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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1144
Description based on Wright DCCCCXXII (3:1064-1069) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1709-10 / AG 2020—21
East Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 362 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: History
This manuscript contains: Ephraim. The Cave of Treasures, a compendious history of the world from the Creation to the Advent of our Lord; the Question of Mār Simeon Cephas; the Question of Ezra the Scribe, when he was in the desert with his disciple Carpus; The Testament of Adam; Revelations and Visions of the Just of old and of the true Prophets, regarding the Dispensation of the Messiah; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 8 7/8 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 362 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 36 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of 28 lines.

Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good Nestorian hand, with numerous vowel-points, etc., and is dated A. Gr. 2020—21, A.D. 1709-10.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Hebrew script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 3b): Ephraim. The Cave of Treasures, a compendious history of the world from the Creation to the Advent of our Lord
 
Title:
ܡܥܲܪܲܬ݂ ܓܲܙ̈ܐ
 
Title:
ܥܲܠ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܢ ܝ̣ܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝ̣ܚܵܐ ܡܫܲܪܹܝܢܢ ܠܡܸܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܐ ܕܥܲܠ ܝܘܼܒܵܠ ܫܲܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܐ. ܐܘܵ ܟܹ݁ܝܬ݂ ܕܲܡܥܲܪܬ݂ ܓܲܙ̈ܐ܀ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܩܲܕܝ̣ܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܲܦܪܹܝܡ
Notes:
  • Falsely ascribed to Ephraim.
  • See Asscmani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 498, no. xvii., and t. iii., pars 1, p. 281, no. 2; and compare Dillmann, Das christliche Adambuch des Morgenlandes,p. 9.
Item 2 (Fol. 50b): the Question of Mār Simeon Cephas A tract on the holy Eucharist and Baptism
  Incipit: ܫܘܼܐܵܠܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹܐܦܵܐ. ܕܥܠ ܚܡܝܪܐ ܡܩܕܫܐ. ܘܥܠ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ̤ܘ܀ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܡܦܫܩܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܘܕܥ ܠܢ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܥܘܡܩ̈ܐ. ܘܣܗ̇ܕ ܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܥܪܬ ܓܙ̈ܐ܀ ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܛܠ ܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܓܘܕܦܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܐܲܒ݁ܥ ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܣܓܝܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܒܥܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܪܢ ܘܢܚܡܗ̇ ܠܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ. ܘܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܘܫܪܪ ܠܦܠܝ̈ܓܝ ܠܒܐ ܘܪܥܝܢܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܕܣܗ̇ܕ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܗܘ̤ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗܘ̤ܐ ܫܬܐܣ݈ܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܚܡܝܪܐ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܘܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܒܐܝܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܫܬܲܟ݁ܢܘ ܠܢ ܘܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܗ ܘܕܡܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܕܥܡܕܗ ܡܚܣܝܢܐ ܕܚܛܝ̈ܐ܀ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘ̤ܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܕܬܐ. ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܠܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܒܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܨܝܪ ܗ݇ܘ̣ܐ ܐ݇ܪܙܗ̇ ܘܛܘܦܣܗ̇ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܫܝܠܘܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܘ̤ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܡܠܐܟܐ ܠܡ ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ ܢܚ̇ܬ ܗ݇ܘܐ ܘܡܙܝܥ ܗ݇ܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ̈ܢ ܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ܀ ܐܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܢ̣ܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ. ܐܠܐ ܚܢܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܥ̇ܝܢܢ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܐ݇ܢܫܝ̈ܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ. ܕܡ̣ܢ ܓܙܘܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܗܘ̤ܬ ܠܗ̇ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܚܘܢܛܬܐ ܗܘ̤ܬ ܠܗ̇. ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܥܙܪܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ. ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܩ̣ܠܘ ܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܥܡܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ. ܘܐܝܬ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܩܕܫܘ ܡܫܚܐ. ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܬܪܗܘܢ. ܘܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ. ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܸܫܠܲܡ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 498, no. xvii.; t. iii., pars 1, p. 281, no. 2, and p. 309, note 1.
Item 3 (Fol. 54b): the Question of Ezra the Scribe, when he was in the desert with his disciple Carpus the Vision of Ezra the Scribe regarding the Kingdom of the Ishmaelites
 
Title:
ܫܸܐܠ݈ܬ݂ܐ ܕܲܫܐܸܠ ܥܵܙܪܵܐ ܣܵܦܪܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܗܘ̤ ܒܡܲܕܒ݁ܪܐ ܘܬܲܠܡܝ̣ܕܹܗ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܕܲܫܡܹܗ ܩܲܪܦܘܿܣ
  Incipit: ܫܐܹܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܓܠܐ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܥܬܝ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܒܲܐܚܪܵܝܬ݂ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܩܪܦܘܣ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܒܪܝ ܩܪܦܘܣ ܘܐܹܡܲܪ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܐ݇ܚܪ̈ܝܐ܀ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘ̤ܐ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܚܙܵܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܘܫܹܐܠܹ̇ܬ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܲܢܒܲܕܹܩ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܐ݇ܚܪܵܝܲܬ݂ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܫܡ̈ܥܠܝܐ. ܘܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܥܠܲܝܡܐ ܚܕ ܕܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܐܲܟܘܵܬܗ. ܟܕ ܡܥܲܛܲܦ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܚܸܘܵܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription (Fol. 57b): ܫܠܸܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܚܹܙܘܵܐ ܕܚܙ̣ܐ ܥܙܪܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܫܡܲܥܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 498, no. xvii.; and t, iii., pars 1, p. 282, no. 3.
Item 4 (Fol. 57b): The Testament of Adam
 
Title:
ܕܝ̣ܵܬܹܩܹܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܐܵܕܵܡ
  Incipit: ܕܫܸܡ̇ܥܹܬ ܒܪܝ ܫܹܝܬ݂ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܵܬܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܸܬ݈ܝ̣ܠܸܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ. ܘܗܵܘܹ̇ܐ ܥܡܝ ܘܥܡ ܒ̈ܢܝ. ܘܥܵܒܹܕ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܣܵܥܲܪ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܬܐ. ܘܡܗܲܠܸܟ ܥܠ ܓ̈ܠܠܐ ܕܝܡܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܥܠ ܕܲܦܵܐ ܕܩܲܝܣܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 498, no. xvii.; t. iii., pars 1, p. 282, no. 4; and Add. 14,624, no. 2.
Item 5 (Fol. 58b): Revelations and Visions of the Just of old and of the true Prophets, regarding the Dispensation of the Messiah
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܢܸܥܒܸ݁ܕ ܫܘܼܪܵܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܢ ܘܥܠ ܓܸܠܝ̈ܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܚܹܙܘܵܢ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܘ̤ܘ ܠܘܬ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܐ ܡܹܟ݁ܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܸܥܒܸ݁ܕ ܠܢ ܫܘܼܪܵܝܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ
  Incipit: ܫܡܥ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܩܵܪܘܝܐ ܘܐܣܬܲܟ݁ܠ ܠܟ ܒܟܠ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܘܦܸܠܐܬ݂̈ܐ ܕܗܘ̤ܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܪܢ ܘܫܡܠܝ ܒܦܓܪܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬܹܗ. ܘܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܘܕܐ݇ܢܫܘܬܗ ܣܓܝܕܬܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 498, no. xvii.; and t. iii., pars 1, p. 282, no. 5.
Item 6 (Fol. 77b): Andronicus. The Names of the Nations that arose after the Confusion of Tongues
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܒܝܕ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܐ݇ܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܗ݇ܘ̤ܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܬܪ ܒܘܠܒܠܐ ܕܠܫܢ̈ܐ ܕܒܒܒܠ
  Incipit: ܫܹܝܡ ܘܚܵܡ ܘܝܲܦܬ݁܀ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܪܥܗ ܕܫܝܡ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܸܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܠܫܢ̈ܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܣܹܦܪܐ. ܚܡܫܐ ܠܫܢ̈ܐ. ܣܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܝܹܐ. ܘܥܹܒ̣ܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܒ̣ܵܒ̣̈ܠܵܝܐ. ܘܦܵܪ̈ܣܵܝܹܐ. ܘܥܝ̣ܠܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ. ܘܠܒܝܟܝܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܕܢ݈ܚܵܐ. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܹܕܪܝ̣ܢܘܿܣ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܥܪ݈ܒ̣ܵܐ. ܘܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܨܥܬܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ.  Subscription (Fol. 79b): ܫܠܸܡ ܕܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܐ ܕܐܲܢܕܪܘܿܢܝ̣ܩܘܿܣ ܚܲܟ݁ܝ̣ܡܐ.
Item 7 (Fol. 79b): John Chrysostom. An extract regarding Nebuchadnezzar from a discourse of John Chrysostom on the Fast of Daniel and his Companions
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܹܬ݂ܚܲܠܲܦܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܫܒܥ ܥܕܢ̈ܝܢ. ܡ̣ܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ. ܫܒܩ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ ܠܫܝܢܐ ܘܢܦܩ̣ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ. ܫܒܩ̣ ܗܝܟܠܗ ܪܘܝܚܐ ܘܢܦܩ̣ ܠܕܒܪܐ ܣܦܝܩܐ. ܫܪܐ ܬܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܘܐܵܘܥܝ̣ ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: Regarding the subscription, see additions.
Item 8 (Fol. 81b): Solomon of Basra. The Bee, compiled by Solomon, metropolitan of Pĕrath Maishān or al-Baṣra
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܘܼܩܵܛ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܸܒ݁ܘܿܪܝ̣ܬ݂ܐ: ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܲܦܪܲܬ ܕܡܲܝܫܵܢ ܕܗܝ̤ ܗ݇ܝ̣ ܒܲܨܪܵܗ܀
Notes:
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 576, no. xvii.; and t. iii., pars 1, p. 309.
  • A Latin translation of this work has been published by Dr. Schonfelder, Bamberg, 1866.
  • Regarding the subscription, see additions.
Item 9 (Fol. 159a): Simeon Shankelawi. The Chronicle of Simeon Shankelawi; a treatise on the Calendar, draw up in the form of questions and answers, for the use of his disciple John (the son) of Zo’bi
 
Title:
ܟܪܝܢܝ̣ܩܝܘܿܢ ܕܡܟܲܢܲܫ ܘܡܠܲܚܲܡ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܓܒܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܒܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܫܲܢܩܠܵܘܝ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܙܘܿܥܒ݁ܝ̣..
Notes:
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 307.
  • Regarding the colophon, see additions.
Item 10 (Fol. 159a): John of Zo'bi. Letter of John to Simeon
  Excerpt: ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܠܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܝܟ. ܘܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܡܘܕܝܢܐ ܕܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܝܒܘ̈ܬܟ. ܫ̇ܐܠ ܫܠܡ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܟ ܣܓܝ ܘܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܣܓܝ. ܘܬܒܥ ܨܠܘ̈ܬܟ ܫܡܝ̈ܥܬܐ ܠܐܝ̣ܵܠ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ. ܕܥܡ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܕܢܲܗܲܪܬܢܝ ܘܒܲܝܸܢܬܵܢܝ ܒܗܝܢ. ܐܘ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܥ̇ܐ ܐ݇ܢܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܒܗܘܬܟ. ܕܐܦ ܒܫܪܒܐ ܕܚܘܫ̈ܒܢܝ ܟܪܝ̣ܢܝ̣ܩܘܿܢ: ܗܝ̤ ܟܕ ܗܝ̤ ܬܣܥܘܪ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܨܝܕ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܝ. ܐܠܐܝ̣ܬܵܗ̇ ܓܝܪ ܠܝܩܝܪܘܬ ܣܝܒܘܬܟ ܒܗ ܣܓܝܐܝܬ. ܘܠܡܲܚܣܹܢ ܐܬܩܒܥܘ ܣܘܟܵܠܘ̈ܗܝ ܒܡܲܕܲܥܝ ܥܛܸܠ ܠܟܠ ܣܘܟܵܠ. ܘܗܫܐ ܐܵܒ̣ܝ ܕܥܕܟܝܠ ܢܛܝܪܬ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ. ܘܫܟܝܚ ܒܗ ܒܓܘܫܡܟ ܐܦ ܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܟܝܵܢܝܐ. ܒܥ̇ܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܟ ܕܬܩܒܥܝ܏ܘ ܠܝ ܐܦ ܒܪ̈ܘܫܡܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܝܒܬܐ. ܐܦܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܲܠܐ݈ܝܵܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܣܝܒܘܬܟ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܗ݇ܝ̣ ܕܝܠܝ ܘܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܡܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܐܟܘܬܝ ܠܲܐܝܘܼܬܟ ܕܒܗ ܒܥ̇ܐ ܐ݇ܢܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܘܝܚܘܬ ܚܘܒܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܡܐܢ ܠܟ ܒܗܕܐ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܡܦܵܣ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܫܟܝܚ ܠܘܬܢ ܟܬܒܗ ܕܪܒܐ ܐܹܘܣܹܒ̣ܝ̣ܣ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܝ̣ܢܝ̣ܩܘܿܢ. ܘܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܐ݇ܢܫ ܐ݇ܢܫ ܡܢ ܡܠܦ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܟܘܬܝ. ܠܐ ܡܣܬܟܝܠܝܢܢ ܥܲܛܠܘܬ ܡܠܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܥܲܡܝܩܘܬ ܣܘܟܵܠܐ. ܘܝܬܝܪ ܒܝܬܝܪ ܥܠ ܠܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܡܸܢܝܵܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ. ܕܡ̣ܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܟܲܢܫܲܬ݀ ܕܘܵܠܝ̣ܬܐ ܗ݇ܝ̣ ܠܟ ܐܘܿ ܐܒܘܢ. ܕܬܥܡܠ ܒܗܕܐ ܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ ܡܲܠܝܲܬ݀ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ..
Item 11 (Fol. 232b): The history of Shalita, the disciple of Eugenius
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܲܠܝ̣ܛܵܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 253a): The martyrdom of Mamas at Caesarea in Cappadocia
 
Title:
ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܵܡܵܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܒܩܹܣܲܪܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܵܦܵܕ݂ܘܿܩܝ̣ܵܐ.
Note: See Add. 14,645, no. 38.
Item 13 (Fol. 258b): The history of Alexander the Great
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܵܠܟ݂ܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܵܩܹ̈ܕܘܿܢܵܝܐ܀ ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܿܡܵܝܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܬ ܗ݇ܘ̣ܘ ܚܟܝܡ̈ܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܗܡ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܠܗ̈ܐ. ܡܫ̣ܚܘ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܩܡ̣ܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇. ܘ̈ܓܠܠܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܐܙܝܥܘ. ܘܢܝܠܘܣ ܪܒܐ ܒܡܫܘܚܬܗ ܠܒܟܘ. ܣܕܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܚܫ̣ܒܘ. ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܥܡܪܬܐ ܒܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܙܕܟܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܫܠܡܘ. ܘܒܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܚܪܫܘܬܐ܀ ܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܥܠ ܢܲܩܛܝ̣ܒ݁ܘܿܣ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܐܚܪܹܢܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗ݇ܘ̣ܐ. ܘܡܬܦܲܪܣܹܐ ܗ݇ܘ̣ܐ ܫܟ̣ܵܚ̈ܵܬܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ..

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 81a): The subscription to An extract regarding Nebuchadnezzar from a discourse of John Chrysostom on the Fast of Daniel and his Companions, fol. 81 a, states that the book was written by the priest Homo bar Daniel of Alkosh (near Mosul), A. Gr. 2020, A.D. 1709 ܫܠܸܡ̈ܝ ܢܒ݂̈ܝ̣ܵܘܵܬ݂ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܐܝ̣̈ܕܝ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܗܘ݈ܿܡܘܿ. ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫܝܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܐܟ ܠܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ: ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܏ܫܘܼ
Addition 2 (Fol. 157b): The subscription to The Bee, compiled by Solomon, metropolitan of Pĕrath Maishān or al-Baṣra, fol. 157 b, states that the book was written by the same scribe as no. 7, at the expense of the priest Joseph bar Hormizd, of Hordaphne in the district of Amedia, for the church of the blessed Virgin Mary in that place. ܫܠܸܡ ܫܢܬ ܐܐܟ ܠܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ܀ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܬܡܘܙ܀ ܟܒ܀ ܒܗ܀ ܒܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ܀ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܗܘܿܡܘܿ. ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫܵܝܐ܀ ܒܒܥܘ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܝ̣ܨܸܦ ܘܐܲܟ̣ܦܲܬ݀ ܠܗ ܒܡܟܬܒܢܘܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܟܗܢܐ ܙܗܝܐ. ܘܦܲܪܡܘܼܢܵܪܐ ܕܟܝܐ. ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܘܣܦ. ܒܪ ܡܢܚܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܗܘܿܪܡܹܝܙܕ ܚܘܿܪܕܲܦܢܵܝܐ. ܡܫܝܚܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܡܢܵܬܗ ܒܡܠܟܘܬ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܐܟܬܒܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡ ܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܘܕܟܝܬܐ. ܕܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܘܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܚܘܿܪܕܲܦܢܹܐ. ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܥܲܡܹܕܝ̣ܵܐ܀ ܡܸܟ݁ܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܲܠܗܵܠ ܦܵܫ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܗܕܐ ܥܕܬܐ ܥܗܝܕܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܐَܢܫ ܒܪܢܫ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ
Addition 3 (Fol. 232a): The colophon to , fol. 232 a, states that the work was written by the same scribe as the previous ones, in the year 2020, A.D. 1709, when Elias was Catholic Patriarch of the East ܐܹܫܬ݁ܲܠܲܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܐܝܠܘܠ܀ ܟܚ܀ ܒܗ܀ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ܀ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܐܟ ܠܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܡܲܥܒ݁ܪܢܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܗܘ̤ ܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒ̣ܐ ܕܐܒ̣ܗ̈ܬܐ. ܘܪܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ. ܥܬܝܪ ܒܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܡܥܲܠܲܝ ܒܫܡܲܝܵܢ̈ܝܵܬܐ. ܘܡܪܲܡܪܲܡ ܒܐܒܗ̈ܬ݂ܐ. ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܡܲܕܢ݈ܚܵܐ. ܢܬܩܲܝܲܡ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܠܣܘܦ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬ ܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܘܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܚܲܒܸ݁ܠ ܘܛܪܛܫ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ. ܘܫܝܛܐ ܘܒܣܝܐ. ܕܠܐ ܠܫܡܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܟܘܢܵܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܢܩܛܘܦ ܡ̣ܢ ܦܘܡ ܩܵܪ̈ܘܝܐ ܨܠܘܬ ܚܘܣܝܐ. ܡܘܕܥ ܫܡ ܕܘܝܘܬܗ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܗܘ݈ܿܡܘܿ. ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ. ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܠܝܐ. ܕܡ̣ܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܘܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܢܵܚܘܿܡ ܢܒܝܐ. ܡܲܥܡܲܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܪܢ ܒܝܡܝܢܗ ܚܲܝܠܬܵܢܝ̣ܬܵܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 361a): The colophon, fol 361a, is similar to the previous ones ܫܠܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܕܩܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܟܣܢ܏ܕ. ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܕܘܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܗܘ݈ܿܡܘܿ ܐܚ̈ܐ. ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫܵܝܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܐܟ̈ܐ ܠܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ܀ ܒܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝ ܩܕܝ̣ܡ܀ ܓ܀ ܒܗ܀ ܒܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ܀ ܘܠܡܲܥܒ݁ܪܵܢܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܕܢ̈ܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 2b): On fol. 2 b stands the following note ܕܥ ܐܘܿ ܐܚܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ ܒܗ ܏ܐܠܦ ܣܘܼܡܵܩܬ݁ܐ ܏ܟܬܒܐ ܏ܕܡܥܪܬ ܏ܓܙ̈ܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܀ ܘܟܠ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ ܒܗ ܏ܒܝܬ ܣܘ܏ܡܩ: ܏ܟܬܒܐ ܏ܕܕܒܘܪܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܀ ܘܟܠ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ ܒܗ ܓ܏ܡܠ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ ܏ܟܬܒܐ ܕܟܪ܏ܝܢܝܩܘܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܀ ܘܟܠ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܟܬܝܒ. ܏ܟܬܒܐ ܏ܕܬܠܬ ܏ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܀
Addition 6 (Fol. 1a): The Hebrew Alphabet is written on foll. 1 a, 3 a, and 361 b.
Addition 7 (Fol. 362b): On fol. 362 b we read Hebrew letters; and below, Syriac % ܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܘܲܫܠܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܦܘܿܡ ܓܒ̣ܪ̣ܝ̣ܵܠ ܠܲܘܬ݁ܟ ܩܲܫܝ̣ܫܵܐ ܓܝ̣ܘܼܪܓܣ ܘܲ . . . . ܫ ܡ̣ܢ
Addition 8 (Fol. 253a): On fol. 253 a we find part of Ps. xxii., written in Hebrew characters, viz. VV. 17—21 %

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