London, BL, Add. 18296
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1114, Add. 18,296, London, BL, Add. 18,296, BL Add MS 18296, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 725, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXV

[This manuscript contains: Gregory bar Hebraeus. مَنَارَةُ الْأَقْدَاسِ فِي تَهْذِيبِ الْحَوَاسِّ, the Lamp of Holy Things for the Correction of the Senses, or the Theology of Gregory bar Hebraeus, in the Arabic translation, written with Syriac characters; Yuḥannā ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥimṣī. Tables for the calculation of the principal festivals of the year, drawn up by Yuḥannā ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥimṣī, and preceded by an explanatory preface in rhymed prose. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Arabic

author: Gregory bar Hebraeus
title: مَنَارَةُ الْأَقْدَاسِ فِي تَهْذِيبِ الْحَوَاسِّ, the Lamp of Holy Things for the Correction of the Senses, or the Theology of Gregory bar Hebraeus, in the Arabic translation, written with Syriac characters
rubric: ܒܣٔܡ ܐܠܐٓܒ ܘܐܠܐٔܒܢ ܘܐٔܠܪܘܚُ ܐٔܠܩܕُܣ ܐܠܐٓܗًܐ ܘܐܚܕًܐ ܠܗُ ܐܠܡܓܕ ܐܠܝ ܐܠܐܙܠܝّ ܐܠܡܬܠّܬ ܐܠܐܫܪܐܩ. ܐܠܘܐܚܕ ܦܝ ܐܠܓܘܗَܪ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܐܛܠܐܩ: ܐٔܕܥُܘ ܠܐٔܣܥَܐܦ ܜܥܦܝ ܠܐܟ݁ܬُܒ ܟ݁ܬܐܒ ܡܢܐܪܗ̈ ܐܠܐܩܕܐܣ. ܦܝ ܬܗܕܝܒ ܐܠܚܘܐܣ: ܬܐٔܠܝܦ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܿܪܝܘܿܣ ܒܢ ܐܠܥܒܪܝ ܐܠܡܦܪܝܐܢ: ܢَܘَّܪ ܐܠܠܗ ܜܪܝܚܗُ ܒܐܠܪܚܡَܗ. ܘܐܥܡَّ ܐܠܪܜܘܐܢ܀ ܐܠܒܕܐܝܗ ܐܝّ ܬܗܝُّܘ
At the end of the preface, fol. 4 b, the titles of the twelve sections, into which the work is divided, are given as follows.
ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܐܘَّܠ ܐܠܩܘܠ ܦܝ ܒܝܐܢ ܐܠܥܠܡ ܐܠܡُܛܠَܩ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܬ݂ܐܢܝ ܦܝ ܟ݁ܘܢ ܗَܕَܐ ܐܠܥܐܠَܡ ܘܬܪܬܝܒ ܡܐ ܩܕ ܚُܕܬ ܒܐܠܣܬܗ̈ ܐܝܐܡ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܬ݂ܐܠܬ ܦܝ ܐܠܬܟ݁ܠܡ ܥَܠܝ ܐܠܠܐܗܘܬ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܪܐܒܥ ܦܝ ܐܠܬܔܣܕ ܐܠܪܟ̇ܢ ܐܠܟܐܡܣ ܦܝ ܟ݁ܘܢ ܐܠܡܠܐٓܝٔܟ݁ܗ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܣܐܕܣ ܦܝ ܪܝܐܣܗ̈ ܐܠܟ݁ܗܢܘܬ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܣܐܒܥ ܦܝ ܣܩܘܛ ܐܠܫܝܐܛܝܢ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܬܐܡܢ ܦܝ ܘܔܘُܕܐܠܢܦܣ ܐܠܢܐܛܩَܗ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܬܐܣܥ ܦܝ ܐܠܣܠܛܗ̈ ܐܠܕܐܬܝَّܗ. ܘܐܠܬܩܕܝܪ ܦܝ ܐܠܥܢܐٓܝٔܗ̈ ܐܠܐٔٓܠܗܝَّܗ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܥܐܫܪ ܦܝ ܩܝܐܡܗ̈ ܐܠܐܡܘܐܬ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܚܐܕܝ ܥܫܪ ܦܝ ܐܠܕܝܢܘܢܗ ܘܐٔܠܩِܨَܐܨ ܐٔܠܪܟ݁ܢ ܐܠܬܐܢܝ ܥܫܪ ܦܝ ܐܝܛܐܚ ܐܠܦܪܕܘܣ
The work concludes with some Syriac verses by Bar Hebraeus, fol. 271 a.
explicit: ܩܕܵܳܡ ܟ݁ܠ ܡܕܡ ܝ̣ܺܨܰܦ ܓ݁ܒܪܵܐ ܕܢܦܫܵܟ݂ ܬܶܩܢܸܶܐ ܐܟ݂ܡܳܐ ܕ݂ܰܥܡܰܠ̣ܘ ܐܦ ܐܬܟܰܫܰܪܘ ܐܢܳܫ̈ܳܐ ܬܰܩ̈ܢܸܐ ܒܕܰܐܝܢܵܐ ܕܠܐ ܩܢܸܳܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܗ̇ܳܢܳܐ ܒܰܓ̈ܠܻܝܼܙܶܐ ܡܢܸܶܐ ܘܰܠܓ݂ܠܝܼܙ ܝ̇ܳܬܳܐ ܟܘܢܵܫ ܢܟ̈ܣܸܐ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܡܰܗܢܸܶܐ
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  author: Yuḥannā the Syrian
  title: Copy of verses in Arabic by the bishop Yuhannā the Syrian
  incipit: ݂ܟَܼܐܬܡܶܗ ܡܢܜܘܡܗ ܠܟ݁ܐܬܒ ܐܠܐٔܨܘܠ ܡܥܠܡܝ ܐܣܩܦ ܝܘܚܢܐ ܐܠܫܐܡܝ ܪܐܣܝ ܐܠܕܝ ܐܚܢَܝ ܦܝ ܟُ݁ܬܒَܟ݁ ܐܠܓܲܪّٓܐٔ ܫَܪّܦܗ ܒܐܠܪܦܥܗ ܦܝ ܡܔܟ݁ ܐܠܬܐܢܝ ܥܝܢܝ ܐܠܬܝ ܚَܕَܩَܗ̈ ܒܚܕܝܩَܗ̈ ܐܣܦَܐܪܟ݁ ܝَܣܦܶܪ ܠܗܐ ܙَܐܗܶܪ ܙܗܪܝܪ ܔَܢَّܐܢܝ

author: Yuḥannā ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥimṣī
title: Tables for the calculation of the principal festivals of the year, drawn up by Yuḥannā ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥimṣī, and preceded by an explanatory preface in rhymed prose
incipit: ܒܣܡ ܐܠܐٓܒ ܘܐܠܐܒܢ ܘܐٔܠܪܘُܚ ܐٔܠܩܕُܣ ܐܠܐٓܗًܐ ܘَܐܚܕًܐ ܠܗُ ܐܠܡܔܕ ܕܐٓܝٔܡًܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܢܒܬܕܝ ܒܥܘܢܗِ ܬܥܐܠܝ ܦܝ ܢَܣܟ݂ ܨُܘܪَܗ̈ ܗَܕَܐ ܐܠܬܩܠَܒ ܘܥِܕَّܗ̈ ܐܒܘܐܒܗ ܟ݂ܡܣܡَܐܝܗ ܘܐܬܢܝܢ ܘܬܠܐܬܘُܢ ܒܐܒًܐ ܝܕُܘܪ ܥَܠܝ ܕܐܬܗ ܐܠܝ ܡܢܬܗَܐܗُ ܘܝܪܔܥ ܐܠܝ ܡُܒܬَܕܐܗ ܒܓ݂ܝܪ ܙܘܐܠ: ܡܡَّܐ ܐٔܥܬܢَܝ ܘܐܗَّܬܡ ܒܬܪܬܝܒܗُ ܘܬܨܢܝܦܗُ ܘܥܕَّܗ̈ ܐܒܘܐܒܗُ: ܐܠܐٔܝܓ݂ܢُܘܡُܘܣ (οἰκονόμος) ܐܠܡܐٓܝَٔܕ ܐܠܒܐܪ: ܘܐܠܐܢٓܐء ܐܠܡܟ݂ܬܐܪ. ܘܚܝܕ ܙܡܐܢܗ ܦܝ ܗܕܗ ܐܠܦܢܘُܢ. ܘܦܪܝܕ ܥܨܪܗِ ܘܐܘܐܢܗُ ܐٔܠܕܪّ ܐܠܟ݂ܐܠِܨ ܘܐܠܓܘܗܪ ܐܠܡܟ݁ܢܘܢ ܐܥܢܝ ܒܗِ ܟ݂ܘܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܐ ܢܔܠ ܐܠܡܪܚܘُܡ ܐܠܚܐܔ ܡܢܨܘُܪ. ܚܡܨܝّ ܐܠܒܠܐܕ ܣُܪܝَܐܢܝُّ ܐܠܠܣܐܢ. ܝܥܩܘܒܝّ ܐܠܡܕܗܒ ܘܐܠܐٔܥܬܩَܐܕ: ܐَٔܚܣܢ ܐܠܠܗُ ܠܗُ ܟ݂ܝܪܝَّ ܐܠܕܢܝܐ ܘܐܠܐٓܟ݂ܪَܗ. ܒܨܠܘܐܬ ܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܠܒܬܘܠ ܐܠܛܐܗܪܗ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܗܘ ܠܡܢܦܥܗ̈ ܐܠܡܘٔܡܢܝܢ ܐܘܠܐܕܗ. ܘܦِܩَܗًܐ ܠܬܥܠܝܡ ܬܠܡܐܡܝܕܗُ ܘܟ݂ܠّܐܢܗِ ܘܗܕܗ ܐܠܬܩܕܡܗ ܐܝّ ܦܪܘܿܡܝܘܿܢ ܬَܟ݂ܒِܪ ܠܢ ܣܒَܒَ ܬܚܪܝܪܗُ: ܘܡܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܢܣܬܡܕَّ ܐܠܩܘَّܗ ܘܐܠܡܥܘܢܗ. ܐܠܝ ܐܠܢܗَܐٓܝَٔܗ ܘܩܕ ܚُܪّܪ ܒܡܚܪܘܣܗ̈ ܚܠܒ ܐܠܫܗܒܐٓ ܕܐܟ݂ܠ ܟ݁ܢܝܣܗ̈ ܐܠܥܕܪَܝ ܐܠܡܥܪܘُܦܗ ܒܐܠܣܪܝܐܢ. ܦܝ ܣܢܗ̈ ܬܐܪܝܟ݂ܗ ܘܐܠܡܔܕ ܠܠّܗ ܕܐܝܡًܐ ܘܥܠܝܢܐ ܪܚܡܬܗُ ܕܐܝܡًܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

Paper, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 278 leaves, in good preservation. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. There are from 22 to 30 lines in each page. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 2025, A. H. 1126, A.D. 1714.

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- Paper, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 278 leaves, in good preservation. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. There are from 22 to 30 lines in each page. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 2025, A. H. 1126, A.D. 1714.

This manuscript is written in a small, regular hand, with numerous vowel points and diacritical marks.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- There follows the copy of verses in Arabic on fol. 271 b, a note by the scribe, the bishop 'Abd al-Azalī, in which he states that the volume was written in the year above mentioned (i.e. A. Gr. 2025, A. H. 1126, A.D. 1714) at Aleppo, in the church of S. Mary the Virgin.

ܘܟ݁ܐܢ ܡܢܬܗَܝ ܟ݁ܬܐܒܬܗُ ܢܗܐܪ ܟ݂ܡܝܣ ܐܠܐܣܪܐܪ ܝܘܡ ܥܝܕ ܐܠܒܫܐܪܗ. ܏ܟܗ ܦܝ ܐܕܐܪ ܡܢ ܫܗُܘܪ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܘܟ݂ܡܣܗ ܘܥܫܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܣܢܝّ ܐܠܝܘܢܐܢ ܐܠܡܘܐܦܩ ܠܣܢܗ̈ ܐܠܦ ܘܣܒܥܡܐܝܗ ܘܐܪܒܥܗ̈ ܥܫܪَܗ ܡܣܝܚܝܗ ܦܝ ܐܘܪܐܟ݂ܪ ܫܗܪ ܪܒܝܥ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐܝܗ ܘܣܬܗ ܘܥܫܪܘܢ ܗܔܪܝܗ ܒܝܕَܝܢ ܢܚܝܦܐܬ ܟ݂ܐܛܝܐܬ. ܘܐܠܝ ܐܠܥܕَܡ ܙَܐܝّܠܐَܬ. ܥܒܕ ܥܒܝܕ ܝܣܘܥ ܐܠܓܠܝܠ. ܒܐܠܐٔܣܡ ܐܣܩܦ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܐܙܠܝ. ܘܒܐܠܦܥܠ ܐܬܝܡ ܣܩܝܡ ܕܠܝܠ ܟ݂ܐܛܝ ܜܝܼٔܝܼٔܠ. ܘܟ݁ܐܢܬ ܟ݀ܬܐܒܬܗُ ܓ݂ܐܠܒܗܐ ܒܐܠܠܝܠ ܥܠܝ ܜܘّ ܐܠܣܪܐܔ ܕܐܟ݂ܠ ܚܠَܒ ܐܠܫܗܒٓܐ ܐܠܡܚܪܘܣܗ ܦܝ ܒܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܛܐܗܪܗ ܐܠܒܬܘܠ ܡܪܬܝ ܡ݊ܪܝ݊ܡ݊ ܫܦܐܥܬܗܐ ܘܛܠܒܐܬܗܐ ܬܚܪُܣ ܟ݁ܐܦܗ̈ ܒܢܝ ܐܠܡܥܡܘܕܝܗ الخح

- On fol. 1 a there is a note, dated A. Gr. 2066, A. D. 1755, which states that the book was purchased by the deacon 'Abd al-'Azīz ibn 'Azār of Aleppo from the priest Ni'matu 'Ilāh ibn al-Tamburjī.

ܐܠܡܠܟ ܠܠَّܗ ܐܠܘܐٓܚܕ ܐܠܩܗَّܐܪ ܠܡܐ ܟܐܢ ܒܬܐܪܝܟ݂ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܘܣܬܗ ܘܣܬܝܢ ܝܘܢܐܢܝܗ ܦܝ ܫܗܪ ܟܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܬܐܢܝ ܩܕ ܐܫܬܪܝܬ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟ ܐܠܕܝ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܒܥܨ̇ ܡܘܠَّܦܐܬ ܢܘܪ ܐܠܡܫܪܩ ܘܐܠܡܓ݂ܪܒ ܣܝܕܢܐ ܐܠܩܕܝܣ ܐܒܝ ܐܠܦܪܔ ܡܪܝ ܓ݂ܪܝܓ݂ܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܥܒܪܝ ܨܠܘܐܬܗ ܬܠܐܚܜܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܫܪܝܪ ܘܬܩܕَّܪܢܐ ܥܠܝ ܚܦܛ ܡܐ ܦܝܗ ܐܠܡܕܥܘ ܡܢܐܪܗ̈ ܐܠܐܩܕܐܣ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܦܝ ܐܠܫܡܐܡܣܗ ܒܐܠܐܣܡ ܫܡܐܣ ܏ܥ ܐܠܥܙܝܙ ܘܠܕ ܥܐܙܐܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡ ܫܐܡܝܗ ܐܠܚܠܒܝ ܘܩܕ ܐܫܬܪܝܬܗُ ܡܢ ܐܒܘܢܐ ܐܠܫܝܟ݂ ܐܠܟܐܗܢ ܐܠܗܐܪܘܢܝ ܟܒܝܪ ܐܠܣܢُ ܘܐܟ݁ܒܪ ܐܠܟܗܢܗ ܐܠܟ݂ܘܪܝ ܢܥܡܗ̈ ܏ܝܗ ܐܠܡܠܩَّܒ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܛܢܒܪܔܝ ܘܐܥܛܝܬܗ ܬܡܢܗ ܒܐܠܬܡܐܡ ܘܐܠܟܡܐܠ ܘܕܥܐ ܠܝ ܒܐܠܒܪܟܗ ܘܐܠܓ݂ܦܪܐܢ ܝܬܩܒَّܠ ܐܠܠܗ ܡܢܗ ܕܠܟ ܘܕܠܟ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܠܦ ܘܣܒܥܡܐܝܗ ܘܟ݂ܡܣܗ ܘܟ݂ܡܣܝܢ ܡܣܝܚܝܗ ܘܠܠܗ ܐܠܡܓܕ ܕܐܝܡًܐ ܣܪܡܕًܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

- On fol. 2 a there is a short biographical notice of Bar Hebraeus in Arabic.

كتاب منارة الاقداس في تهديب الحواس تاليف المفريان غريغوريوس ابو الفرج ابن العبري ابن هارون الطبيب من مدينت ملطيه وميلاده كان في �سنه ١٥٣٧ يونانيه وبعد عشرين سنه ارتسم اسقفاً ومن بعد عشرين سنه ارتسم وتسلم مفريانيت المشرق وفي �سنه ١٥٩٧ يونانيه تنيمح في شهر تموز ودفن فى برطله في بيعة ابن النجار وبعد ذلك اوتي بجسده ووضع باكراماً عظيم في دير مار ماتاي الراهب بجبل الالوف في اعمار الموصل فى بيت القديسون الي يومنا هذا وهو قد الف هذا الكتاب والف كتاب الايسقون والف تلاتون كتاباً غيرهم وهو الذي استخرج الاحرف السرياني من احرف السرنكالي الذي يسموها كلداني وهو الذي اجد المنطق والنحو بلغت السرياني ولم ظهر مثله عالماً بين السريان، [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 630.]

- On fol. 278 Antonius ibn Faraj-allāh 'Azār has recorded his acquisition of the volume, A.D. 1810.

قد ملك هذا كتاب منارت الاقداس في تهديب الحواس الفقير انطونيوس ولد شماس فرج الله عازار في �سنه ١٨١٠ [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 630.]

AG 2025 AH 1126 AD 1714

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 DCCXXV 2:628-630