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[This manuscript contains: Gregory bar Hebraeus. The metrical Grammar of Gregory bar Hebraeus ('Ebrāyā), with the scholia.; The ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, "Horreum Mysteriorum" or " Storehouse of Secrets," a commentary on the whole Bible.; Extracts from the writings of the Fathers on several theological subjects.; A short section, showing under what kings the several Prophets flourished. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 48 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-29
author: Gregory bar Hebraeus
title: The metrical Grammar of Gregory bar Hebraeus ('Ebrāyā), with the scholia.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ ܠܡ̣ܟ̣ܬ݀ܒ̣ ܡ̇ܥܠܬ݀ܐ ܕܠܘܬ݂ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܓ̣ܪܐܡܛܝܩܝܬ݀ܐ ܡܛܟ̇ܣܐ ܕ݂ܝܢ ܠܓ̣ܒ̣ܝܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܛܘܒ̣ܬ݂ܢܐ ܢܲܨܝܚ ܒܟ̣ܠ ܐܒܘܢ ܡܪܝ ܓ̣ܪܝܓ̣ܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܲܦ̣ܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܐ ܛܲܟ̇ܣܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܒܡܫܘܚܬ݂ܐ ܐܦܪܸܝܡ̇ܝܬ݁ܐ ܨܠܘܬ݂ܗ ܬ݀ܢܲܛܪ ܠܟ̣ܠܗ ܓ̇ܘܐ ܕܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ:
ܫܩܠ̣ܬ݀ ܣܟܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܼܡܠܝܐ ܦܪܓܡܛܝܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܲܒܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܏ܝܚ ܠܚܙܝܪܢ ܝܪܚܐ ܫܢܬ ܐ܏ܥܦܛ ܕܝܘܢ. ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܐܡܝ̣ܢܐ ܐܡܝ̣ܢܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܡܝܢ.
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 308, no. 11; and the edition of Bertheau, Gottingen, 1843

Foll. 29b-197
title: The ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, "Horreum Mysteriorum" or " Storehouse of Secrets," a commentary on the whole Bible.
rubric: ܟܕ ܠܐܝ̇ܠ ܐܝ̣ܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܣܘܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܢ. ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܨܘܪܬ݀ ܟܬܵܒ ܡܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܐ..
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 277, no. 3.
  title: The Old Testament.
    Foll. 29b-58
    title: The Pentateuch.
      Foll. 57a-58
      title: Chronological table.
      rubric: ܣܝܠ̣ܝܕܝܢ (σελίδιον) ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܕܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 58b-120
    title: The books entitled ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܘܬܒܐ
      Foll. 58b-60
      title: Joshua.
      Foll. 60b-63
      title: Judges.
      Foll. 63b-66
      title: 1 Samuel.
      Foll. 66b-70
      title: 2 Samuel.
        Foll. 69a-70
        title: Chronological table.
        rubric: ܣܝܠ̣ܕܝܢ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܕ̈ܝ̇ܢܐ ܡܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܏ܘܫ.
      Foll. 70b-101
      title: The Psalms.
      Foll. 102a-109
      title: 1 and 2 Kings.
        Foll. 108b-109
        title: Chronological table.
        rubric: ܣܝܠܝܕܘܢ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ , ܕܐܫܬܲܡܫܘ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܫ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ
      Foll. 110a-112
      title: The Proverbs of Solomon.
      Foll. 112b-113
      title: The Proverbs of Jesus the son of Sirach.
      rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪܐܣܝܪܐ
      Foll. 114a-115
      title: Ecclesiastes.
      Foll. 115b-116
      title: The Song of Songs.
      Foll. 117a-117
      title: Wisdom.
      rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܚܟ̣ܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
      Foll. 117b-117
      title: Ruth.
      Foll. 117b-117
      title: Susanna.
      Foll. 118a-120
      title: Job.
    Foll. 121a-140
    title: The Prophets.
      Foll. 121a-125
      title: Isaiah.
      Foll. 125b-130
      title: The twelve minor Prophets.
      Foll. 130b-132
      title: Jeremiah.
      Foll. 133a-135
      title: Ezekiel.
      Foll. 136a-138
      title: Daniel.
        Foll. 138b-138
        title: Bel and the Dragon.
        Foll. 138b-140
        title: Chronological table.
        rubric: ܣܝܠܝܕܘܢ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܒܘܥܐ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܕܐܡܝ̣ܪܝܢ ܒܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ̇ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ. ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܝܲܩܕ̇ܢܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܝܕ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܓܡܘܪܝܐ ܕܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܒܝܕ ܐܣܦܝܣܝܢܘܣ
  Foll. 140b-196
  title: The New Testament.
    Foll. 140b-178
    title: The Gospels.
      Foll. 140b-156
      title: S. Matthew.
      Foll. 157a-160
      title: S. Mark.
      Foll. 160b-172
      title: S. Luke.
      Foll. 173a-178
      title: S. John.
    Foll. 179a-184
    title: The Acts.
      Foll. 184b-185
      title: The three Catholic Epistles.
      rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܩܐܬܘ̈ܠܝܩܐܣ
    Foll. 186a-197
    title: The Epistles of S. Paul.

Foll. 197a-198a
title: Extracts from the writings of the Fathers on several theological subjects.
  Foll. 197b-197
  title: Cyril.
  Foll. 197b-197
  title: Dionysius bar Salībī.
  Foll. 197a-197
  Foll. 197b-197
  Foll.198a-198
  title: Ephraim.
  rubric: ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܠܒ
  Foll. 197b-197
  title: Evagrius.
  Foll. 198a-198
  title: Gregory Nyssen.
  Foll. 197a-197
  title: Jacob of Batnae.
  Foll. 197a-197
  title: Michael the Patriarch.
  rubric: ܡܢ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ

Foll. 198a-199
title: A short section, showing under what kings the several Prophets flourished.
rubric: ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡܬܢ̇ܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ.

Paper, about 12 5/8 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 199 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially at the beginning. The greater part of fol. 28 has been cut away. The quires are without signatures. The pages are generally divided into 2 or 3 columns, and the number of lines varies from about 30 to 50.

199 ff.

- Paper, about 12 5/8 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 199 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially at the beginning. The greater part of fol. 28 has been cut away. The quires are without signatures. The pages are generally divided into 2 or 3 columns, and the number of lines varies from about 30 to 50.

This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant, current hand, with numerous Greek vowels and other points.

This manuscript contains various notes by its different possessors.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- Some prayers and part of the first Psalm (in Arabic), with the date 1790, A.D. 1479.

ܣܪܝܛ ܪܗܝܒܐܝܬ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܫܡܫܐ (?) ܕܣܗܪܐ. ܒܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܏ܒܫ ܫܢ̣ܬ ܐ܏ܥܨ.

- A note, apparently written by the same person in the year 1829, A.D. 1518, giving some particulars regarding his life. These last two dates seem to agree with what we know of Ignatius XIII. (Joshua of Khelāt). See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 481, no. 63; and Le Quien. Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1404.

ܒܫܢܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܏ܘܥܛ ܢ̇ܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ ܏ܐܥܦ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܘܒܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐܥ܏ܦܐ ܐܬܬ݀ܣܪܚܬ ܒܫܡ ܏ܡܫܡ. ܘܒܫܢܬ ܐ܏ܥܦܘ ܐܬܬ݀ܣܪܚܬ ܒܫܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܘܒܫ̣ܢܬ݀ ܐ܏ܥܨܕ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ݀ ܐ܏ܦܟ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ݀ ܐܦ܏ܟܛ ܩܡ̣ܘ ܥܠܝ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܓܘ̈ܫܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ̣ ܡܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܢ̇ܦܠܬ ܒܗܲܘܬܐ ܥܡܝܩܬܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܦܲܨܐ ܠܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

- A deed of sale of this book, dated A. Gr. 1875, A.D. 1564, when Ignatius (Ni'matu 'llāh ibn Makdisī Hannā) was patriarch of Antioch, [Ignatius XIV. See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1404.] and 'Abdu 'l-Ghanī ibn Stephen maphrian. This note has been much effaced. It is repeated in part on fol. 199 a.

ܘܕܠܟ ܦܝ ܐܝܐܡ ܐܠܐܒ ܐܠܡܥܛܡ ܐܠܡܟܪܡ ܦܟܪ ܐܠܐܒܐ ܘܫܝܟ ܐܠܥܠܡܐ ܘܦܟܪ ܐܠܦܨ̇ܠܐ ܐܠܡܢܝܦ ܕܟܪܗ ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܩܕܪܗ. ܐܒܘܢܐ ܡܐܪ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܐܠܢܘܪܐܢܝ ܒܛܪܝܟ ܢܥܡܗ̈ ܐܠܠܗ ܐܒܢ ܡܩܕܣܝ ܚܢܐ: ܘܐܠܐܒ ܐܠܡܟܪܡ ܙܝܢ ܐܠܐܒܐ ܡܦܪܝܐܢ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܓܢܝ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡ ܩܣܝܣ ܐܣܛܐܦܐܢ ܐܕܐܡ ܐܠܠܗ ܒܩܐܗܡ ܘܚܦܛ ܣܝܐܕܬܗܡ ܐܡܝܢ: ܘܠܡܐ ܟܐܢ ܦܝ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܡܢܡܐܝܗ ܘܟܡܣܗ ܘܣܒܥܝܢ ܡܢ ܣܢܝܢ ܐܣܟܢܕܪ ܐܠܝܘܢܐܢܝ ܐܫܬܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܐܘܨܪ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܘܐܠܓܪܐܡܐܛܝܩܝ ܩܣܝܣ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܐܠܚܪܫܝܦܝ ܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܠܩܣܝܣ [ܡܢ] ܡܐܠܗ ܠܢܦܣܗ ܡܢ ܕ . . . ܗ ܡܢ ܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܗܠܗ ܐܡ ܡܢ ܐܠܓܝܪ: ܡܢ ܐܠܒܐܝܥ ܠܗ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡܫܐ ܐܒܢ ܫܡܡܐܣ ܡܲܠܟܸܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܐܠܡܢܨܘܪܝܗ ܫܪܐ ܨܚܝ̣ܚܐ ܡܬܒܘܬ ܒܡܒܠܓ . . . ܫܐܗܝܐܬ . . . ܫܲܐܗܝ ܥܠܝ ܚܣܐܒ ܨܪܦܗܐ܀ ܘܕܠܟ ܒܫܗܐܕܗ̈ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܐܠܛܘܪܐܢܝ ܐܒܢ ܕ . . . ܘܫܗܐܕܗ̈ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܟܪܝܡ ܐܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒܫܐ ܐܠܡܢܨܘܪܐܢܝ ܘܫܡܐܣ ܥܒܕ ܠܐܚܕ ܐܒܢ . . . ܘܩܪܝܐܩܣ ܐܒܢ ܥܒܕܐܠܠܗ ܘܐܘܠܐܕ ܐܡܒܐܪܟ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܨܦܪ ܐܟܝܗ ܘܐܚܨܐ ܗܡ ܡܢ ܐܠܡܢܨܘܪܝܗ: ܘܠܝܣ ܠܐܚܕ ܣܠܛܐܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܬܥܐܠܝ ܏ܘܫ.

- Four Syriac verses in praise of the ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, with an Arabic translation, and a signature in secret characters. The Syriac verses are as follows.

ܐܰܘܨܰܪ ܐܪܴ̈ܙܷܐ ܚܡܺܝ̣ܠܳܐ ܘܡܰܠ̣ܝܴܐ ܢܽܘܼܗܪ̈ܐ ܘܙܰܠܓܷ݁̈ܐ̣. ܗܪܾܘܓ ܒܷ̇ܗ ܐܚܘܽܢ̇ ܠܰܝ̈ܠܰܝ ܐܝ̣ܺܡܳܡ ܕ݁ܡܰܕ݁ܥܳܟ݂ ܢܶܣܓܹ݁ܐ܆ ܐܷܬ݂ܒ݁ܰܩܳܐ ܒ̣ܶܗ ܘܰܥܒ̣ܷܕ݂ܳܝܗܝ ܠܳܟ݂ ܗܶܕܣܷ̈ܐ ܘܗܶܪ̈ܓܹ̇ܐ̣. ܕ̇ܬ̣ܶܫ̣ܟ݁ܰܚ ܬܲܨܪܹܐ ܠܶܒ̇ ܣ̇ܳܩܽܘܿܪ̈ܰܝܟ̇ ܐܝܟ݂ ܕܰܒ̣ܢܴܪ̈ܓܷ̇ܐ܇ .

- On fol. 199 a there are some Syriac verses in rhymed stanzas of four lines.

- On fol. 199 b there is a short list of Syriac words with explanations in Arabic.

[ܩܝ]ܢ̇ܘܡ̇ܘܢ ܕܐܪܨܝܢܝ. ܐܪܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܠܔܕܐܡ. ܐܦܣܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܐܠܪܐܬܒ. ܡܲܢܝܐ ܐܠܡܢ ܐܪܒܥ ܐܘܐܩ. ܘܐܠܡܢ ܘܢܨܦ ܝܟܘܢ ܢܨܦ ܪܛܠ ܡܐܪܕܐܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

- Also a deed of sale of the book, drawn up for the contracting parties by Ignatius 'Abdu 'llāh, [Ignatius XVI. See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1406.] patriarch of Antioch.

ܒܫܡ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܚܝ̣ܕ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܿܣ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܠܗ. ܏ܗ. ܐܫܬܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܟـ[ܬܐ]ܒ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟ. ܐܠܡܚܡܘܠ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܐܝܐܕܝ ܐܠܕܝ ܗܘ ܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܓܪܐܡܛܝܩܝ. ܘܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ. ܟܕܡܗ̈ ܐܠܘܠܕ ܐܠܥܙܝܙ ܐܠܪܐܗܒ ܐܠܐܢܛܝܘܣܝ̣ (?). ܪܒܐܢ ܐܠܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕ ܐܠܩܠܐܝܗ ܘܠܕ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡ ܐܠܡܬܢܝܚ ܦܝ ܒܚܐܒܚ ܐܠܢܘܪ [ܩ]ـܣܝܣ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܠܕ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡ ܩܣܝܣ ܚܢܐ. ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܕܝܪ ܗܠܝܐ (sic) ܐܠܡܚܪܘܣܗ. ܒܡܐܠܗ ܠܢܦܣܗ. ܡܢ ܩܣܝܣ ܣܕܩܐ ܘܠܕ ܩܪܝܐܩܣ. ܐܠܟܐܝܢ ܒܡܪܥܝܬ ܡܪܬ [ܫ]ـܡܘܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

- Fol. 27 b. A deed of sale in Arabic, dated A. Gr. 1968, A.D. 1657.

لما كان بتاريح سنة الف وتسعمايه وتمانيه وستين من سنين اليونانيه قد اشترا هدا كتاب الاوضروزه والاغراماطيقي شماس مسعود من شماس ارميا ختن قس عبد الاحد بمقدار ستت قروش ريال بشهادة علي جلبي الخ،

- This volume once belonged to the monastery of al-Za'farān, as we see from the words on foll. 2 a, 29 a, and 198 b.

ܘܩܦ ܕܝܪ ܐܠܙܥܦܪܐܢ

- There are seals of patriarchs of Antioch and other persons on foll. 1 b, 16 b, 27 b, 29 a, and 198 b.

AD 1478 AG 1789

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 DCCXXIII 2:624-626