Add. 23,596
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1141
Date:
AD 1720 / AG 2031
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 422 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Gregory bar Hebraeus.. The ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, or "Horreum Mysteriorum," of Gregory bar Hebraeus.; a list of the works of Gregory bar Hebraeus, with a few particulars regarding his life; . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.
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.
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 ܠܐܝܹܠ ܐܝܹܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܣܘܼܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܢ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܵܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ̈ܙܐ (sic) ܦܘܼܫܵܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܨܘܪܬ݀ ܟܬܵܒ ܡܹܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ̇ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܿܣ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܝ̣ܕܥ ܒܲܪ ܥ̣ܒܪܝܐ.
Title: ܟܕ ܠܐܝܹܠ ܐܝܹܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܣܘܼܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܢ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܵܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ̈ܙܐ (sic) ܦܘܼܫܵܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܨܘܪܬ݀ ܟܬܵܒ ܡܹܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ̇ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܿܣ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܝ̣ܕܥ ܒܲܪ ܥ̣ܒܪܝܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Old Testament.
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The Pentateuch.
Item 4 (Fol. 78b): The Books.
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. 421): a list of the works of Gregory bar Hebraeus, with a few particulars regarding his life
Excerpt: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܣܵܡ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܪܐܒܐܝܬ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܩܕ
ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܿܪܝܘܿܣ
Note: Compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., especially pp. 263 and 268 seqq.
Item 33 (Fol. 207):
Note: Fol. 207 does not, strictly speaking, belong to this manuscript, being in
a different hand-writing.
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:
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 'Azār
maphrian.
ܟ̇ܡܠ ܘܢܓܙ ܗܕ݂ܐ ܟ̇ܬ̇ܐܒ ܐܠܐܘܨܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܬ݀ܦܣܝܪ ܟ̇ܬ݀ܒ
ܐܠܡܩܕ ܐܠܥܬ̇ܝܩܗ ܘܐܠܔܕ݁ܝܕ݁ܗ ܟܕ ܝܘܡ ܦܝ ܫܗܪ ܐܨܒܐܛ ܣܢܗ̈ ܒܝܗ ܝܘ ܦܝ ܐܝܐܡ
ܐܒܗܐܬ݀ܢܐ ܐܠܡܥܨ̇ܡܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓ̣ܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܛܐܛܒ ܟ݁ܦܪܣܝ 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 ܝܔܒ 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܀ ܘܢܪܔܘ ܡܢ ܟ݁ܠ ܐܟ݂ܐ ܝܨܐܕ݁ܦ ܗܕ݂ܗ
ܚܪܦܢܐ ܐܠܙܪܝܗ الخ
Addition 2:
There is a similar note on fol. 303 b, at the end of the book of
Daniel.
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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