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Add. 18,813

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1119
Description based on Wright DCCLXIII (2:729-731) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 120 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Gregory Nazianzen. Two discourses of Gregory Nazianzen, in a different translation from that of the abbat Paul; Athanasius. A discourse of Athanasius, concerning the Trinity and the Incarnation, against the Apollinarists; Julius of Rome. A discourse of Julius of Rome, on the Faith or on the Incarnation of God the Word; Basil. A discourse of Basil, against those who imagine that there are three Gods; Epiphanius of Salamis. Extracts from the Ancoratus of Epiphanius; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 120 leaves. The quires, 12 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures, from �� to ��. There are from 32 to 36 lines in each page.

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. 729.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Gregory Nazianzen. Two discourses of Gregory Nazianzen, in a different translation from that of the abbat Paul
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Gregory Nazianzen. On Baptism
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Note: It is imperfect at the beginning, commencing with the words that correspond with ὄς ἐστιν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ πεμπόμενος ἄρτος, καὶ τῷ κάσμῳ τὸ ζῆν χαριζόμενος, Opera, t. i., p. 697 C.
Item 3 (Fol. 23b): Gregory Nazianzen. Apology
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܦܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܢܛܘܣ. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܩܒܠܗ̇ ܠܩܫܝܫܢܘܬܐ. ܟܕ ܐܬܬ̣ܣܝܡܬ ܓܝܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ̣. ܫܢ̣ܝ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܘܢܛܘܣ̇ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܟܕ ܦܢ̣ܐ̣ ܢܦ̣ܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 11.
Item 4 (Fol. 62b): Athanasius. A discourse of Athanasius, concerning the Trinity and the Incarnation, against the Apollinarists
 
Title: ܣܝܡܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܡܛܘܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ ܒܟܝܢܐ̣. ܘܡܛܘܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ̣. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܘܠܢܪ̈ܝܣܛܐ
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 922, Contra Apollinarium liber primus.
Item 5 (Fol. 79a): Julius of Rome. A discourse of Julius of Rome, on the Faith or on the Incarnation of God the Word
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܥܠ ܡܬܓܫܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ̣. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Note: See Add. 14,604, no. 12, a .
Item 6 (Fol. 82a): Basil. A discourse of Basil, against those who imagine that there are three Gods
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܢܣܬܒܪܘܢ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 867.
Item 7 (Fol. 86a): Epiphanius of Salamis. Extracts from the Ancoratus of Epiphanius
 
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܢܩܘܪܛܝܣ
Item 8 (Fol. 88a): Demonstrations from the Scriptures and the writings of the Fathers regarding the state of the soul after death, and to show that the state of the souls of the righteous is different from that of the wicked
 
Title: ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ ܚܣ̈ܝܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܗܝ ܕܒܡܢܐ ܦܓ̇ܥܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܡܦܩܢܗ̇ ܕܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܕܢܦ̈ܫܬܐ ܕܙܕ̈ܝܩܐ ܒܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܦܓܥܢ ܒܡܦܩܢܗܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ̣. ܘܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Note:

The patristic authorities cited are—

Athanasius, life of Antony, ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ. Fol. 93 b.

Basil, to Amphilochius, on the Holy Spirit, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡܦܝܠܟܝܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ Fol. 96 b.

Cyril of Alexandria, commentary on the Gospel of S. John , ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. Fol. 88 a.

Dionysius the Areopagite, epistle to Demophilus , ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܐܡܘܦܝܠܣ ܒܪ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܪܬܐ ܒܗ̇ ܕܠܐ ܐܢ̣ܫ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܬܝܪܐ ܘܚ̇ܪܡܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܘܣ̇ܢܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܘܕܕܚ̇ܩ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܓܘܣܘܢ ܒܬܝ̣ܒܘܬܐ ܘܢܚܘܢ. Fol. 95 b.

Evagrius, from the fourth Century, ܡܢ ܡܐܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ. ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ. Fol. 95 b.

Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. Fol. 88 a.

Isaiah of Scete, ܡܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܪܫ̇ܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ̇ ܡܛܘܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܥܝܐ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ. Fol. 95 a.

Jacob of Batnae, from the discourse on the rich man and Lazarus, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܠܥܙܪ. Fol. 88 b.

John Chrysostom, from hom. xxviii. on the Gospel of S. Matthew : ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܬܝ̇. ܟܕ ܡܦܫܩ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܠܓܝܘܿܢ. ܘܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐ̇ܡܪܝ̇ܢ. ܕܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܠܡ ܠܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܢܟܣ̇ܝܢ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܒ̇ܟܝܢ ܠܗܝ̇ܢ. ܘܒܗܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܡܙܟ̇ܪܝܢ. ܘܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܕܢܥܡܪܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪ̈ܐ̣. ܥܠ ܕܢܪܡܘܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ. ܘܡܚܘܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܗܪܟܐ ܬܟܬܪ ܡܐ ܕܦܪܫܬ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܕܒܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܢ ܦ̈ܓܥܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ . Fol. 89 a.

Severus of Antioch, from his epistle to Thomas, bishop of Germanicia, ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܓܪܡܢܝܩܝܐ. ܟܕ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܡܛܠ ܗܝ̇ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ ܒܐܓܪܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ̇. ܕܕܐ̇ܢ ܗܘܐ ܐ̇ܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܘܬܗ. ܘܡܢ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܐܬܟܐ̣ܝ ܒܗ̣. ܕܥܠܝܗ̇ ܐܫܬܐܠ̣ ܥܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ, fol. 90 a; hom. epithron. lxxvi., ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܦܝܬܪܢܝܘܢ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܪܝܫܗ ܟܕ ܚܐ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܩܫܝܘܬܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ, fol. 97 a; hom. epithron. lxxxvi., ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܐܫܬܐ ܕܐܦܝܬܪܢܝܘܢ. ܕܣܡܗ ܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ. ܕܫܩܠ ܐ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܡܢ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܣܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ܇ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܣ. ܘܟܕ ܬܗܪܘ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܝܚܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ܆ ܘܕܟܡܐ ܒܛܝܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ̣ ܗܟܢܐ, fol. 91 b.

Theophilus of Alexandria, ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ, beginning, fol. 97 a: ܠܐ ܛ̇ܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܝ.

Item 9 (Fol. 98b): Basil. Two discourses ascribed to Basil
Item 10 (Fol. 98b): Basil. On 1 Thessalonians, ch v. 16-18
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ  Incipit: ܕܡܢ ܪܚܡܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܐܢܫ ܠܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ̣. ܕܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܡܚܘܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܥܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ̇. ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܠܚܘܒܗ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܪ̈ܒܘ ܐ̈ܘܠܨܢܝ̣ܢ. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܥ̈ܘܟܢܐ ܒܡ̇ܢ ܕܩܢ̣ܐ ܠܗ̣ ܠܐ̇ ܡܫܟܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 11 (Fol. 113a): Basil. Funeral sermon on a child of the imperial family
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܥ̇ܘܦܝܐ ܕܒܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ̣ ܥܠ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ  Incipit: ܥܠ ܫܒܪܐ ܒܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܫ̇ܢܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܙ̈ܠܗܙܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ: ܠܥܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܩ̇ܒܠ ܒܗ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܡܪܝܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܒܪܝܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܨ̈ܢܥܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܒ̈ܝܫܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܦܪܘܩܢ: ܬܡ̈ܝܡܝ ܠܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܘܨ̈ܢܝܥܝ ܠܛܒ̈ܬܐ̣. ܣܦܩܐ ܠܒܘܝܐܢ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ̣. ܕܫܒܘܩ ܠܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܐ̇ܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܏ܘܫ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 44b): On foll. 44 b and 58 b, there are notes (ܢܘܗ̇ܪ̈ܐ) by the translator, written in the text, but with red ink.
Addition 2 (Fol. 120a): The original note on fol. 120 a has been carefully erased, and another substituted, stating that this volume belonged to the monk Samuel bar Moses, who had it by inheritance from his brothers. [ܐܝܬ]ܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ [ܕܫـ]ـܡܘܐܝܠ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ. ܕܝܪܬܗ ܡܢ [ܐ]ܚܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܗ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܫܩܠ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܬܗܘܢ. ܗܘ ܢܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡ ܓܒܘ̈ܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܬܒ . . . ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ . . . ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ . . . ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 120a): In an older hand: ܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̣ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܬܡܬܥܣܪ̈

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