Add. 18,295
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1113
Date:
AD 1603 / AG 1914
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 156 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Ethics; Scientific Literature
Gregory bar Hebraeus. The Ethics of Gregory bar Hebraeus, in four books; A discourse
on the Priesthood, in the form of a dialogue between a Jew and a Christian.; A tract
on the calculation of Inheritances, according to the Muḥammadan law, the manumission
of slaves, etc.; Severus of Antioch. Extracts from a discourse of Severus of Antioch
against those who baptize anew.; Constantine, Theodosius, Leo. The Laws of Constantine,
Theodosius, and Leo, regarding inheritances
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 156 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 16 in number. The pages (with the exception of foll. 1 b—5 a and 150 a—155 a) are divided into two columns, of about 30 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a small, neat hand, with numerous Syriac vowels and other
points.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Gregory bar Hebraeus. The Ethics of Gregory bar Hebraeus, in four books
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 303, seqq.; and Catal. Codd. MSS. Orient, qui in Mus. Brit, asservantur, pars prima, Codd. Syr. et
Carshun. amplectens, p. 85.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): An index to the chapters and sections of the four books
Incipit: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܦܘܼܪܫ ܩ̣ܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܩܘܢ
Item 3 (Fol. 5b): Book I
Incipit: ܒܝܕ ܣܘܼܝܵܥ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܘܼܬܐ ܚܕܵܢܝܬ݀ ܐܘܼܣܝܐ ܡܫܲܪܹܝܢܢ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬܝܩܘܢ ܥܠ ܡܝܲܬܪܘܬ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ̣.
ܐܝܟ ܪܸܥ̣ܝܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܲܕܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܒܚܝ̣ܪ̈ܐ. ܡܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܢܲܨܝ̣ܚܐ ܘܡܫܲܒܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܿܣ
ܐܒܘܢ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܩܲܕܝܫܐ ܢܘܼܗܪܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܡܲܥܪܒܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܒܪ ܥܒ̣ܪܝܐ
Excerpt: ܡܐܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܥܠ ܡܛܟܣܘܬ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܕܘܼܪܫܐ ܦܓܪܢܝ̇ܐ ܘܒܗ ܐܝ̣ܬ ܩܦ̣̈ܠܐܐ ܬܫܥܐ.
Notes:
- After a short preface ܥܘ̣ܬܕܐ, fol. 5 b, we have the special title, fol. 6 a.
- On fol. 1 a there was a note, in Arabic and Karshūnī, which has been purposely erased.
Item 4 (Fol. 37b): Book II
Incipit: ܬܘܼܒ ܡܹܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܬܩܢܘܬ ܕܘܼܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܘܝ̇ܡܐ ܦܓܪܢ̇ܝܐ. ܘܒܗ ܐܝ̣ܬ ܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܫܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 59b): Book III
Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܡܹܐܡܪܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܨܛܠܠܢܘܬ ܢܲܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܗ ܐܝ̣ܬ ܩ̈ܦ̣ܠܐܐ ܬܪܥܣܪ
Item 6 (Fol. 89a): Book IV
Incipit: ܡܹܡܪܐ ܪܒܝ̣ܥܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܸܨܛ̇ܒ̣ܬܢܘܬ ܢܲܦܫܐ ܒܙ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ: ܘܒܗ ܐܝ̣ܬ ܩܸܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܫܬܬܥܣܪ
Colophon:
See below.
Item 7 (Fol. 137b): A discourse on the Priesthood, in the form of a dialogue between a Jew and a Christian.
Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ: ܕܐܝ̣ܬ ܒܗ ܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܬܪܝܢ. ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܗ̈ܦܟܬܐ ܐܝܟ
ܕܡܢ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬ݂ܐܡܪ̈ܝ. ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܟܗܢܘܼܬܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܬܐ
ܘܕܠܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܫܬ̣ܒܩܬ݀ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܢܡܘܣܐ. ܘܗܕܐ ܚܠ̣ܦܝܗ̇ ܐܬ̣ܝܗܒܬ݀ ܒܲܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܫܡ̣ܥ.
Item 8 (Fol. 141a): A tract on the calculation of Inheritances, according to the Muḥammadan law, the manumission
of slaves, etc.
Incipit: ܬܘܼܒ ܫ̣ܬܐܣܬܐ ܕܚܘܫ̣ܒܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܢ̇ܡܘܣܐ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ ܘܚܘܼܪܪܐ ܕܥܒ̣̈ܕܐ ܘܟ̇ܠܗܘܢ ܢ̇ܡܘ̈ܣܝܗܘܢ
ܘܙܘܼܕܩ̈ܝܗܘܢ
Item 9 (Fol. 147a): Severus of Antioch. Extracts from a discourse of Severus of Antioch against those who baptize anew.
Incipit: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦ̈ܝܣܩ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܼܩܒܠ ܡ̇ܫ̈ܚܝ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܪܝܫ
Item 10 (Fol. 148a): Constantine, Theodosius, Leo. The Laws of Constantine, Theodosius, and Leo, regarding inheritances
Incipit: ܬܘܼܒ ܢ̇ܡܘܣ̈ܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܙܟ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܲܠܟܐ̣. ܘܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܘܠܐܘܢ ܡܲܠ̈ܟܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ
Note: After a short introduction, we have the same text as in Add. 14,528, fol. 192a from the beginning as far as ܡܫܥ̣ܒܕ ܗܘ ܠܐܒܘܼܗܘܢ (See Land, Anecdota Syr., t. i., p. 31, lines 13, 14).
Item 11 (Fol. 149b): Lazarus of ܩܲܢܕܣܐ
. A scholion by Lazarus of ܩܲܢܕܣܐ, showing that, according to Dionysius the Areopagite,
the order of Seraphs was the highest in the Celestial Hierarchy
Incipit: ܒܚܝ̣ܠ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܬ݀ ܩܢܘܼܡ̈ܐ ܘܚܕܵܢ̇ܝܬ݀ ܐܘܣܝܐ: ܟ݁ܬܒܝ̣ܢܢ ܣܟܘܠ̇ܝܘܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܵܪܐ ܕܥܒܝ̣ܕ
ܠܢܲܟܦܐ ܪܒܢ ܡܪܝ ܠܵܥܙܪ ܕܩܲܢܕܣܐ ܕܡܲܘܕܥ ܒܗ ܐܝܟ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܘܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܐܪܝܘܣ
ܦܐܓܘܣ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘ ܕܐܬܝܢܹܣ܆ ܘܡܚܲܘܐ ܕܬܓ̣ܡܐ ܕܣܪ̈ܦܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܝ̣ܬܘ ܩܲܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܹܕܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܥܸܠ̇ܝܬܐ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 137a):
The colophon, fol. 137 a, gives the date of the composition of the work, A. Gr. 1590, A.D. 1279; and states that this manuscript was written by Behnām bar Simeon, metropolitan of Antioch, at the convent of Mār Abḥai, called "of the Ladder," A. Gr. 1914, A.D. 1603.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝ̣ܬܝܩܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܼܬܐ ܕܕܘܼܒܪ̈ܐ ܙܢ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܦܓܪܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܡܪܝ
ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܦܪܝܢܐ ܡܢ̇ܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܒܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܣ̇ܝܐ ܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܝܐ̣. ܕܛܟܣ̣ܗ ܒܫܢܬ݀ ܐܢܨ
ܝܲܘܢܝܬܐ̣. ܒܐܝ̣̈ܕܝ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܬܚܘܼܒܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܡܬ݂ܟܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܒܫܡܐ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܫܠ̣ܝܚܐ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ
ܐܚܘܼܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܒܗܢܐܡ ܒܪ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܡܢ̇ܚܐ ܟܕ ܡܬ݂ܬܟܣܢܢ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܒܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܟܗܢܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܚܝ ܕܕܣܒܠܬܐ
ܡܬ݂ܟܲܢܐ. ܘܒܗ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܫܘܼܪܝܗ ܘܫܘܠܡܗ ܒܫܢܬ݀ ܐܨܝܕ܀ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܝ܀
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