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Add. 14,530

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/257
Description based on Wright DCCCCV (2:1027-1030) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 535 / AG 846
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 108 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Councils of the Church and Ecclesiastical Canons
This manuscript contains: The Acts of the Second Council of EphesusA small part of this volume has been edited by the Rev. S. G. F. Perry, under the title of "An Ancient Syriac Document, purporting to be the record, in its chief features, of the second Synod of Ephesus," etc., Oxford, 1867. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which, particularly at the end, are much stained and slightly torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 12 or 13 in number, but the last two or three, from fol. 94 (ܝܐ) onwards, are imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 96, 98, 101, 105, and 106. There are from 27 to 34 lines in each page. From the note on the margin of fol. 1 b,   Excerpt: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ . . . , it would appear that a commentary on one of the Gospels was once bound with this manuscript.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a fine, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 846, A.D. 535.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Acts of the Second Council of Ephesus [defective]
 
Title:
ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܬ ܒܐܦܣܘܣ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ.
  Subscription (Fol. 108a): ܫܠܡܬ ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܬ ܒܐܦܣܘܣ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̇. ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܙܟ̈ܝܐ ܬܐܕܘܣܝܣ ܘܘܠܢܛܝܢܝܢܘܣ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܚܕ ܐܪܙܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ̣. ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀
Notes:
  • *A small part of this volume has been edited by the Rev. S. G. F. Perry, under the title of "An Ancient Syriac Document, purporting to be the record, in its chief features, of the second Synod of Ephesus," etc., Oxford, 1867.
  • This is the so-called ληστρικὴ σύνοδος or "Latrocinium Ephesinum" (see Labbe, Sacros. Concilia, ed. Coleti, t. iv., coll. 743, seqq., and compare also coll. 889—1189)—held A.D. 449, during the reigns of Theodosius and Valentinian, under the presidency of Dioscorus of Alexandria
  • *The proceedings in the case of Eutyches, which occupied the first session of the council, are passed over in this manuscript. See Add. 12,156, fol. 51 b .
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Letter of the Emperors to Dioscorus, convening the Council
 
Title:
ܐܘܛܘܩܪܛܘܪܘܣ ܩܐܣܪ̈ܣ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܣ ܘܘܠܢܛܝܢܝܢܘܣ ܙܟ̈ܝܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܢܨܚ ܒܙܟ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܡܣ̈ܬܓܕܝ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ܆ ܐܓܘ̈ܣܛܘ ܠܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣ
Note: See Labbe, coll. 869, seqq.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Letter of the Emperors to Dioscorus, regarding Theodoret of Cyrus
Note: See Labbe, coll. 881—3.
Item 4 (Fol. 3b): Letter of the Emperors to the Council, regarding Ibas of Edessa
Item 5 (Fol. 4a): List of the bishops and priests who were present at the Council, concluding with the name of "Barsumas presbyter et archimandrita"
Notes:
Item 6 (Fol. 5b): Statements of deputations of the Council, regarding the representatives of Leo (Julian and Hilarius), who refused to be present at its meetings, after the conclusion of the case of Eutyches; and regarding Domnus of Antioch, who was sick or pretended to be so
Note: ܐܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܢܐ ܥܢܝܢܐ̣. ܬܘܒ ܠܨܦܪܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ̣. ܐܙܠ̣ܢܢ ܠܬܡܢ. ܘܗܘ̣ܝܢܢ ܒܥܢܝܢܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܢܘܛܪܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܢܬܟܢܫܘܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ̣. ܘܐܦܢ ܥܣܪ̈ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܬܫܕܪ ܗ̣ܝ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܗܝܡܢܘ ܡܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܠܐܘܢ̇. ܕܡܫܡܗܬܐ ܘܡܠܟܬܐ ܪܗܘܡܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗܝـ̣ܢ. ܐܠܐ ܕܢܐܬܘܢ ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̣. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܫܕܝܪܐ ܐܘܛܘܟܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 8a): Action against Ibas, bishop of Edessa
 
Title:
ܗܘ̈ܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܝܒܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Note: This title is given on fol. 2 b, before the letter of the Emperors regarding Theodoret.
Item 8 (Fol. 8a): Letter of the Emperors to the Council, regarding the complaints against Ibas
Note: See above, no. 4.
Item 9 (Fol. 8a): Letter of the Emperors to various monks of Edessa, brought to the Council by a deputation of the monks
Note: Compare the letters to Dioscorus and Barsumas in Labbe, t. iv., coll. 876-77.
Item 10 (Fol. 10a): Report of various proceedings of the people and clergy at Edessa
Item 11 (Fol. 10a): The outcries of the populace at the entry of the Comes Chaereas (ܟܐܪܐܐ, Χαιρέας) into the city
 
Title:
ܦܘ̈ܢܣ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 13b): Relations or reports (ἀναφοραί) of Chaereas
 
Title:
ܐܢܦܘܪ̈ܣ
Item 13 (Fol. 34a): Ibas. Letter of Ibas to Mārī the Persian
Note: See Labbe, t. iv., coll. 1573—80.
Item 14 (Fol. 47b): Daniel, bishop of Harran. Deposition (καθαίρεσις) of Daniel, bishop of Harran
 
Title:
ܩܬܪܣܝܣ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚܪܢ
Item 15 (Fol. 50b): Irenaeus, bishop of Tyre. Deposition of Irenaeus, bishop of Tyre
 
Title:
ܩܬܪܣܝܣ ܕܐܝܪܝܢܐܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܛܘܪܘܣ
Item 16 (Fol. 52a): Aquilinus, bishop of Byblos. Deposition of Aquilinus, bishop of Byblos
 
Title:
ܩܬܪܣܝܣ ܕܐܩܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܒܝܒܠܘܣ
Item 17 (Fol. 54a): Action against Sophronius, bishop of Tellā or Constantina
 
Title:
ܗܘܦܡ̈ܢܡܛܐ ܕܐܣܬܥܪܘ ܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܬܠܠܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 57a): Theodoret, bishop of Cyrus. Deposition of Theodoret, bishop of Cyrus
 
Title:
ܩܬܪܣܝܣ ܕܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܪܘܣ
Item 19 (Fol. 62a): Theodoret. Letter written by Theodoret to the monks, against Cyril and the (first) Council of Ephesus
Item 20 (Fol. 72b): Theodoret. Extracts from his writings
Item 21 (Fol. 78b): Domnus, bishop of Antioch. Adherence of Domnus, bishop of Antioch, by message, to the above decisions
Item 22 (Fol. 79a): The excommunication, laid on certain of the clergy by Flavian of Constantinople, is removed
Item 23 (Fol. 79a): Action against Domnus, bishop of Antioch [defective]
 
Title:
ܗܘܦܡ̈ܢܡܛܐ ܕܐܣܬܥܪܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܘܡܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 79b): Libellus of Cyriacus the priest
Item 25 (Fol. 83a): Domnus. Letter of Domnus to Flavian
Item 26 (Fol. 85b): Libellus of the priest Marcellus
 
Title:
ܠܝܒ̈ܠܘ
Item 27 (Fol. 87b): Libellus of the deacon Heliodorus and other monks
Item 28 (Fol. 89a): ἐξωμοσία of the priest Pelagius
 
Title:
ܐܟܣܘܡܘܣܝܐ ܕܦܠܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 92a): Dioscorus of Alexandria. Letter of Dioscorus of Alexandria to Domnus
Item 30 (Fol. 96a): Domnus. Reply of Domnus [defective]
Item 31 (Fol. 97a): Dioscorus. Another letter of Dioscorus to Domnus [defective]
Item 32 (Fol. 99b): Domnus. Reply of Domnus
Item 33 (Fol. 104a): An imperial document, setting forth the reasons for convening the second Council of Ephesus; chiefly on account of the machinations of Flavian and Eusebius, and their abettors, Domnus, Theodoret and others
 
Title:
ܦܘܫܩܐ
  Incipit: ܢܡܘܣ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܠܦ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܡܬܟܪܙܝ̣ܢ. ܣܟ݂ ܠܐ ܡܬܛܦܝܣܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܠܛܘܥܝܝ ܢܫܬܠܡܘܢ̇ ܘܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܒ̈ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܐܘܚܕܢܢ ܕܢܬܚܒܠܘܢ̇ ܒܡܪܚܘܬܐ ܕܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܪܚܝܡܐ ܡܢܢ. ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܪܚܘܬܐ ܕܢܬ̇ܪܨ ܚܦܝܛܝܢ ܚܢܢ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ ܕܕܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 34 (Fol. 106a): Part of an imperial letter to (Dioscorus of Alexandria)
Note: It directs him to write encyclical letters (ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܐܢܩ̈ܘܩܠܝܐ) containing the imperial decree (against the Nestorians, ܢܡܘܣܢ ܗܢܐ), the Nicene Creed ( ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܢ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ), and the definition (ܬܚܘܡܐ) of the two Councils (of Ephesus), to the metropolitan bishops of Constantinople, Jerusalem, etc. They are to affix their signatures, and those of their subordinates, to these letters, and to read them publicly in their churches. Heretical writings, especially Nestorian, are to be burnt.
Item 35 (Fol. 106b): Part of a letter of the emperor Theodosius to Juvenalis, bishop of Jerusalem, to the same effect as no. 34
 
Title:
ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܕܚ̇ܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܘܠܘܬ [ܕܠܘܬ] ܝܘܒܢܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܪܫܠܡ
Item 36 (Fol. 107a): Part of a letter of Dioscorus of Alexandria to the various bishops, carrying out the instructions contained in no. 34
Note: The following is the formula to be signed by the bishops and clergy: ܏ܦܚܡܐ ܏ܕܐܪܡܝ ܏ܐܝܕܐ܀ ܦܠܢ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܦܠܢܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܪܡܝܬ ܐܝܕܐ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܬܝܒܢ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܘܡܩܝܡ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ̣ ܘܫ̇ܠܡ ܐܢܐ ܕܟܠܡܕܡ ܐܛܪ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܗܕܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ̣. ܟܕܠܐ ܡܘܣܦ ܐܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܘ ܡܒܨܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܝܡܢ ܒܗ̇܀

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 108a): On fol. 108 a and b is a long note, written in a small cursive character, in parts almost illegible, stating that this book was transcribed in the year 846, A.D. 535, in the convent of Eusebius in the village called ܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ, for the priest John, abbat of the said convent, by a monk of the convent, also named John ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫ̈ܬ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܪ ܒܥܣܪܬܐ ܒܗ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܣܒ ܕܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܪܥܝܐ ܥܝܪܐ ܘܩܘܒܪܢܛܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܡܚܒܢܐ ܕܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ ܘܫܘܪܐ ܚܣܝܢܐ ܕܐܕܡܘܣ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܥܘܠ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܐ ܣܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܘܢܟܐ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܪܐ ܕܒܓܘ ܛܝܪܗ ܡܫܝܢܐ ܟܢܝܫܝܢ. ܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܫܕܝܪܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܝ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܦ̈ܝܕܐ [ܕܥܕܬܐ] ܠܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܕܢܝܚܐ ܚܣ̈ܝܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ ܘܚ̈ܦܝܛܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܛܢ̈ܢܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܦܪܢܣܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܦܪܛܘܒ̈ـ[ܐ.] ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܠܐ̇ܝܢ ܘܥܡ̇ܠܝܢ ܒܥܘܡܪܗ ܩܕܝܫـ[ܐ] ܚܠܦ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܥܡܪܝܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܘܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܡܪܝ ܐܘܣܒ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܡܢ ܬܪ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐ . . . ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ̣. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܦܪܫܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ. ܓܕܝ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐܡܪ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ. ܢܫܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܢܘܢܗ ܕܠܐ ܦܛ̇ܪ. ܏ܘܫ. ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܘܒܨܝܪܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܡܢ ܟܘܪܐ ܕܐܢܛܝ̈ܘܟܝܐ ܕܥܡ̇ܪ ܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܣܒ ܕܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ ܟܬܒܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܝ̇ܠܦ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ݀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣. ܏ܘܫ.

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