Add. 14,593
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1472
Description based on Wright DCCIV ()
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.
Add. 14,593, foll. 1–185
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/329
Date:
AD 817 / AG 1128
Origin: Edessa
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 187 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Index of the chapters of the Κλῖμαξ; John Climacus. The Works of John Climacus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 187 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 80, 186 and 187. Foll. 186 and 187 are fly-leaves for this manuscript (see Add. 14,593, fol. 186 and Add. 14,593, fol. 187 ). The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 80, 87 and 107. There are from 28 to 34 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangĕlā, and dated A. Gr. 1128, A.D. 817.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):
Scala Paradisi
fol. 172 a
Contents
This manuscript contains 5 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): John Climacus. The Works of John Climacus
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): John Climacus. His reply to a letter of John, abbat of Raithū
Spiritual Tablets
Title: ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 3b): ܫܠܡܬ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
Title: ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 3b): ܫܠܡܬ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
Note: See additions.
Item 5 (Fol. 172a): John Climacus. Liber ad Pastorem
Title: ܠܘܬ ܪܥܝܐ
Title: ܠܘܬ ܪܥܝܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 2b):
The title of Spiritual Tablets is explained by a later hand.
ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܦ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܐܘ̈ܚܕܬܐ ܡܡܠܠ
Addition 2 (Fol. 2b):
The word ܡܡܠܠ in the above addition is a still later addition.
Addition 3 (Fol. 185a):
Colophpon
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܠܝܡܟܣ. ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܥܕܪ.
ܘܠܒܪܐ ܕܣܝܥ. ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܡܠܝ. ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
Addition 4 (Fol. 185b):
Then follows, on the same page as the colophon, a note, stating that this book was written at
Edessa, A. Gr. 1128 (A.D. 817), by a professional scribe named
Bar-saumā, the son of Anastasius, the son of Cyriacus
,
for a deacon named Stephen.
ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ. ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܡܘܙ.
ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ. ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ
ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܒܪ ܡܢܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܢܣܛܘܣ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܐܬܚܦܛ ܕܝܢ ܘܥܒܕܗ
ܠܩܢܘܡܗ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܠܫ ܒܟܠ. ܣܛܦܢܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܘܡܫܡܫܢܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܝܬܪ ܡܢܗ܆
ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ. ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ.
ܐܡܝܢ
Addition 5:
A subsequent note, of more recent date, has been almost wholly effaced.
Addition 6 (Fol. 2a):
On fol. 2 a there is a third note, which informs us that the manuscript was
purchased from a person named
ܦܝܠܛܘܣ (Philotas?), of the
village of ܟܪܥܐ
, by Thomas and Solomon the
priest, the head of the church in the said village. The writer
calls himself Aaron.
ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܙܒ̇ܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܘܡܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ. ܡܢ
ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܟܪܥܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܗ. ܡܦܝܣܝܢܢ ܠܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܠ
ܡ̇ܢ ܕܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܗܘ ܕܙܒܢ ܘܥܠ ܗܘ ܕܙܒܢ. ܕܢܬܚܢܢܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܚܣܘ ܐܦ
ܠܫܠܡܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܟܪܥܐ ܕܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ
ܗܢܐ̣ ܘܫ. ܘܥܠ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ
Addition 7 (Fol. 2a):
Another hand has added the words
ܘܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܡܦܩ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܪܐ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ
Addition 8 (Fol. 1b):
The index of the chapters of the Κλῖμαξ
on fol. 1 b is written by a
comparatively modern hand.
Add. 14,593, fol. 186
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1470
Date:
Date unknown
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.
Physical Description
Vellum leaf, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 5/8, slightly stained and torn. It is a fly-leaf of Add. 14,593 .
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
Contents
This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 186a): An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Add. 14,593, fol. 187
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1471
Date:
Date unknown
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: John the Monk. An extract from the writings of John the Monk; An extract. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.
Physical Description
Vellum leaf, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 5/8, slightly stained and torn. It is a fly-leaf of Add. 14,593 .
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
Contents
This manuscript contains 2 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 187a): John the Monk. An extract from the writings of John the Monk
[defective]
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕ . . . ܘܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕ . . . ܘܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ
Note: Mutilated at the commencement.
Item 2 (Fol. 187b): An extract [defective]
Note: The title is wholly effaced, and the remainder much stained
and mutilated.
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