London, BL, Add. 17215
source date: 9th or 10th 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/895, Add. 17,215, London, BL, Add. 17,215, BL Add MS 17215

[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/896, Add. 17,215, foll. 1–4, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 1–4, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 1-4, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 872, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLXXII

[This manuscript contains: An imperfect extract; Questions addressed by the orthodox to the partizans of the Council of Chalcedon; Questions addressed by one person to another; An extract regardingEusebius of DorylaeumandEutyches, and the deposition of the latter by the Council of Chalcedon. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-1b
title: An imperfect extract

foll. 2a-2
title: Questions addressed by the orthodox to the partizans of the Council of Chalcedon
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܒ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܬܒܥ ܐܪ̈ܬܕܟܣܐ ܠܟܠܩ̈ܝܕܘܢܝܐ

fol. 2b
title: Questions addressed by one person to another
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܡܫܐܠ ܐܢܫ ܠܚܒܪܗ
incipit: ܟܠ ܕܫ̣ܘܐ ܒܫܡܐ ܫ̣ܘܐ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ̣܀ ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ܀ ܟܠܒܐ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ ܘܟܠܒܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܘܟܠܒܐ ܕܝܒܫܐ ܫܘܝܢ ܒܫܡܐ̣. ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܚܠܦܝܢ܀ ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 3a-4b
title: An extract regarding Eusebius of Dorylaeum and Eutyches, and the deposition of the latter by the Council of Chalcedon
Imperfect at the beginning

Four vellum leaves, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/4, much soiled and torn, with 28 or 29 lines in each page.

Vellum

4 ff. 7 1/8 × 5 1/4

- Much soiled and torn

28 or 29 lines in each page.

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

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 DCCCLXXII 2:1018-1019

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/897, Add. 17,215, foll. 5–6, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 5–6, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 5-6, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 993, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXCIII

[This manuscript contains: Extracts which belonged to a volume entitled "The Book of the Philosophers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

foll. 5a-6b
title: Extracts which belonged to a volume entitled "The Book of the Philosophers
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ
  fol 5b
  title: On οὐσία
  incipit: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܏ܟܝܢܝܐ ܏ܕܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܫ̇ܡܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܘܣܝܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܣܬ̇ܟܠ. ܕܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܘܡ̣ܩܝܡ̣ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܐܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܘܐܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܢܨܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ. ܘܐܢ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܐܢ ܫ̈ܐܕܐ. ܘܐܢ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܘܐܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̣ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܐܡܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Imperfect
  foll 6a-6b
  title: On εἶδος
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܏ܐܕܫܐ. ܐܕܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܡ̣̇ܢ ܘܥܠ ܕܡܘܼܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܚܕ. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ܇ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܘܼ ܐܕܫܗ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܡܬܐܡܪ ܕܝܢ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܐܦ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܓܢܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܬܝܗ̇ܒ ܏ܘܫ.
  Imperfect

Two vellum leaves, 7 3/8 in. by 5 3/8. There are 22 or 23 lines in each page.

Vellum

2 ff. 7 3/8 × 5 3/8

- Imperfect.

There are 22 or 23 lines in each page.

Two vellum leaves written in a neat, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1150, A.D. 839

- Colophon

On fol. 5 a there is a note, stating that the manuscript was written, at the date above mentioned, by Arabi, a monk of the convent of Karkaphta, or "the Skull," for the deacon Ishai bar Habib, of the village of Ramin near Maridin.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܐܝܫܝ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܪ ܚܒܝܒ܇ ܕܡܢ ܪܡܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܡܪܕܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܕܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܩܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܝܬ݂ ܘܐܦ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ. ܐܫ̇ܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢ ܒܫܒܥܐ ܒܗ ܝܘܡ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ. ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܪܩܦܬܐ (sic) ܟܬܒܗ̣ ܕܝܢ ܐܪܐܒܝ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܠܗ ܐܬܝܗܒ.

AD 839 AG 1150

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 DCCCCXCIII 3:1164-1165

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/898, Add. 17,215, foll. 7–8, upper text, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 7–8, upper text, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 7-8, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 994, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXCIV

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of a volume containing philosophical disquisitions, similar to those in the previous number. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 7a-8b
title: Fragments of a volume containing philosophical disquisitions, similar to those in the previous number
Porphyrius is cited, ܦܪܦܘܪܝܘܣ

Two vellum leaves, 6 3/8 in. by 5, with 20 or 21 lines in each page. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,215, foll. 7-8, lower text [...] ).

Vellum

2 ff. 6 3/8 × 5

- These two leaves are palimpsest.

20 or 21 lines in each page.

Two vellum leaves written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth cent.

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 DCCCCXCIV 3:1165

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1408, Add. 17,215, foll. 7–8, lower text, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 7–8, lower text, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 7-8, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 994, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXCIV

[This manuscript contains: Dioscorus. The commencement of a letter ofDioscorustoDomnus, bishop ofAntioch. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 7a-8b
author: Dioscorus
title: The commencement of a letter of Dioscorus to Domnus, bishop of Antioch
incipit: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܣܩܪܘܣ ܠܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܘܡܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ.
These two leaves are palimpsest.

Two vellum leaves, 6 3/8 in. by 5, written in double columns. These two leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,215, foll. 7-8, upper text [...] ).

Vellum

2 ff. 6 3/8 × 5

- These two leaves are palimpsest.

The more ancient text is written in double columns.

The more ancient text is written in an elegant 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 DCCCCXCIV 3:1165

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/899, Add. 17,215, foll. 9–21, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 9–21, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 9-21, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 805, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCV

[This manuscript contains: Philosophical and theological disquisitions, partly in the form of a dialogue, the interlocutors being distinguished as ܐ (ܐܖ,fol. 9 b, line 5; ܐܪ,fol. 11 a, line 4) and ܗ.; Cyril of Alexandria. Extracts from Cyril of Alexandria; Theophilus the Persian. Extracts from Theophilus the Persian; Ephraim. Extracts from Ephraim; Four leaves, without rubrics, treating of the terms ܟܝܢܐ , ܓܢܣܐ , ܐܕܫܐ , and especially ܩܢܘܡܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

foll. 9a-16b
title: Philosophical and theological disquisitions, partly in the form of a dialogue, the interlocutors being distinguished as ܐ (ܐܖ,fol. 9 b, line 5; ܐܪ,fol. 11 a, line 4) and ܗ.
Some of the rubrics are effaced, but others are still legible.
  foll. 9b-10b
  title: Whether God became incarnate
  rubric: ܕܐܢ ܐܬܓܫܡ ܐܠܗܐ
  foll. 11a-13
  title: Unspecified philosophical or theological disquisition with illegible heading
  Effaced heading
  fol. 13b
  title: On the soul
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ
  See Add. 14,535, no. 8, b [...]
  foll. 14a-14b
  title: Part of Philosophical and theological disquisitions, partly in the form of a dialogue, the interlocutors being distinguished as ܐ (ܐܖ,fol. 9 b, line 5; ܐܪ,fol. 11 a, line 4) and ܗ.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܒܙܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦـ[ـܫܐ]
  foll. 15a-15b
  title: On the union of the soul with the body
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܕܝܘܬܗ̇ ܥܡ ܦܓܪܐ
  see Add. 14,535, no. 8, d [...]
  fol. 16a
  title: That the soul is made, or created
  rubric: ܕܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ
  foll. 16a-16b
  rubric: ܢܦܫܐ
  ܥܠ [ܕܡܚܝܕ]ܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ
  Imperfect rubric, only the last word remains.
  See Add. 14,535, no. 8, c [...]

fol. 17a
author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: Extracts from Cyril of Alexandria

author: Theophilus the Persian
title: Extracts from Theophilus the Persian
rubric: ܕܬܐܘܦܝܠܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 42

fol. 17b
author: Ephraim
title: Extracts from Ephraim
rubric: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ

foll. 18a-21b
title: Four leaves, without rubrics, treating of the terms ܟܝܢܐ , ܓܢܣܐ , ܐܕܫܐ , and especially ܩܢܘܡܐ.

Thirteen vellum leaves, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/2, nearly all more or less stained and torn (Add. 17,215, foll. 9—21). There are from 30 to 36 lines in each page.

Vellum

13 ff. 7 7/8 × 5 1/2

- All leaves more or less stained and torn

There are from 30 to 36 lines in each page.

A neatly written, apparently Nestorian, manuscript of the ixth or xth cent.

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 DCCCV 2:810

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/900, Add. 17,215, foll. 22–25, upper text, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 22–25, upper text, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 22-25, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 503, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DIII

[This manuscript contains: Prayers for the evening, ܕܪܡܫܐ and night, ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ; Basil. A prayer of Basil; Jacob of Edessa. On the Signs of the Cross made during the celebration of the holy Eucharist; A prayer at the conclusion of any service; Questions addressed byAddai the priesttoJacob of Edessa. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

fol. 22a
title: Prayers for the evening, ܕܪܡܫܐ and night, ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ

fol. 22b
author: Basil
title: A prayer of Basil
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܣܠܝܘܣ ܕܡܐ ܕܕܡ̇ܟ ܒܪܢܫܐ

fol. 22b
author: Jacob of Edessa
title: On the Signs of the Cross made during the celebration of the holy Eucharist
rubric: ܨ̈ܠܝܒܐ ܕܡܬܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܩܘܪܒܐ ܕܟܡܐ ܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܛܟܣܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ

fol. 23a
title: A prayer at the conclusion of any service
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ

fol. 23a-25b
title: Questions addressed by Addai the priest to Jacob of Edessa
rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܫܐܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܕܝ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܡܠܐ. ܠܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ: ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܗ ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ
Cf. De Lagarde, Reliquiae Juris Eccles. Antiq., p. ܩܝܙ; Lamy, Dissert, de Syrorum fide et disciplina in re Eucharist., p. 98

Four vellum leaves, about 7 5/8 in. by 5 (Add. 17,215, foll. 22—25), with from 26 to 29 lines in each page. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,215, foll. 22-25, lower text [...] ).

Vellum

4 ff. 7 5/8 × 5

- These leaves are palimpsest.

There are from 26 to 29 lines in each page.

The writing is good and regular, 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 DIII 1:388

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1409, Add. 17,215, foll. 22–25, lower text, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 22–25, lower text, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 22-25, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 503, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DIII

[This manuscript contains: Joannes Philoponus of Alexandria. Part of the Disetêtês of Joannes Philoponus of Alexandria. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 22a-25b
author: Joannes Philoponus of Alexandria
title: Part of the Disetêtês of Joannes Philoponus of Alexandria
These leaves are palimpsest. The running title is still legible on fol. 23 a, at the foot of the page.
See Add. 12,171 [...]

Four vellum leaves, about 7 5/8 in. by 5. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,215, foll. 22-25, upper text [...] ).

Vellum

4 ff. 7 5/8 × 5

- These leaves are palimpsest.

The older text is written in a small, neat hand of about the ixth cent.

ca. 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 DIII 1:388

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/901, Add. 17,215, foll. 26–27, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 26–27, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 26-27, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 892, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXCII

[This manuscript contains: Short sayings or maxims. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 26a-27b
title: Short sayings or maxims

Two vellum leaves, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 3/8, with 26 or 27 lines in each page

Vellum

2 ff. 7 7/8 × 5 3/8

There are 26 or 27 lines in each page.

Two vellum leaves written in a good, regular hand of the viiith or ixth cent.

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 DCCCXCII 2:1025

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/902, Add. 17,215, foll. 28–29, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 28–29, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 28-29, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 623, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Nilus. Two portions of the discourse of Nilus on virtuous conduct. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

author: Nilus
title: Two portions of the discourse of Nilus on virtuous conduct
rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
incipit: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ (ܕ)ܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܝ̇ܢ ܠܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܬܕܒܪܘܢ̣ ܘܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܢܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ: ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
The writing on the recto of the first leaf is almost illegible.
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 48

Two vellum leaves, 6 in. by 4 1/8, both much soiled and torn, with from 22 to 24 lines in each page.

Vellum

2 ff. 6 × 4 1/8

- Both leaves are much soiled and torn.

The writing on the recto of the first leaf is almost illegible.

There are from 22 to 24 lines in each page.

The writing is a good, current hand of the xth cent.

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 DCXXIII 2:493

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/903, Add. 17,215, foll. 30–33, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 30–33, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 30-33, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 866, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLXVI

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

Syriac

foll. 30a-33b
title: Part of a theological treatise
ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܬܝ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܗ̣ܘܬ ܨܝܕ ܥܒ̈ܪܝܐ
The heresies of Marcion, Mani, and Bardesanes, are discussed on the first leaf, and the Gospel of the Hebrews is mentioned.
The greater part of the writing on the verso of the last leaf has been, effaced, to make room for the concluding words of the Gospel of S. Mark, ch. xvi. 19, 20.

Four vellum leaves, all more or less stained and torn, with from 22 to 28 lines in each page.

Vellum

4 ff.

- Four vellum leaves, all more or less stained and torn.

There are from 22 to 28 lines in each page.

The leaves are written in a good hand of the viith or viiith cent.

The greater part of the writing on the verso of the last leaf has been, effaced, to make room for the concluding words of the Gospel of S. Mark, ch. xvi. 19, 20.

- The greater part of the writing on the verso of the last leaf has been, effaced, to make room for the concluding words of the Gospel of S. Mark, ch. xvi. 19, 20.

7th or 8th 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 DCCCLXVI 2:1016

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/904, Add. 17,215, fol. 34, London, BL, Add. 17,215, fol. 34, BL Add MS 17215, fol. 34, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 634, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXXIV

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

Syriac

foll. 34a-35a
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord

A vellum leaf, 6 3/4 in. by 4 7/8, much soiled and torn.

Vellum

1 f. 6 3/4 × 4 7/8

- Much soiled and torn

The leaf is written in a good hand of the viiith or ixth century.

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 DCXXXIV 2:503-504

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1410, Add. 17,215, fol. 35, London, BL, Add. 17,215, fol. 35, BL Add MS 17215, fol. 35, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 823, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXIII

[This manuscript contains: A fly-leaf with note on the verso. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 35a-35b
title: A fly-leaf with note on the verso
incipit: ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܥܒ̣ܕ ܚܘܒܐ ܒܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ. ܘܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܿܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܣܘܪ̈ܓܕܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Vellum leaf, about 7 1/8 in. by 6. A fly-leaf for the manuscript Add. 17,215, foll. 36-43 [...] .

Vellum

1 f. 7 1/8 × 6

22 to 25 lines in each page.

Fol. 35 was a fly-leaf, and contains on the verso a note

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 DCCCXXIII 2:840

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/905, Add. 17,215, foll. 36–43, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 36–43, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 36-43, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 823, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Philoxenus of Mabūg. An extract from Philoxenus of Mabūg on Virginity. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

foll. 36a-42b
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  foll. 36a-40
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the End of the World and the Last Judgment
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  foll. 40b-42b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Strangers
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ
  incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܟܕ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܝ ܥܠܡܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
  Imperfect. See Add. 14,656 [...], fol. 4 a

foll. 43a-43b
author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: An extract from Philoxenus of Mabūg on Virginity
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬ̈ܘܠܐ
incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܢ ܒܬܘܠܐ܆ ܢܙܕܗܪ ܒܠܡܦܐܕ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܗ̣. ܕܠܡܐ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ̇. ܢ̇ܕܥܟ ܫܪܓܗ ܢܗܝܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Nine vellum leaves, about 7 1/8 in. by 6, one of which is slightly torn (Add. 17,215, foll. 35—43), with from 22 to 25 lines in each page. There are lacunae after foll. 35, 41, and 42.

Vellum.

9 ff. 7 1/8 × 6

- One leaf is slightly torn. There are lacunae after foll. 35, 41, and 42.

22 to 25 lines in each page.

The writing is inelegant, 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 DCCCXXIII 2:840

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/906, Add. 17,215, foll. 44–45, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 44–45, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 44-45, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 896, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXCVI

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

Syriac

foll. 44a-45b
title: Part of a discourse

Two vellum leaves, about 7 7/8 in. by 6 1/8, much stained and mutilated.

Vellum

2 ff. 7 7/8 × 6 1/8

- Two leaves, much stained and mutilated.

They are written in a good, current hand of the ixth cent.

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 DCCCXCVI 2:1026

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/907, Add. 17,215, foll. 46–47, London, BL, Add. 17,215, foll. 46–47, BL Add MS 17215, foll. 46-47, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838

[This manuscript contains: Answers of the Egyptian Fathers in the form of a dialogue between ܣ (i. e. ܣܒܐ) and ܐ (i. e. ܐܚܐ); Doctrine of the Egyptian Fathers regarding the fear of God. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

title: Answers of the Egyptian Fathers in the form of a dialogue between ܣ (i. e. ܣܒܐ) and ܐ (i. e. ܐܚܐ)
rubric: ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Imperfect at the beginning.

title: Doctrine of the Egyptian Fathers regarding the fear of God
rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ [ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ] ܕܥܠ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
Very imperfect.

Two vellum leaves, much stained and mutilated.

Vellum

2 ff.

- Two vellum leaves, much stained and mutilated

The two leaves were written in a neat, current hand of the viiith cent.

8th 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 DCCCCXXVII 3:1074

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/908, Add. 17,215, fol. 48, London, BL, Add. 17,215, fol. 48, BL Add MS 17215, fol. 48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1018, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MXVII

[This manuscript contains: The last leaf of a vellum manuscript containing, on the one side, a few words of the text, and the subscription. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 48a-48b
title: The last leaf of a vellum manuscript containing, on the one side, a few words of the text, and the subscription.
ܟܛ
ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕ[ܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ] ܒܐܘܣܝܐ. ܝܗ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕ . . . ܡܫܝܚܐ ܝܕܥ̣ ܠܫܡܗ. ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
See below.
It contains, on the one side, a few words of the text, and the subscription. On the other side we find a note, stating that a person, whose name is suppressed, presented this book to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

The last leaf of a vellum manuscript, about 7 7/8 in. by 5.

Vellum

1 f. 7 7/8 × 5

written in a good hand of the ixth or xth cent.

Beneath the subscription there is a coloured ornament.

- Colophon

ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܦܩܘܕܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ.

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 MXVII 3:1196-1197

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/909, Add. 17,215, fol. 49, London, BL, Add. 17,215, fol. 49, BL Add MS 17215, fol. 49, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1025, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MXXV

[This manuscript contains: A portion of a Confession of Faith. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 49a-49b
title: A portion of a Confession of Faith
So much stained that but little of the text is legible.

Part of a vellum leaf, so much stained that but little of the text is legible.

Vellum

1 f.

- Part of a vellum leaf, so much stained that but little of the text is legible.

Little of the text is legible.

ca. 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 MXXV 3:1198

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/910, Add. 17,215, fol. 50, London, BL, Add. 17,215, fol. 50, BL Add MS 17215, fol. 50, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 1036, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, MXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: The commencement of the Creed. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Greek

fol. 50a
title: The commencement of the Creed
......ης ενα θεον πατερα.......ρατορα πυητιν ουρανον κ γη........ωρατον κ παντον κ ορατον (sic) ....ης ενα κυριον ηεσον χριστον τον υον του θεου τον μονογεν.....

A vellum leaf, much mutilated.

Vellum

1 f.

- A vellum leaf, much mutilated

Written in barbarous cursive Greek.

On the verso (50 b) there are some rude attempts at ornamentation.

Date unknown

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 MXXXVI 3:1200