Add. 18,815
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1123
Date:
About the 9th century
West Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 108 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Gregory of Nazianzen. The second part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, comprising
12 discourses.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 7/8 by 7 1/8, consisting of 108 leaves, the first and last of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, 11 in number, are signed with letters from ܟܕ to ܠܕ. There is a lacuna after fol. 102. The number of lines in each page varies from 29 to 36. Fol. 1 is of somewhat later date.
Hand 1 (major, West Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a small, neat character of about the ixth cent., with occasional Syriac vowels.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Greek script):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Gregory of Nazianzen. The second part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, comprising 12 discourses. [defective]
Title: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Title: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Notes:
- The translation is different from that of the abbat Paul, and may probably be the older Nestorian version. The handwriting and general appearance of the manuscript are in favour of this supposition.
- (See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i., p. 24, note 1 ).
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem magni Athanasii
Title: ܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 13b): Gregory Nazianzen. De dogmate et constitutione Episcoporum
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܡܡܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ܆ ܘܡܛܠ ܩܵܛܣܛܣܝܣ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ.
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܡܡܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ܆ ܘܡܛܠ ܩܵܛܣܛܣܝܣ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ.
Item 4 (Fol. 17b): Gregory Nazianzen. Supremum vale, coram CL. Episcopis
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܘ̣ܢܛܟ̇ܣܸܝܣ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܡܐܬܝܐ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܣܘ݂ܢܛܹܩ̣ܛܹܝܪܝܘܢ ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܫܐܠܸܬ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܚܙܘܩܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ(sic)ܒܩܘܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ(sic)ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܐܵܢܣܛܵܣܝ̣ܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܘ̣ܢܛܟ̇ܣܸܝܣ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܡܐܬܝܐ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܣܘ݂ܢܛܹܩ̣ܛܹܝܪܝܘܢ ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܫܐܠܸܬ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܚܙܘܩܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ(sic)ܒܩܘܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ(sic)ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܐܵܢܣܛܵܣܝ̣ܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 27a): Gregory Nazianzen. Exhortatio ad Virgines
Title: ܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܠܘܟܐ
Title: ܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܠܘܟܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 28a): Gregory Nazianzen. Oratio habita in consecratione Eulalii Doarensium Episcopi
Title: ܒܟܝܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܕܐܘܪܘܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܐܘܠܘܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
Title: ܒܟܝܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܕܐܘܪܘܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܐܘܠܘܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 29a): Gregory Nazianzen. A Confession of Faith, which the holy Gregory made public in the Church
Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܟܪܙ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܣ Incipit: ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܚܝܬܐ܆ ܕܡܢܗ̣ ܘܒܩܢܘܡܐ. ܚܝܠܗ̣ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ̇. ܘܒܪ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܗ. ܡܫܠܡܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ. ܐܒܐ̣ ܝܠܘܕܗ ܕܒܪܐ. ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܢܗ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܟܪܙ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܣ Incipit: ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܚܝܬܐ܆ ܕܡܢܗ̣ ܘܒܩܢܘܡܐ. ܚܝܠܗ̣ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ̇. ܘܒܪ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܗ. ܡܫܠܡܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ. ܐܒܐ̣ ܝܠܘܕܗ ܕܒܪܐ. ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܢܗ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 30b): Gregory Nazianzen. Some heathen stories mentioned by the blessed Gregory
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܕܡܕܟܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܕܡܕܟܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Item 9 (Fol. 31a): Gregory Nazianzen. De pauperum amore
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 45a): Gregory Nazianzen. In sanctum Baptisma [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Notes:
- See Opera, t. i., p. 691 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 359.
- The manuscript from which this discourse was copied was evidently defective, as the text passes at once, on fol. 45a, line 20, from the words ὄσα τε ἄλλα πανηγυρίζουσιν ἄνθρωποι (Opera, t. i., p. 691, A ) to the words οὔτω τοῖς παροῦσι, κἆν σωφρονῆς(p. 698, D ).
Item 11 (Fol. 61b): Gregory Nazianzen. In sanctum Pascha
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 74a): Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris oratio in laudem Basilii magni [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
Notes:
- See Opera, t. i., p. 770 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 494.
- There is a lacuna after fol. 102, extending from p. 828, C , καὶ ὡς λύχνος φωτὸς, to p. 830, D , πρόθυμος ἦν. ὡς δὲ ἡττήθησαν.
Item 13 (Fol. 104a): Gregory Nazianzen. De Theologia theologica secunda
Title: ܕܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ
Title: ܕܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ
Notes:
- It ends on fol 108b with the words (p. 507, C ) καὶ τοῦτο τοῦ πονηροῦ τὸ σόφισμα τῷ καλῷ καταχρησαμένου πρὸς τὸ κακὸν, οἶα τὰ πολλὰ τῶν ἐκείνου κακουργημάτων.
- See Opera, t. i., p. 495 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 26.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
There are many marginal notes in this manuscript, either referring to various readings
or explanatory of difficult words.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a):
Fol. 1a exhibits a list
ܫܘܕܥܐ
of the above discourses, underneath which are the letters Ο ΡΡ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 10a):
On the margin of fol. 10a, there is a note stating that the deacon Severus sent this volume to Michael the patriarch (of Antioch), probably the first of the name. Consequently the date of the present lies between
A.D. 1167 and 1200.
ܫܕܪ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܣܐܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܫܡ. ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ. ܦܩܘ݂ܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܟ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܟ݂. ܘܨܲܠܐ
ܥܠܘܗܝ̣. ܕܢܬܚ̇ܣܐ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܟ ܐܡܝܢ
Addition 4 (Fol. 1):
Folio 1 is of somewhat later date.
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