Add. 12,143
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/18
Date:
AD 1229 / AG 1540
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 467 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Dionysios bar Ṣalibi. The Commentary of Jacob, or Dionysius, bar Salībī on the four Gospels. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about l0 3/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 467 leaves, the first three or four of which are much torn. This manuscript is composed of 40 quires (mostly of 12 leaves), numbered with letters. Each page has from 26 to 36 lines. It is written in the ordinary, cursive character; is dated A. Gr. 1540, A.D. 1229
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
It is written in the ordinary, cursive character.See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Dionysios bar Ṣalibi. The Commentary of Jacob, or Dionysius, bar Salībī on the four Gospels [defective]
Title: ܩ]ܕܝܫܬܐ . . . ܦܘܫܩܐ . . . [ܒܦ̈]ـܣܝܩܬܐ ܒܝܨ̇ܝܦܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܠܐܒܘܢ ܡـ[ـܪܝ ܕܝܘܢـ]ـܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܨ̇ܠܝܒܝ. ܡܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܦܫ̈ܩܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܬܝܝ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ]...
Title: (By the help of the) holy (Trinity we begin to write) the Commentary (on the holy Gospels, compiled) in brief terms, with great care, by our father Mār Dionysius, alias Jacob, bar Salībī, from the works of all the commentators and expounders of the mysteries of the fear of God. Colophon: See below.
Title: ܩ]ܕܝܫܬܐ . . . ܦܘܫܩܐ . . . [ܒܦ̈]ـܣܝܩܬܐ ܒܝܨ̇ܝܦܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܠܐܒܘܢ ܡـ[ـܪܝ ܕܝܘܢـ]ـܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܨ̇ܠܝܒܝ. ܡܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܦܫ̈ܩܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܬܝܝ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ]...
Title: (By the help of the) holy (Trinity we begin to write) the Commentary (on the holy Gospels, compiled) in brief terms, with great care, by our father Mār Dionysius, alias Jacob, bar Salībī, from the works of all the commentators and expounders of the mysteries of the fear of God. Colophon: See below.
Notes:
- The last three leaves are merely part of the old binding.
- Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t.ii., p. 156 seqq; Forshall and Rosen's Catalogue of the Syriac MSS. in the Brit. Mus., p. 71; Payne Smith's Catalogue of the Syriac MSS. in the Bodleian Library, col. 411
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Dionysios bar Salibi. Introduction [defective]
Note: The Introduction,fol. 1b, is divided in this manuscript into 44 sections, the 35th and 36th, according to Assemani and Loftus, being united.
Item 3 (Fol. 11a): Dionysios bar Salibi. Commentary on S. Matthew
Item 4 (Fol. 204a): Dionysios bar Salibi. Commentary on S. Mark, with four introductory sections
Item 5 (Fol. 220a): Dionysios bar Salibi. Commentary on S. Luke, with six introductory sections
Item 6 (Fol. 298a): Dionysios bar Salibi. Commentary on S. John, with five introductory sections
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 464b):
On fol. 464b there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written in the year of the Greeks 1540, A.D. 1229, by one Barsaumā of Melitene
ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܡܠܝܛܝܢܝ, for his own use.
ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ݀ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ. ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܆ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܫܩ̣ܠ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡ̤ܠܐ ܒܘܝܐܝܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ. ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܣܓܝܕܐ ܘܩܕ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܫܝ̣ܚܐ. ܐܟܡܐ ܕܟ̇ܢܫ ܘܐܓܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܚܣܝܐ ܩܕܝ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܪ ܨܠܝܒܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܬܚܣܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܢ̣ܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܘܬܡܐ ܒܬܡܘܙ ܝܪܚܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܡܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܡܫܡ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣ̇ܥܘܪܐ ܘܢܘܡܝܩܐ νομικός
ܕܡܠܝܛܝܢܝ ܕܡܝܢܬܐ. ܟܬܒ̣ܬܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܝ̇ܬܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܝ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܬܒ̇ܥ ܘܢܣ̇ܒ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟ̇ܐܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܗܦܟ ܠܗ ܡܢܕܪܝܫ ܠܡܪܗ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܝܛܐ ܡܢ ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ. ܘܢܐܪܬ ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܢܛ̇ܪ ܠܕܟ̈ܬܝܒܢ ܢܬܢܛܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ:
Addition 2 (Fol. 464b):
Below this we find a shorter note, mentioning that the book was repaired and bound by one Jacob, A. Gr. 1727, A.D. 1416.
ܐܬܚܕܬ ܘܐܬܕܒܩ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦ ܘܫܒܥ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܣܪܚܘ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܠܡܚܝܠܘܬܝ
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