USJ 00252 - Lebanon - Beirut - Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale - MS 252 - Reading Room

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0 CE - 2025 CE

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Country	Lebanon VIAF
City	Beirut VIAF
Repository	Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 252
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	49 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Language(s)	Arabic Garshuni
Genre(s)	Scientific works
Notes	Lord's Prayer in Arabic, fol. 9v
Bibliography	Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929).
HMML Proj. Num.	USJ 00252
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/504672
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Cataloged by Celeste Gianni and Joshua Mugler
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

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Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	49 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals and Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-49
Binding Dimensions	15.5 x 11 cm
Provenance	Purchase note of الياس جرجس هزاز, dated 22 April 1830 CE, fol. 1r; purchased by Louis Cheikho in Aleppo in 1907 CE
Condition Notes	Imperfect: worming and water damage with minimal loss of text

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-49v
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Year Range	1700-1800
Support	Paper
Support Dimensions	15.5 x 11 cm
Page Layout	1 column, 15 lines per page
Catchwords	Yes
Writing System	Syriac
Script(s)	Serto

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Part 1

Item 1
Title	Ṣaḥīfat kanz Allāh al-akbar
Title NS	ܬܦܣܝܪ ܪܣܐܠܗ̈ ܐܪܣܛܘ ܦܝ ܐܠܨܢܐܥܗ
Uniform Title	Ṣaḥīfat kanz Allāh al-akbar
Alternate Title	Epistle of the great treasure of God
Associated Name	ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318 (Translator) VIAF
Associated Name	Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE (Attributed name) VIAF
Associated Name	Alexander, the Great, 356 BCE-323 BCE (Recipient) VIAF
Language(s)	Arabic Garshuni
Incipit	ܐܠܚܡܕ ܠܠܗ ܪܒ ܐܠܐܙܠܝܗ ܘܐܠܩܕܡ ܘܡܥܕܢ ܐܠܓܘܕ ܘܐܠܟܪܡ ܐܠܒܐܕܝ ܒܐܠܐܦܨܐܠ ܘܐܠܢܥܡ ܘܐܠܗܐܕܝ ܐܠܝ ܐܠܐܣܪܐܪ ܘܐܠܚܟܡ
Item Notes	Translated from a Syriac translation of the original Greek. Syriac translation by Yūḥannā al-Rāhib dated 937 AG (626 CE), fol. 6r. Translated from a Syriac manuscript with marginal comments by Eliyā of Nisibis dated 1332 AG (1021 CE), fol. 8r. Translator's introduction, fol. 1v-8r; letter of Alexander to Aristotle, fol. 8v-12r; letter of Aristotle, fol. 12v-46v; supplementary chapter on drugs (ܐܠܥܩܐܩܝܪ), fol. 47r-49v

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Country	Lebanon VIAF
City	Beirut VIAF
Repository	Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 252
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	49 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Language(s)	Arabic Garshuni
Genre(s)	Scientific works
Notes	Lord's Prayer in Arabic, fol. 9v
Bibliography	Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929).
HMML Proj. Num.	USJ 00252
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/504672
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Cataloged by Celeste Gianni and Joshua Mugler
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	49 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals and Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-49
Binding Dimensions	15.5 x 11 cm
Provenance	Purchase note of الياس جرجس هزاز, dated 22 April 1830 CE, fol. 1r; purchased by Louis Cheikho in Aleppo in 1907 CE
Condition Notes	Imperfect: worming and water damage with minimal loss of text

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-49v
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Year Range	1700-1800
Support	Paper
Support Dimensions	15.5 x 11 cm
Page Layout	1 column, 15 lines per page
Catchwords	Yes
Writing System	Syriac
Script(s)	Serto

Item 1
Title	Ṣaḥīfat kanz Allāh al-akbar
Title NS	ܬܦܣܝܪ ܪܣܐܠܗ̈ ܐܪܣܛܘ ܦܝ ܐܠܨܢܐܥܗ
Uniform Title	Ṣaḥīfat kanz Allāh al-akbar
Alternate Title	Epistle of the great treasure of God
Associated Name	ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318 (Translator) VIAF
Associated Name	Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE (Attributed name) VIAF
Associated Name	Alexander, the Great, 356 BCE-323 BCE (Recipient) VIAF
Language(s)	Arabic Garshuni
Incipit	ܐܠܚܡܕ ܠܠܗ ܪܒ ܐܠܐܙܠܝܗ ܘܐܠܩܕܡ ܘܡܥܕܢ ܐܠܓܘܕ ܘܐܠܟܪܡ ܐܠܒܐܕܝ ܒܐܠܐܦܨܐܠ ܘܐܠܢܥܡ ܘܐܠܗܐܕܝ ܐܠܝ ܐܠܐܣܪܐܪ ܘܐܠܚܟܡ
Item Notes	Translated from a Syriac translation of the original Greek. Syriac translation by Yūḥannā al-Rāhib dated 937 AG (626 CE), fol. 6r. Translated from a Syriac manuscript with marginal comments by Eliyā of Nisibis dated 1332 AG (1021 CE), fol. 8r. Translator's introduction, fol. 1v-8r; letter of Alexander to Aristotle, fol. 8v-12r; letter of Aristotle, fol. 12v-46v; supplementary chapter on drugs (ܐܠܥܩܐܩܝܪ), fol. 47r-49v

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