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        <title xml:lang="en">BL Add MS 21454</title>
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        <funder>The National Endowment for the Humanities</funder>
        <funder>The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation</funder>
        <principal>David A. Michelson</principal>
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              <msItem n="1" xml:id="a1">
                <locus from="2b" to="231b">foll. 2b-231b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">Scientific Dialogues</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ
                  <locus from="2b" to="2b"/>
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                <note>The name of the author does not seem to be mentioned, unless perhaps in the title, fol. <locus from="2b" to="2b">2 b</locus>, which has been almost wholly effaced, partly, as it would appear, on purpose. According to a manuscript in the University Library of Berlin, the author's name is <persName>Jacob bar ܫܟܟܘ., or bar 'Isa</persName> (ܥܝܣܐ, ܥܣܘ), bishop of <placeName>Tagrit</placeName>. The work is divided into two books, the first containing four dialogues and a discourse, the second two dialogues.</note>
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                  <bibl>Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 237, seqq., and particularly p. 455.</bibl>
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              <msItem n="2" xml:id="b1">
                <locus from="2b" to="155">foll. 2b-155</locus>
                <title type="supplied">Book i</title>
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                  <locus from="2b" to="21b">foll. 2b-21b</locus>
                  <title type="supplied">The first dialogue, on Grammar</title>
                  <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܝܬܐ
                    <locus from="2b" to="2b"/>
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                  <note>14 questions and answers.</note>
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              <msItem n="4" xml:id="c2">
                <locus from="22a" to="33">foll. 22a-33</locus>
                <title type="supplied">A discourse on Grammar, composed in the metre of <persName ref="http://syriaca.org/person/42">Jacob of Batnae</persName></title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ. ܒܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
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                <incipit xml:lang="syr">ܒܪܝܫ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܢ̇ܣ݆ܩ ܏ܫ̤ܘ܆ ܬܠܝ܏ܬܝܘ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ. ܐܘ  ܕܥܠ ܬܪܝܨܘܬ ܠܟܣܝ̣ܣ ܡܫ̇ܐܠ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܬܐ. ܘܦܘܠܓ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܢܩܫ̈ܬܐ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܐܐ ܒܚܲܬܝܬܘܬܐ.
                  <locus from="22a" to="22a"/>
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              <msItem n="5" xml:id="c3">
                <locus from="33b" to="63b">foll. 33b-63b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">The second dialogue, on Rhetoric</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ̇ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ. ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ
                  <locus from="33b" to="33b"/>
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                <note>28 questions and answers</note>
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              <msItem n="6" xml:id="c4">
                <locus from="64a" to="81b">foll. 64a-81b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">The third dialogue, on the art of Poetry</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘ܆ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܦܐܘܝܛܝ̣ܩܝܬܐ̣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܡܐ.
                  <locus from="64a" to="64a"/>
                </rubric>
                <note>21 questions and answers.</note>
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              <msItem n="7" xml:id="c5">
                <locus from="82a" to="155">foll. 82a-155</locus>
                <title type="supplied">The fourth dialogue, on the eloquence and copiousness of the Syriac language</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܡܹܐܡܪܐ ܪܒܝ̣ܥܝܐ̇ ܘܐܚܪܝܐ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̇ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܥܠ ܠܫ̣ܢܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܦܲܬܝܘܿܬ ܡܲܡܠܠܐ ܣܘܼܪܝܝܐ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܗ̣ ܕܣ̇ܝܘܼܡܐ.
                  <locus from="82a" to="82a"/>
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                <note>15 questions and answers.</note>
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              </msItem>
              <msItem n="8" xml:id="b2">
                <locus from="155b" to="231b">foll. 155b-231b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">Book ii</title>
              <msItem n="9" xml:id="d1">
                <locus from="155b" to="184">foll. 155b-184</locus>
                <title type="supplied">The first dialogue, on Logic and the Syllogism</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ. ܠܡܠܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܘܪܓܐܢܘܢ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ ܘܠܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܬܐ
                  <locus from="155b" to="155b"/>
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                <note>52 questions and answers.</note>
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              <msItem n="10" xml:id="d2">
                <locus from="184b" to="231b">foll. 184b-231b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">The second dialogue, on Philosophy</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܐ̈ܠܘܓܘ. ܘܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘ܏ܣܘ ܘܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܦܘܠܓ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܝܗ̇ ܘܡܬܦܲܠܓ ܠܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܐܕܫ̈ܐ
                  <locus from="184b" to="184b"/>
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                <note>In five sections</note>
              <msItem n="11" xml:id="e1">
                <locus from="184b" to="189b">foll. 184b-189b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">On the definitions of Philosophy, its divisions, etc.</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܐܕܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܦܝܠܠܘ܏ܣܘ. ܘܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢ̈ܩܦܢ.
                  <locus from="184b" to="184b"/>
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                <note>10 questions and answers.</note>
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              <msItem n="12" xml:id="e2">
                <locus from="190a" to="194">foll. 190a-194</locus>
                <title type="supplied">On the Philosophical Life and Conduct</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܠܘܣܘܦܝܐ.
                  <locus from="190a" to="190a"/>
                </rubric>
                <note>13 questions and answers.</note>
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              <msItem n="13" xml:id="e3">
                <locus from="194b" to="209">foll. 194b-209</locus>
                <title type="supplied">On Physics or Physiology</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܣܘܠܘܓܝܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܟܝܢܝܘܬܐ
                  <locus from="194b" to="194b"/>
                </rubric>
                <note>27 questions and answers.</note>
              </msItem>
              <msItem n="14" xml:id="e4">
                <locus from="209b" to="220b">foll. 209b-220b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">On the four disciplines, Arithmetic, Music, Geometry, and Astronomy</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܐܬܡܐܛܝܩܘܢ ܐ̇ܘܟܝܬ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ.
                  <locus from="209b" to="209b"/>
                </rubric>
                <note>Nine questions and answers.</note>
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              <msItem n="15" xml:id="e5">
                <locus from="221a" to="231b">foll. 221a-231b</locus>
                <title type="supplied">On Metaphysics and Theology</title>
                <rubric xml:lang="syr">ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ ܚܡܝ̣ܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܘܦܘܼܬܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܝܬܐ ܕܡܡ̇ܠܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ.
                  <locus from="221a" to="221a"/>
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                <note>15 questions and answers.</note>
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                    <measure type="composition" unit="leaf" quantity="231">231 ff.</measure>
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                    <p>The quires, signed with letters (by a later hand), are 23 in number.</p>
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                        <p>231 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially <locus from="2" to="2">fol. 2</locus>.</p>
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                        <p>A few leaves are more modern, apparently of the <date calendar="Gregorian" notBefore="1500" notAfter="1600">xvith cent.</date>, viz. <locus>foll. 2 — 9, 18, 80 — 87, 230, and 231</locus>. Timothy bound and repaired the book in <date calendar="Alexandrian" when="1878">A. Gr. 1878</date>, <date calendar="Gregorian" when="1567">A.D. 1567</date>.</p>
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                    <p>There are from 22 to 31 lines in each page.</p>
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                  <desc>This volume is written in a good, regular hand of about the xiiith cent., with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels and other points.</desc>
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                  <desc>The quires, signed with letters by a later hand</desc>
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                <handNote xml:id="handNote3" scope="minor" script="syr" medium="unknown">
                  <desc>The name of the person who transcribed the later portions of the volume, seems to have been Phil(oxenus). See also <ref target="#addition1">addition 1</ref> and <ref target="#addition2">addition 2</ref>.</desc>
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                <handNote xml:id="handNote4" scope="minor" script="syr" medium="unknown">
                  <desc><ref target="#addition3">See additions.</ref></desc>
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                  <desc><ref target="#addition4">See additions.</ref></desc>
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                  <desc><ref target="#addition5">See additions.</ref></desc>
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                  <desc><ref target="#addition6">See additions.</ref></desc>
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                  <desc><ref target="#addition7">See additions.</ref></desc>
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                  <desc><ref target="#addtion8">See additions.</ref></desc>
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                  <desc><ref target="#addition9">See additions.</ref></desc>
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                <p>On the margins of the manuscript there are Arabic notes of various dates, some of them in the handwriting of the scribe, e. g. <locus>foll. 26 b, 64 b, 65 a and b, 181 b—184 b</locus>, etc.</p>
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                    <locus from="82a" to="82a"/>
                    <p>The name of the person who transcribed the later portions of the volume, seems to have been <persName>Phil(oxenus)</persName>. See fol. 82 a</p>
                    <p><quote xml:lang="syr">ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܏ܦܝܠ ܚܲܛܝܐ</quote></p>
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                    <locus from="197b" to="197b"/>
                    <p>Also see fol. 197 b, where <persName>Phil(oxenus)</persName> has copied a marginal note in the handwriting of the <persName>Catholicus Abu '1-Faraj</persName></p>
                    <p><quote xml:lang="syr">ܘܗܕܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܬܗ̇ ܐܢܐ ܦ܏ܝܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܟ̇ܪܬ ܐܝ̣ܕܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܝܪ ܒܝܬ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܩܐ܏ܬܘ.</quote></p>
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                    <locus from="230b" to="230b"/>
                    <p>On fol. 230 b there is a note, stating that the book once belonged to the metropolitan <persName>Dioscorus</persName>, who had it by inheritance from the <persName>patriarch John</persName>; but that it had been exchanged with the monk of the village of ----, for a medical work in Arabic, entitled <!-- Arabic needed -->. This note was written by one <persName>Timothy</persName>, who bound and repaired the book, <date calendar="Alexandrian" when="1878">A. Gr. 1878</date>, <date calendar="Gregorian" when="1567">A.D. 1567</date>.
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                    <p><quote xml:lang="syr"></quote></p>
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                    <p>The name of the monk in <ref target="#addition3">the previous addition</ref> is given as <persName>Rabban Isaiah</persName>, the son of the <persName>priest Moses</persName>. These words are a later alteration.</p>
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                    <p>On. fol. 53 a we find, in Nestorian characters, the autograph of John, metropolitan of Se'ert (<!-- Arabic Needed --> or <!-- Arabic Needed -->)</p>
                    <p><quote xml:lang="syr">ܡܚܝܠܐ ܝܘܼܚܢܢ ܡܝ̣ܛܪܦܘܿܠܹܝܛܐ ܕܣܥܪܬ̇.</quote></p>
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                    <p>Two Arabic inscriptions of more ancient date, on fol. 231 b, have been erased.</p>
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                    <p>On fol. 161 a stands the name of a possessor, <persName>Mansur ibn Da'ud</persName></p>
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                    <p>On fol. 2 a is recorded the name of an <persName>Ignatius</persName>, patriarch of <placeName>Antioch</placeName>, and also of the metropolitan <persName>Hanna the Chaldean</persName>, <!-- Arabic Needed -->. The name of a third reader or owner has been erased. Here is likewise again entered the name of the above mentioned <persName>Timothy</persName>, i. e <foreign xml:lang="syr">ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ</foreign>,  <foreign xml:lang="syr">ܐܠܗܐ</foreign>. , <foreign xml:lang="syr">ܛܝܡܘܬܐ</foreign>, and  <foreign xml:lang="syr">ܕܝ̣ܢܐ</foreign></p>
                    <p><quote xml:lang="syr">ܒܫܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܠ̇ ܐܚܝ̣ܕ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܦ܏ܛܪ ܕܐܢ܏ܛܝ</quote></p>
                    <p><quote xml:lang="syr">ܐ܏ܘ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܫܒܥ ܘܬܠ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܣܓܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܪ̈ܬܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܚܘܒܢ ܒܝ̇ܘܼܡܐ ܕܚܲܡܫܐ ܘܫܬܝ̈ܢ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܢ</quote></p>
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                    <p>On fol. 1 a stands the autograph of <persName>Athanasius Stephanus</persName>, metropolitan of <placeName>Malabar</placeName>, <date calendar="Gregorian" when="1850">A. D. 1850</date>, from whom the book was purchased in <date calendar="Gregorian" when="1856">1856</date>.</p>
                    <p><quote xml:lang="syr">ܒܫ̣ܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܥܝ̣ܢܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܿܣ ܐܦ܏ܝ̣ܣ ܣܛܝܦܢܘܿܣ. ܐܝܟ ܕܝ̣̈ܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡ̣ܬܕܪܟ̈ܢܐ̣. ܐܬܚܕܬ݀ ܘܐܬܕܒܩ ܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝ̣ܕ̈ܝܐ. ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܝܐܠܘܓܘܼ. ܒܡܠܒܪ ܒܟܘܼܬܝܡ. ܫܢܬ ܐ܏ܦܢ ܠܡܪܢ ܏ܝܐ ܐܝܠܘܿܠ ܝܪܚܐ.</quote></p>
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      <change type="planned" subtype="missing">Missing various unspecified things.</change>
      <change type="planned" subtype="syriac">Add in missing Syriac characters.</change>
      <change type="planned" subtype="uri">Needs Addition of work URIs.</change>
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