Add. 23,596
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1141
Date:
AD 1720 / AG 2031
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 422 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Gregory bar Hebraeus. The ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, or "Horreum
Mysteriorum," of Gregory bar Hebraeus.; As an Appendix we find a list of the works
of Gregory bar Hebraeus, with a few particulars regarding his life;
Physical Description
Paper, about 12 3/8 in. by 8 1/4, consisting of 422 leaves. The quires, signed with letters as far as ܠܐ, fol. 308 b, are 42 in number. There are from 23 to 35 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular hand, with many Greek and Syriac vowels,
and dated A. Gr. 2031, A.D. 1720.
Hand 2 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
Fol. 207 does not, strictly speaking, belong to this manuscript, being in a different
handwriting.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Gregory bar Hebraeus. The ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, or "Horreum
Mysteriorum," of Gregory bar Hebraeus. [defective]
Title: ܟܕ ܐܝܹܠ ܐܝܹܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܣܘܼܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܢ ܟ̇ܬܒܝ݂ܢܢ ܟܬܵܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ̈ܙܐ (sic) ܦܘ݂ܫܵܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܨܘܪܬ݀ ܟܬܵܒ ܡܹܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ̇ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘ̇ܣـ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܝ̣ܕܥ ܒܲܪ ܥ̣ܒܪܝܐ.
Title: ܟܕ ܐܝܹܠ ܐܝܹܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܣܘܼܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܢ ܟ̇ܬܒܝ݂ܢܢ ܟܬܵܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ̈ܙܐ (sic) ܦܘ݂ܫܵܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܨܘܪܬ݀ ܟܬܵܒ ܡܹܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ̇ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘ̇ܣـ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܝ̣ܕܥ ܒܲܪ ܥ̣ܒܪܝܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Old Testament
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The Pentateuch
Item 4 (Fol. 78b): The Books entitled
Title: ܟܬ݁ܒܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ ܡܲܘܬܒ̈ܐ
Title: ܟܬ݁ܒܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ ܡܲܘܬܒ̈ܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 78b): Joshua
Item 6 (Fol. 83b): Judges
Item 7 (Fol. 90a): 1 Samuel
Item 8 (Fol. 100a): 2 Samuel
Item 9 (Fol. 110b): The Psalms
Item 10 (Fol. 208a): 1 and 2 Kings
Item 11 (Fol. 231a): The Proverbs of Solomon
Item 12 (Fol. 238a): The Proverbs of Jesus the son of Sirach
Item 13 (Fol. 242b): Ecclesiastes
Item 14 (Fol. 245a): The Song of Songs
Item 15 (Fol. 249b): Wisdom
Item 16 (Fol. 250a): Job
Item 17 (Fol. 257b): The Prophets
Item 18 (Fol. 257b): Isaiah
Item 19 (Fol. 269b): The twelve minor Prophets
Item 20 (Fol. 282b): Jeremiah
Item 21 (Fol. 289a): Ezekiel
Item 22 (Fol. 297a): Daniel, including Bel and the Dragon
Item 23 (Fol. 307a): The New Testament
Item 24 (Fol. 307a): The Gospels
Item 25 (Fol. 307a): S. Matthew
Item 26 (Fol. 344a): S. Mark
Item 27 (Fol. 351a): S. Luke
Item 28 (Fol. 373a): S. John
Item 29 (Fol. 384b): The Acts
Item 30 (Fol. 394b): The three Catholic Epistles
Item 31 (Fol. 397b): The Epistles of S. Paul
Item 32 (Fol. 421b): As an Appendix we find a list of the works of Gregory bar Hebraeus, with a few particulars
regarding his life
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܣܵܡ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܪܐܒܐܝܬ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܿܪܝܘܿܣ
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܣܵܡ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܪܐܒܐܝܬ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܿܪܝܘܿܣ
Item 33 (Fol. 207):
Note: Fol. 207 does not, strictly speaking, belong to this manuscript, being in
a different hand-writing. It contains:
Item 34 (Fol. 207): A list of the prophets, from Job down to Malachi, with the names of the kings under
whom they flourished; a list of the Jewish rulers or high priests, from Zorobabel
down to Hyreanus II.; and some chronological notes, referring to the reigns of Uzziah
and his successors.
Title: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܕܢܒܹܝܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ
Title: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܕܢܒܹܝܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ
Item 35 (Fol. 207): Interpretations of the names of the prophets.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩ ܫܡܵܗܸ̈ܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܢܐܝܬ ܕܟܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩ ܫܡܵܗܸ̈ܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܢܐܝܬ ܕܟܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ
Item 36 (Fol. 207): A list of the works of Gregory bar Hebraeus, etc., similar to that mentioned above.
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܣܡ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܪܒܐܝܬ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܐܒܘܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܲܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܣܝܐ
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܣܡ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܪܒܐܝܬ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܐܒܘܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܲܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܣܝܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 422b):
The colophon, fol. 422 b, states that the volume was written by the priest Sulaimān ibn Mūsā al-Kaiyāl,A. Gr. 2031,A.D. 1720, when Mār Ignatius
Ignatius XXVI. (George). See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1408
, and Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 482, no. 76
. was patriarch of Antioch, George ibn Abd al-Karīm, patriarch of Mosul, Mār Basil catholicus of the East, and Ishāk ibn ʾAzārmaphrian.
ܟ̇ܡܠ ܘܢܓܙ ܗܕ݂ܐ
ܟ̇ܬ̇ܐܒ ܐܠܐܘܨܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܬ݀ܦܣܝܪ ܟ̇ܬ݀ܒ
ܐܠܡܩܕ ܐܠܥܬ̇ܝܩܗ ܘܐܠܓܕ݁ܝܕ݁ܗ ܟܕ ܝܘܡ ܦܝ
ܫܗܪ ܐܨܒܐܒܛ ܣܢܗ̈ ܒܝܗ ܝܘ ܦܝ ܐܝܐܡ
ܐܒܗܐܬ݀ܢܐ ܐܠܡܥܨ̇ܡܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓ̣ܢܐܛܝܘܣ
ܛܐܛܒ ܟ݁ܪܣܝ ܐܢܛܐܟ݁ܝܗ ܒܛܪܝܟ ܓ݁݅ܘ݅ܪܓ݁݅ܣ
ܐܒܢ ܥ ܐܠܟܪܝܡ ܐܠܡܘܨܠ ܘܡܪܝ ܒܣܸܝܠܠܝܘܣ
ܩܬ݂ܘܠܹܝܩ ܐܠܫܪܩ ܡܦܪܝܐܢ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܒܢ ܡܩܕ
ܥܐܙܐܪ ܐܒܢ ܐܟ݂ܬ݀ ܒܛܪܝܟ݁ ܓ݁ܘܪܓ݁ܝܣ܇
ܐܠܡܚܦܘܨ̇ܝܢ ܨܠܐܬ݀ܗܡ ܬ݀ܚܦܜ ܡܪܐܥܝܬ݂ܗܡ
ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܥܠܝ ܝܕ ܐܚܩܪ ܘܐܪܕ݂ܠ ܥܒܐܕ̇ ܐܠܠܗ
ܒܚܪ ܐܠܕ݂ܢܘܒ ܘܐܠܟ݂ܛܐܝܐ ܐܠܡܩܪܚ
ܒܐܠܣܝܐܗ̈ ܐܠܕ݂ܝ ܡܐ ܝܓܒܝ ܐܢ ܝܪܣܡ
ܐܣܡܗ ܡܢ ܟ݁ܬ݂ܪܬ݀ ܕܢܘܒܗ ܘܲ ܒܐܠܐܣܡ
ܩܣܝܣ ܘܒܐܠܦܥܠ ܕ݁ܢܝ ܬ݀ܥܝܣ ܣܠܝܡܐܢ ܐܒܢ
ܡܩܕ ܡܘܣܝ ܐܠܟ݁ܝܐܠ ܘܐܡܗ ܐܠܡܩܕ ܚܠܒܝܗ
ܘܐܟ݂ܘܬ݀ܗ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ ܘܫܡ ܡܩܕ ܐܠܝܐܣ
ܝܘܣܦ ܘܐܠܝܐ ܘܐܠܡܣܐܥܕ݁ ܡܥ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ
ܨܐܢܥܗ ܐܒܪܐܗܡ ܐܒܢ ܝܘܢܐܢ ܙܗܪܗ܀
ܘܢܪܓܘ ܡܢ ܟ݁ܠ ܐܟ݂ܐﹰ ܝܨܐܕ݁ܦ ܗܕ݂ܗ ܚܪܦܢܐ
ܐܠܙܕܝܗ
الخ.
Addition 2:
There is a similar note on fol. 303 b, at the end of the book ofDaniel.
ܫܠܸܶܡ ܟܬܵܒܵܐ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥܡ ܫܲܪܟܐ ܕܕܝܐܬܹܝܩܹܝ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܵܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܣܓ݂ܝܼܕ
ܐܝܩܪܗ ܕܚܲܝܠ ܘܥܲܕܪ ܘܐܫܦܥ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܥܲܠ ܕܘܝܘܬܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܥ̇ܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܒܐܝ̣ܕ̈ܝ ܣܝܠܘܒܐ ܣܠܝܡܐܢ
ܒܲܪ ܡܩܕܣܝ ܡܘܣܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܫܲܛܺܝܼܐ ܘܐܡܗ ܡܩܕ ܚܠܒܝܗ ܘܐܚܘ̈ܗܝ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ ܘܡܫܡ ܡܩܕ ܐܠܝܐܣ
ܘܝܘܣܦ ܘܐܠܝܐ ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܒܝܗ ܝܘ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܫ.
Addition 3:
On fol. 422 b there is also an Arabic note, stating that the maphrian Elias purchased this book, and gave it to Colonel Taylor, A.D. 1829.
قد اشتريتوا انا الفقير مفريان الياس هذا الكتاب
اوصر روزي وهديتهُ الي عزيزنا المحترم مصطر تلي بك في سنة ١٨٢٩ مسيحيه،
Addition 4:
Fol. 207 does not, strictly speaking, belong to this manuscript, being in a different
hand-writing.
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