏ܘܫ.

10th 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 DCLXIV 2:516

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/886, Add. 17,213, fol. 19, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 19, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 19, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 977, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCLXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Part of a life of Isaiah of Scete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Part of a life of Isaiah of Scete
incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ̣. ܒܓܢܣܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ

A vellum leaf, about 12 5/8 in. by 7 5/8, much torn. There are 30 lines in the one page, and 32 in the other.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, about 12 5/8 in. by 7 5/8, much torn. There are 30 lines in the one page, and 32 in the other.

It is written in a current hand of the xth or xith cent.

10th or 11th 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 DCCCCLXXVII 3:1150

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/887, Add. 17,213, fol. 20, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 20, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 20, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 355, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLV

[This manuscript contains: Greek canons for different occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Fol. 20
title: Greek canons for different occasions
See below.
It is the last leaf of a manuscript

A vellum leaf, 7 3/4 in. by 9 ¼ slightly stained. It is the last leaf of a manuscript.

Vellum

1 f. 7 3/4 × 9 1/4

- Slightly stained

Written in a good, regular hand

- The manuscript was transcribed for the priest Bar-saumā and the deacon Isaac, monks of the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ: ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ. ܘܬ. ܘܝܒ. ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܒܪ̈ܟܐ: ܟܬܒ̣ܢܢ ܗܢܐ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܟܘܪ̈ܣܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܕܡܪܝ ܘܪܒܢ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ. ܕܝܪܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܢܟܦܐ. ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܘܫܩܠܛܥܢܐ ܘܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܘܒܛܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝܣ. ܘܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܏ܡܫܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦܘ. ܘܠܐ ܐܬܥ̣ܕܠ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܟ ܪܒܢ ܩܪܘܝܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܟܬܝܒܬܐ ܘܓ̈ܠܛܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝ ܟܬܘܒܐ. ܘܒܪܟܡܪܝ.

AD 1101 AG 1412

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 CCCLV 1:295-296

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/888, Add. 17,213, foll. 21–39, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 21–39, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 21-39, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 790, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXC

[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. Selections from the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth; Gregory the Monk. Writings of Gregory the Monk; Ammonius. Letters of Ammonius; Ephraim. Letter of Ephraim to the monks of the mountains. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: Selections from the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria on Worship in Spirit and in Truth
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܟܢܫܢ ܒܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ̣. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ܆ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ
Very imperfect.

author: Gregory the Monk
title: Writings of Gregory the Monk
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Part of a tract
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܐܕ̈ܐ
  See Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 241 b .
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Fragments of a tract
  rubric: ܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  See Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 262 a .
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Part of the dialogue with the brethren
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ
  See Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 280 b .

author: Ammonius
title: Letters of Ammonius
  author: Ammonius
  title: A small portion of the fifth letter
  author: Ammonius
  title: The sixth letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܬ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܚ̇ܦܛ ܡܛܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ
  incipit: ܠܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ܀ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܒ̣ܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܬܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ܇ ܏ܘܫ
  ܫܠܡ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܕܓܒ̣ܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ
  See Add. 17,175 [...], fol. 230 b

author: Ephraim
title: Letter of Ephraim to the monks of the mountains
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ
See Add. 14,623 [...], no. 4 , and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 113.

Nineteen vellum leaves, about 11 1/2 in. by 7 3/8, most of which are more or less stained and mutilated (Add. 17,213, foll. 21—39). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 53 to 56 lines.

19 ff.

- Nineteen vellum leaves, about 11 1/2 in. by 7 3/8, most of which are more or less stained and mutilated (Add. 17,213, foll. 21—39). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 53 to 56 lines.

The writing is neat and regular, and seems to be of the ixth cent.

[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 DCCXC 2:781

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/889, Add. 17,213, fol. 40, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 40, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 40, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 238, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Title page of a lectionary. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Fol. 40
title: Title page of a lectionary

A vellum leaf, much soiled and torn, which once formed the title-page of a Lectionary.

Vellum

1 f.

- The leaf is much soiled and torn.

See addition

- ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ܆ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ [ܕܩܘ] ܕܫܐ܆ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ . . . ܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ [ܩܕܝ]ܫܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ. ܕܕܠܐ . . . ܐ ܣܝ̣ܡ ܘܡܛܟ̣ܣ܇ . . . ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫ̇ܢܬܐ. ܏܏ܩܕܡ ܕܪܡܫ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܬܝ.

13th 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 CCXXXVIII 1:176

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/890, Add. 17,213, fol. 41a, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 41a, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 41a, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1027, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MXXVII

[This manuscript contains: A note to the effect that the manuscript, to which it belonged, was presented, with several others, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, by Zakhe Ya'kub, the oriental, and the recluse John, of the convent of Mar Matthew. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: A note to the effect that the manuscript, to which it belonged, was presented, with several others, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, by Zakhe Ya'kub, the oriental, and the recluse John, of the convent of Mar Matthew.
ܗܕܐ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܥܡ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܫܲܟܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܟ̇ܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܘܪܚܝܐ (؟) ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܲܬܝܐ ܘܚܒܝܫܝܐ̣. ܠـ[ܕܝܪܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܬ̇ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܕ[ܢܗܘܘܢ] ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ̣ܬ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ [ܒܗ]ܘܢ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܲܣܐ ܘܫܒܘܩ ܚܘܒ̈ܝܗ[ܘܢ] ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܲܟܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܕܘܟܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܬ[ܐ. ܘܠܐ] ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܕܢܟܘܡ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ. ܘܫܟܢ ܥܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪ . . . ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܘܕ̈ܕܐ (sic) ܫܦܝܪܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ . . . ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܛܒܝ̣ܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ ܢܨܝـ[ـܚܐ] ܘܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܕܥ̇ ܠܗܘܢ . . . ܟܠ ܕܢ̇ܛܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܢܛܪܝܘܗ[ܝ.] ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܢܫܩܘܠ ܐ[ܒܕܢܐ] ܠܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܗܘܝ ܗܠܝܢ [ܒܫܢܬ] ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡ̈ܫ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܘ̈[ܢܝܐ.] ܒܪܟܡܪ[ܝ].

A vellum leaf, 12 ½ in. in length, much torn.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, 12 ½ in. in length, much torn, containing on the recto a note

AD 1209 AG 1520

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 MXXVII 3:1198

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/891, Add. 17,213, foll. 41–42, London, BL, Add. 17,213, foll. 41–42, BL Add MS 17213, foll. 41-42, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 459, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLIX

[This manuscript contains: Hymns. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 41-42
title: Hymns
rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ

Two vellum leaves, about 8 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, both much mutilated. There are from 28 to 35 lines in each page.

Vellum

2 ff. 8 1/4 × 7 1/8

- Both leaves are much mutilated.

There are from 28 to 35 lines in each page.

The writing is partly Estrangela and partly cursive, of about the 11th cent.

11th 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 CCCCLIX 1:367

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/892, Add. 17,213, fol. 42, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 42, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 42, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1022, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MXXII

[This manuscript contains: Some short extracts relating to repentance; The contents of the volume to which it once belonged, and the following anathema:. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

title: Some short extracts relating to repentance
rubric: ܬܝܒܘܬܐ

title: The contents of the volume to which it once belonged, and the following anathema:
ܚܪܡܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܏ܩܕ ܡܢ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܢܗܪܐ. ܚܪܡܐ ܕ܏ܫ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܬܥܣܪ (sic) ܡܢ ܢܐܩܝܐܐ ܘܚܪܡܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܐܦܠܝܣ ܘܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܦܣܘܣ ܘܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ. ܒܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܦܓܪܗ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܕܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗ. ܕܡܦܩ̇ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܕܥܪ ܠܗ ܠܟܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

A vellum leaf, about 12 in. by 8 7/8, slightly stained and torn.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, about 12 in. by 8 7/8, slightly stained and torn.

It is written in a hand of the xth cent.

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

10th 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 MXXII 3:1197

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/893, Add. 17,213, fol. 43, London, BL, Add. 17,213, fol. 43, BL Add MS 17213, fol. 43, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1010, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MX

[This manuscript contains: Unspecified contents; Unspecified contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

title: Unspecified contents
What stands on the recto is much effaced.

title: Unspecified contents
ܬܗܘܐ ܥܗܕ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܫܘܢܩܐ ܕܒܓܗܢܐ. ܘܡܨܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܢܝܐ ܪܕܦ ܡܢܟ [ܪ]ܒܘ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ. ܒܫܒܛܐ ܕܫܡܥܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܩܠ ܓܦܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ. ܠܡܘܬܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܬܛܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܟܐ ܠܟ ܫܘܒܗܪܐ. ܪܢܝܗ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܡܠܦ ܠܟ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܝܘܬܐ ܬܕܒܪ܀.

A vellum leaf, about 11 7/8 in. by 8 ¾ , much stained and slightly torn.

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, about 11 7/8 in. by 8 ¾ , much stained and slightly torn. It was one of the fly-leaves of a manuscript.

On both sides are some lines of writing in a hand of the vith or viith cent.

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

6th or 7th 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 MX 3:1194