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Add. 14,613

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/351
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Add. 14,613, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1532
Description based on Wright DCCCVI (2:810-815) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 276 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Copious extracts from a work entitled, "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder" (κλῖμαξ).; Gregory the monk. Extract from the discourse ofGregory the monkconcerning the brethren who dwell in cells; Basil. Short extracts fromBasil; Extracts from the books of Isaiah, Micah, and Zechariah, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version; Ephraim. Extracts from a work ofEphraim, entitled, "the Book of Sentences or Maxims"; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 72 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 276 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, 261, and 266. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 26 in number, but of these the first two and the last are lost. The remainder consist mostly of ten or twelve leaves; but ܝܓ has no less than 27, and ܝܚ no less than 22. The number of lines in each page varies from 19 to 26. Fol. 129 is Greek palimpsest (See Add. 14,613, fol. 129, lower text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 72 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 1 (Fol. 1a): Copious extracts from a work entitled, "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder" (κλῖμαξ).
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 106b): ܫܠܡܘ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܓܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ.
Notes:
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Prefatory notice
Note:

The writer of the prefatory notice, fol. 1 a, states that the name of the author was unknown, but that tradition reported him to have been one of the younger disciples of the Apostles, and that he wrote in Syriac:

ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܐ: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܨܒ̣ܐ ܕܢܟ̇ܬܒ ܫܡܗ: ܘܐܫ̣ܠܡ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܦܫܝܛܐ̣. ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ܀ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܨܒ̣ܐ ܕܢܟ̇ܬܒ ܫܡܗ: ܘܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܟ̈ܬܒܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܡܝܪܐ. ܘܟܘܢܝܗ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܕܥ ܠܢ: ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܕܒܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܩܒܠܢ̣ܢ. ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܐܕܪܟܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ̣. ܕܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ̇. ܕܒܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܘ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܕܠܘ ܫܚܝܡܐ ܗܘ̣. ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܐܣܬܟܠ̣ܢ. ܘܕܢܗܘܐ ܓܠܐ ܘܕܢܝ̣ܚ ܩܕܡ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܪܐ: ܪܒܘܬܐ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܗܘ. ܏ܘܫ.

Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
 
Title:
܏ܟܐ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ. ܥܠ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܐܕܡ
Item 4 (Fol. 9a): On the second law that God gave to Adam
 
Title:
܏ܟܘ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܣܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܕܡ
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): From the discourse on the desire of sexual union, showing how it arose in Adam
 
Title:
܏ܝܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܝܬܐ ܕܙܘܘܓܐ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܐܕܡ
Item 6 (Fol. 21b): On the profit that we have, when we endure evils, whilst we perform good actions; and on fasting and humiliation of the body and the soul
 
Title:
܏ܝ ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܥܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܢܣܝܒܪ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܟܕ ܓܡܪܝܢܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ: ܘܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܡܘܟܟܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܘܕܢܦܫܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 26a): From the discourse on corporeal and spiritual worship
 
Title:
܏ܓ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܦܓܪܢܝܬܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 33b): From the discourse on the herbs for the sick
 
Title:
܏ܕ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܪܩܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 36b): From the discourse on the milk of babes
 
Title:
܏ܗ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܠܒܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 40b): Discourse on him who gives all that he possesses to feed the poor
 
Title:
܏ܚ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡ̇ܘܟܠ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܢ̣ܐ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 43b): Discourse on the hearing of the Scriptures
 
Title:
܏ܝܐ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 47b): Discourse on the service of the Church, secret and public
 
Title:
܏ܝܒ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܟܣܝܬܐ ܘܓܠܝܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 53b): From the discourse on righteous conduct
 
Title:
܏ܝܓ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 55a): Discourse on tears in prayer
 
Title:
܏ܝܚ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 58b): Discourse on the distinction of the way of perfection
 
Title:
܏ܝܛ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 79a): Discourse showing how a man may rise above even the great commandments
 
Title:
܏ܝܘ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܝ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 85b): Discourse on repentance
 
Title:
܏ܟܕ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 91a): Discourse on the soul of man, showing that it is not the blood
 
Title:
܏ܟܚ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܕܡܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 96a): On the subduing of the flesh
 
Title:
܏ܟܛ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܘܒܫ ܦܓܪܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 106b): From the discourse on the commandments of belief and of love of the solitaries
 
Title:
܏ܠ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 107a): Gregory the monk. Extract from the discourse of Gregory the monk concerning the brethren who dwell in cells
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ ܡܩܢܝܐ ܛܥܡܐ ܗܢܝ ܠܚܟܐ̇. ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܬܘܩ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܦܠܐ ܒܗܘܢ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܘܐܦ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܢ̣. ܡܩܢܝܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܬܦ̈ܠܚܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 173, no. 8.
Item 22 (Fol. 115a): Basil. Short extracts from Basil
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 117a): Extracts from the books of Isaiah, Micah, and Zechariah, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
Item 24 (Fol. 117a): Isaiah (ch. lix. 1—4, 7—9, 10—15), according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
Item 25 (Fol. 117a): Micah (ch. vi. 6—8), according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
Item 26 (Fol. 117a): Zechariah (ch. vii. 9, 10, ch. viii. 16, 17), according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
Item 27 (Fol. 118a): Ephraim. Extracts from a work of Ephraim, entitled, "the Book of Sentences or Maxims"
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ
  Incipit: ܡܢܐ ܢܫ̣ܐܠܟ̇ ܐܒܐ̣ ܐܠܦܝܢܝ. ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܕܢܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܢܫ̣ܐܠ ܡܢܟ. ܦܘܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܡܠܬܢ ܗܝ. ܒܗ̇ ܓܝܪ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܨܒܝܢܢ. ܦܘܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܫ̣ܬܩܢ ܗܘ. ܝܕܥ̇ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܫ̈ܐܠܬܐ ܕܨܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܗ
Note: See below, and compare Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. xv.
Item 28 (Fol. 130b): Cyril of Alexandria. Extracts from the writings of Cyril of Alexandria
Item 29 (Fol. 130b): Cyril of Alexandria. The Twelve chapters against Nestorius
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚ̈ܪܡܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܘ̈ܕܦܘܗܝ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܟܘܬܗ ܡܬܪ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 30 (Fol. 132a): Cyril of Alexandria. Two extracts from the commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ.
Item 31 (Fol. 132b): Cyril of Alexandria. Extracts from the treatise on Worship in Spirit and in Truth
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ
Item 32 (Fol. 140b): Philoxenus of Mabug. Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg
Item 33 (Fol. 140b): Philoxenus of Mabug. From the letter to the Recluses
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܫܝܐ
  Incipit: ܐܘܡܢ ܗܘ ܘܨܢܝܥ ܒܥܠ ܕܪܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܢ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ
Item 34 (Fol. 141b): Philoxenus of Mabug. On the tonsure
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 142a): Marcianus the monk. Discourse of Marcianus the monk, entitled, "That we ought to die unselfishly in behalf of the truth, in reliance on God, and to beware of the sin that lies hid in the assumption that we are acting righteously"
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܙܕܩ ܕܠܐ ܚܘܣܢ ܠܡܡܬ ܚܠܦ ܫܪܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܠܡܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܟܡܢܐ ܒܡܣܡ ܒܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ܇ ܕܗܐ ܠܡ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢܢ
  Incipit: ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܗܘ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܡܘܕܝܘ. ܘܛܢ̣ܢܐ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܢܟܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܘܡܣܒܐܦ̈ܐ̣ ܣ̇ܢܐ ܫܪܪܐ. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܡܬܚܫܚܝ̣ܢ ܠܐ ܡ̇ܙܟܐ.
Item 36 (Fol. 144a): Isaac of Antioch. Discourses of Isaac of Antioch
Item 37 (Fol. 144a): Isaac of Antioch. On perfection
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܢ ܕܣܘ̇ܚ ܕܢܨ̇ܠܐ: ܘܡܒ̇ܛܠ ܠܗ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܒ̇ܛܠ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܫܝܘܠ: ܐܓܪܐ ܘܥܡܠܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܗ.
Item 38 (Fol. 150a): Isaac of Antioch. Extract from the discourse on repentance
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 151a): Jacob of Batnae. Discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Item 40 (Fol. 151a): Jacob of Batnae. Extract from a discourse on the prophet Elijah
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 151a): Jacob of Batnae. Discourse on the prophet Elisha, and on the vision of holy men that can see hidden things
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ: ܘܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܠܓܢܝ̈ܙܬܐ
  Incipit: ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܨܒ̣ܝ ܘܐܙܡ̣ܪ ܠܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂. ܩ̈ܠܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܙ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ
Item 42 (Fol. 160b): Jacob of Batnae. Extract from a discourse on the prophet Elijah
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 161a): Gregory Nazianzen. Extract from the discourse of Gregory Nazianzen on love of the poor
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܠܘܓܘܣ ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 162a): Philoxenus of Mabug. Extracts from the commentary of Philoxenus of Mabug on the Gospel of S. Matthew
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ
Item 45 (Fol. 173a): Macarius. Two letters of Macarius
Item 46 (Fol. 173a): Macarius. Part a
  Incipit: ܠܝܬ ܕܪܡ̇ܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Item 47 (Fol. 173a): Macarius. Part b
  Incipit: ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܚܫܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 176a): Evagrius. Extract from a discourse of Evagrius
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܪܝܫܗ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ
Item 49 (Fol. 177a): Ephraim. Additional extracts from the work of Ephraim entitled "the Book of Sentences or Maxims"
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܢܝ ܨܝܕ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝ̣. ܕܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܢܡܪܕܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠܝܟ ܨ̈ܒܝܢܝ. ܠܐ ܬܪܫܠ ܠܗ̇ ܥܠܝ ܠܪܓܬܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܬܬ݀ܦܠܓ ܠܗ̇ ܥܠܝܟ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See above.
Item 50 (Fol. 178b): Isaac of Antioch. Discourse of Isaac of Antioch, entitled, a prayer to be used in asking forgiveness
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܫܐܠܬ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ
  Incipit: ܐܣܓܐ ܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ. ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܝ ܐܪܓܙܬܟ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 222, no. 17
Item 51 (Fol. 180b): John Chrysostom. Extract from the commentary of John Chrysostom on the first Epistle to the Corinthians, hom. xlii.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕ܏ܡܒ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܏ܩ
Item 52 (Fol. 182b): Ephraim. Two discourses of Ephraim, entitled, on the Mercy of the Most High, in the form of dialogues between Ephraim and a disciple
Note: See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, pp. xv. and 105
Item 53 (Fol. 186b): A short extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
 
Title:
ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 187a): Gregory Nazianzen. Short extracts from the writings of Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ
Item 55 (Fol. 187a): Gregory Nazianzen. From his homilies
Item 56 (Fol. 188a): Gregory Nazianzen. From his poems
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܫܚܬܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 190b): John Chrysostom. Short extracts from the commentaries of John Chrysostom on the Epistles of S. Paul
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 196a): Cyril of Alexandria. Short extracts from tbe commentary of Cyril on the Gospel of S. Luke
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܠܘܩܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 197a): Severus. Short extracts from the writings of Severus
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 197a): Severus. From his sermons
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܦܝܬܪܢܝܘ
Item 61 (Fol. 203a): Severus. From his hypomnestica
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܗܘܦܡܢܝܣܛܝܩܐ
Item 62 (Fol. 203b): Severus. From his letters
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 63 (Fol. 201a): Jacob of Batnae. Short extracts from discourses of Jacob of Batnae
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 64 (Fol. 206a): Xystus of Rome. Extracts from Xystus of Rome
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܏ܐܦܝܣ
Item 65 (Fol. 207a): Dionysius the Areopagite. Extract from Dionysius the Areopagite, on prayer
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܣܝܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ. ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 66 (Fol. 207b): Jacob of Batnae. Extracts from a prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  Incipit: ܥܕܠܐ ܥܡ̇ܕ ܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܬܟܫܪ ܥܠ ܥܒ̇ܕܟ ܠܐ ܬܠܐܐ ܒܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܟ̇. ܘܬܪܦܐ ܠܕܝܠܟ ܒ̇ܛܝܠ܀
Item 67 (Fol. 208a): Extract from an anonymous work
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡ̣ܦܪܫ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܢ ܫܪܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 68 (Fol. 208a): Nilus. Writings of Nilus [defective]
Item 69 (Fol. 209a): Nilus. Letter to Philotheus
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܪܚܡܗ ܕܒܥܐ ܡܢܗ: ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܕܚܝܠ ܘܪܬ݀ܝܬ ܢܦܘܫ ܠܗ.
  Incipit: ܠܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܝܠܬܐܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܡܬ݀ܟܢܐ̣. ܡܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܢܦܫܟ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܒܫܡ̈ܥܝܟ ܘܡܫܬܒܗܪ ܒܥܝܪܘܬܗ ܕܪܥܝܢܟ̇. ܘܪܘܙ ܬܘܒ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܟ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ̣. ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܫܠܡ.܀. ܟܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܟ ܩܒܠܢܢ: ܘܡܢܗ̇ ܥܠ ܥܝܪܘܬܗ ܕܗܘܢܟ ܐܝܠܦܢܢ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܪܕ̇ܦ ܒܬܪ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ: ܘܚܒܝܒܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ: ܕܡܢ ܦܘܠܝܛܝܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܬܩ̇ܢܝܐ̣. ܐܘܿܕܝܢܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܗܒܗ̇ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܕܛܛܘܣ. ܘܫ.
Item 70 (Fol. 229a): Nilus. Letter to certain monks
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ̇. ܕܟܬܒܘ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܡܩ̇ܠܣܝܢ ܠܡܥܡܪܗ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ܇ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܗ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ.
  Incipit: ܠܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܟܘܢ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠ̣ܡ.܀. ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܢ: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܣ̈ܝܢܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܟܘܢ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܩ̇ܒܠܢܢ: ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܕܢܒܥܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ̣. ܕܬܦܝܣܘܢ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܟܘܢ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܣܒ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܐܦ ܕܝܠܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܡܐ ܕܠܗ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܝ ܚܫ̈ܐ܇ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܢܩ̇ܪܒ.
Item 71 (Fol. 234b): Nilus. Discourse on virtue and on the true forsaking of the world, addressed to his friend Theosebius
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܦܩܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܕܟܬ݂ܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܒܢܗ ܕܒܥ̣ܐ ܡܢܗ
  Incipit: ܠܕܚ̇ܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܦ ܡܝܬܪܐ̣. ܗܘܿ ܕܡܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܗ ܫܡܗ ܬܐܘܣܒܝܣ: ܡܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܢܦܫܟ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܡ ܟܠܢܫ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ. ܒܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܫܘܒܚܗ ܢܬܚ̇ܫܒ ܘܢܡܠܠ ܘܢܣܥܘܪ ܫܠ̣ܡ.܀. ܡܛܠ ܡܪܝ ܡܦܩܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ܇ ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܕܐܪܫܘܡ ܠܟ: ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܡܢܗ̇ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ܇ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܡܬܬܒܥܝܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܟܝܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ: ܘܒܗ̇ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܗ ܚܝܠܬܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܢ: ܗܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܘܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ܆ ܐܫ̇ܬܐܠܬ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܠܡܥ̣ܒܕ ܗܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ̣. ܒܕܚܐ̇ܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܝ܇ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܡܢ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܚ̈ܠܫܐ ܡܬܝܠܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 72 (Fol. 258b): Nilus. Discourse, hortatory and treating of the seven evil passions [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܫܒܥܐ ܚ̈ܫܝܢ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܦܝܣܗ
  Incipit: ܥܠ ܡܣܒ̣ܪܢܘܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇: ܬܚܬ݂ܝܬ ܠܡܥܠܝܘܬܟ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܠܘܬܢ: ܕܬܫ̣ܐܠ ܡܢܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܢܠܓܠܓ ܥܡܟ ܚܒܝܒܐܝܬ: ܐܝܟ ܒܪܐ ܠܘܬܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ̇ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܒܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܪܒܗ̣. ܡܫ̣ܬܐܠܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܬܡܥܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ܇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܩ̇ܕ ܕܐܫܬ̣ܡܥܘ ܠܪ̈ܒܢܝܟܘܢ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ. ܏ܘܫ.

Add. 14,613, fol. 129, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1533
Description based on Wright DCCCVI (2:810-815) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th century
Unspecified Greek script ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Unspecified contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

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Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 3/4. This leaf is Greek palimpsest (See Add. 14,613, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Greek script): The characters are neat, slanting uncials of about the viiith cent.
Decoration (Ornamentation): The capital letters were ornamented with green paint.

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