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Add. 14,533

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/260
Description based on Wright DCCCLIX (2:967-976) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 189 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Catenae Patrum and Demonstrations against Heresies
This manuscript contains: A large Collection of Demonstrations from the Fathers against various Heresies. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 91 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 189 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 11, 12, 119, 131, 134, 167 and 168. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 29 in number (fol. 188 a, ܟܛ), but several of them are now either very imperfect or altogether lost. Leaves are missing both at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 8, 9, 10, 72, 115, 128, 136, 167, 176, 177, 178, 179, 187, and 188. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 58 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a small, in many places rather cursive, hand of the viiith or ixth cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A large Collection of Demonstrations from the Fathers against various Heresies [defective]
Note: In part identical with the contents of Add. 12,155 and Add. 14,532 .
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): A treatise against several heresies, more especially those of Nestorius, Leo, Diodorus, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and Theodoret [defective]
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning and in several other places.
  • The following writers are cited:

    Alexander of Mabūg: letter to Acacius of Aleppo , fol. 14 a; letter to John of Antioch , fol. 15 b.

    Andrew of Samosata: letter to Rabūlas of Edessa . Fol. 13 b.

    Athanasius: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ. Fol. 11 a.

    The Council of Chalcedon. Foll. 13 a, 14 a, 15 b, 16 a, 18 b.

    Cyril: comment. on the Gospel of S. John , fol. 4 b; on the Epistle to the Hebrews , fol. 8 b; ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ, foll. 4 a and b, 6 b, 12 b, 15 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܐ̈ܠܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ, fol. 4 b; against Nestorius , foll. 9 a, 12 b, 14 b, 16 b, 17 a and b, 19 a; against Andrew , fol. 15 a; against Diodorus , fol. 7 a; against Theodore , foll. 7 b, 12 b; against Theodoret , foll. 1 a, 2 b, 5 b, 17 b; letters to Succensus , foll. 15 a, 16 b; letter to Acacius of Melitene , foll. 13 a, 17 a and b; to Eulogius , fol. 19 a; third letter to Nestorius , fol. 5 b.

    Diodorus. Foll. 5 a, 11 a.

    Dorotheus of Marcianopolis. Fol. 12 a.

    Gregory Nazianzen: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܡܫܝܢܢܐ, fol. 11 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ, fol. 17 b.

    Gregory Thaumaturgus: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܒܣܪܢܘܬܐ Fol. 11 b.

    Julius of Rome: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ: ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܬܐ. Fol. 14 b.

    Leo of Rome. Foll. 1 b, 3 a and b, 6 b, 7 a, 8 a, 11 a, 12 a and b, 18 a.

    Nestorius: fol. 7 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܬܕܡ̣ܝܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ: ܠܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ, foll. 3 a, 19 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ, fol. 3 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ: ܝܠ̣ܕܐ ܘܐܬܝܠܕ ܠܢ: ܒ̣ܪܐ ܘܐܬܝ̣ܗܒ ܠܢ, foll. 3 b, 12 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܚ̈ܫܝ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ, foll. 4 a, 12 a; ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܕܘܓܡܐ, fol. 12 a; ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܨܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܝ̣ ܠܐ ܡܠܠܬ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ, fol. 12 a; ܡܢ ܗܘܦܡ̈ܢܡܛܐ ܕܒܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܒܐܦܣܘܣ, fol. 14 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܣܝ̇ܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ, fol. 14 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܘܓܘܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܝܘܪ̈ܠܝܢܘ, foll. 14 b, 19 a.

    Theodore of Mopsuestia. Fol. 12 b.

    Theodoret: foll. 1 a and b, 7 b; comment. on the Psalms , foll. 1 b, 2 a; ܡܢ ܥܘܿܕܠܐ ܕܒܚܪܡܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ, fol. 7 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ, fol. 18 b; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܬܐܘܣܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܟܝܘܣ., fol. 14 a.

Item 3 (Fol. 19b): A Collection of demonstrations regarding the Union of the two Natures in Christ, and other topics
Item 4 (Fol. 19b): Chapter ܐ to Chapter ܦܗ
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ̣ ܟܘܢܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܕܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܒܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܟܝܢܝܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢܗܝܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ܀
Note:

These demonstrations are almost identical with those contained in Add. 14,532, foll. 1 b-21 b (chapp. ܐ to ܦܕ), and, therefore, only the additional citations furnished by this manuscript are noted here.

Athanasius: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ, fol. 25 b; ܡܢ ܣܝܡ̇ܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܘܠܘܢܝܪ̈ܣܛܐ., foll. 25 b, 26 b; letter to Adelphius, ܐܕܠܦ , fol. 26 b.

Chrysostom: comment on the Epistle to the Philippians , fol. 26 a; to the Hebrews , fol. 26 a.

The Council of Antioch. Foll. 25 b, 26 a.

Cyril: ܡܢ ܡܦ̣ܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܚܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܥܘ̈ܕܠܘܗܝ ܕܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ, fol. 25 b; ܡܢ ܣܟܘܠܝܘܢ ܏ ܕ܏ܝܓ, fol. 26 a; ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܚܪܡܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ, fol. 32 b; ܡܢ ܦܪܘܣܦܘܢܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܕܘܣܝܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ., fol. 32 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܕܘܪܘܣ, fol. 32 b.

Dionysius the Areopagite: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ.. Fol. 25 b.

Gregory Nazianzen: first epistle to Cledonius . Fol. 26 a.

Leo of Rome. Fol. 36 a and b.

Severus: against Joannes Grammaticus , foll. 23 b, 24 a and b, 25 a, 33 a and b, 34 a and b; apology for the Philalethes, fol. 33 a; ܡܢ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܡܦ̣ܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܢܝܢܝܐ, fol. 33 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܦܠܐܘܣ, fol. 34 a; ܡܢ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܘܩܐ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܢܐ, fol. 24 a; letters to Maro the Lector, ܡܪܘܢ ܩ̇ܪܘܝܐ , foll. 25 a, 26 a; letter to Eleusinius , fol. 25 a; to the people of Emesa , ܕܠܘܬ ܚ̈ܡ̣ܨܝܐ, fol. 32 b; to Thomas his syncellus , fol. 33 a; to Isaac Scholasticus , fol. 36 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܛܘܦܐ., fol. 34 a.

Item 5 (Fol. 37a): Chap. ܦܘ to chap. ܨܓ
Note: In these chapters, we find the same demonstrations as in Add. 14,532, foll. 133 b—140 b (chap. ܪܨܛ - ܫܙ).
Item 6 (Fol. 39b): Chap. ܨܓ to chap. ܩܝܛ
Note: In these chapters, the contents are identical with those of Add. 12,155, foll. 54 a-61 a (chap. ܪܝܚ - ܪܡܕ).
Item 7 (Fol. 48b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Chap. ܩܟ
Note: Consists of extracts from two letters of Philoxenus of Mabūg
Item 8 (Fol. 48b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part a
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܢܣܐ ܥܕܬܢ̈ܝܐ̇. ܠܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ̇. ܡܢ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܬܪܩܐ ܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
Item 9 (Fol. 50a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part b
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ̇. ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܬܪܩܐ̇. ܠܘܬ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ.
Item 10 (Fol. 52a): A collection of Demonstrations against the Julianists [defective]
Notes:
Item 11 (Fol. 73a): Various theological chapters
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,532, foll. 94 b-133 b (chap. ܪܠܙ - ܪܨܚ).
  • The contents of the leaf that is missing in Add. 14,532, after fol. 118 , are quotations from:

    Basil: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܩܢܘܡܐ and ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܠܘ̈ܛܐܘܡܢܘ ܕܢܐܘܩܣܪܝܐ. Fol. 83 a.

    Cyril: the Thesaurus. Fol. 83 b.

    Gregory Nazianzen: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘ̈ܗܪܐ. Fol. 83 a.

    Gregory Nyssen: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܝܘܣ and ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܓܘ̇ܢܐ. Fol. 83 a.

  • The rest of the volume, foll. 89 b—189 b, consists of a variety of miscellaneous chapters, mostly shorter than the preceding
Item 12 (Fol. 89b): Questions of the Tritheists, with replies
 
Title:
ܫܪܝܐ ܕܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܫܘܩܐܝܬ ܐܬܟܬܒܘ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܦܠܘ ܒܗܪܣܝܣ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ ܟܝܢܐ̇. ܕܣܓܝܐܘܬ ܐܘ̈ܣܝܣ ܘܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܣܓܝܐܘܬ ܐܠܗܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܢ̈ܦܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 98b): ܫܠܡܘ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܛܪ̈ܝܬܝܛܐ̣ ܘܫܪܝܗܘܢ
Note:

The authorities cited in this tract are:

Athanasius: ܥܠ ܕܢܚܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ, fol. 91 a; ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ, fol. 92 a.

Basil: ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡܦܝܠܘܟܝܘܣ, fol. 89 b; ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܪܬ ܩܝܡܐ, fol. 91 b; ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ, fol. 97 a.

Chrysostom: comment. on the Gospel of S. John , fol. 90 a; on the Epistle to the Philippians , fol. 91 b; ܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܪܩܠܛܝܣ. Fol. 92 a.

Cyril: Thesaurus. Fol. 92 b.

Epiphanius: Ancoratus. Fol. 89 b.

Gregory Nazianzen: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ. Fol. 90 b.

Joannes Grammaticus (ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ, ܐܒܘܟ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ, ܡܠܦܢܟܘܢ): ܒܟܬܒܗ: ܕܚܠܦ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ. Foll. 90 a, 91 b, 92 b, 96 b.

Philoxenus: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. Fol. 92 a.

Severus: against Joannes Grammaticus , foll. 89 b, 90 a and b, 91 a; ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܦܠܝܘܣ, fol. 90 b; ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܟܦܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܣ, fol. 91 a.

Item 13 (Fol. 98b): On the citations made by the Tritheists from the Fathers
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܟܢܫܝܢ ܛܪ̈ܝܬܝܛܐ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̇. ܕܗܐ ܠܡ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܣܝܣ ܘܟܝ̈ܢܐ.
Note: Here is cited Severus, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܦܠܐܝܣ, fol. 100 a.
Item 14 (Fol. 100b): Questions against the Tritheists
 
Title:
ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ̣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܛܪ̈ܝܬܝܛܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 101a): Thomas, of the convent of Mār Bassus. Questions proposed to Joannes Grammaticus by Thomas, of the convent of Mār Bassus, when he was at Alexandria
 
Title:
ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܥܡ̣ܪ ܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ܆ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܣ.
Item 16 (Fol. 102a): A section
 
Title:
ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 102b): Against the Diphysites
 
Title:
ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܘܠܝܬܐ ܘܡܢ̈ܘܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 103a): Extracts made by a heretic from the writings of Severus against Julian, with questions founded on them, and the replies of Severus
 
Title:
ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܬ̣ܫ ܐܢܫ ܗܪܛܝܩܐ̇. ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܟ̈ܬܒܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ̣. ܘܩ̇ܕܡ ܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ̣ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܣܡ ܬܒ̈ܥܬܐ ܬܠܬ݂ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܐܘܕܥ ܫܡܗ. ܐ̈ܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ̣ ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܗܝܢ ܫܪܝܐ. ܣܡܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܢܬ̣ܫ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ̣. ܘܬܒ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ̣ ܘܫܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ. ܘܠܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܠܗ
Note:

Here are cited:

Athanasius: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܦܓܪܢܝܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. Fol. 104 b.

Basil: ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡܦܝܠܘܟܝܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ, and ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܝܘܣ. Fol. 105 a.

John Chrysostom: on 1st Corinthians . Fol. 103 b.

Cyril: on lst Corinthians , fol. 103 b; ܒܛܘܡܣܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܘ̈ܕܦܘܗܝ ܕܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ, fol. 104 a; against Andrew of Samosata , fol. 104 b; ܒܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܪܡܝܐ, fol. 105 a; first letter to Succensus , fol. 105 b.

Gregory Nyssen: against Eunomius . Fol. 104 a.

Theophilus of Alexandria: ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܬ ܥܐܕܢܝܬܐ. Fol. 104 a.

Item 19 (Fol. 105b): Severus. Prosphonesis, or Allocution, of Severus to the orthodox abbats and monks of the East
 
Title:
ܦܪܘܣܦܘܢܣܝܣ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܠܘܬ ܕܚ̈ܠܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܕܦܘܪܢܣܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܘܪܫܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܩܕܡ ܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܥܡܐ̣ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: It is signed by Severus, Philoxenus of Mabūg, Nicias of Laodicca, Marinus of Berytus, Peter of Aleppo, Simeon of Kinnesrīn, Sergius of Cyrus, Philoxenus of Dulichium (ܕܠܘܟܝܢ), Eusebius of Gabula, Eustathius of Perrhe (ܦܐܪܝܢ), Julian of Salamia (ܣܠܡܝܐ), Silvanus (ܣܠܘܢܐ) of Urima (ܐܘܪܡ), Marion of Shūra (ܫܘܪܐ), and John of ܐܓܪܘܦܘܣ (Europus?)
Item 20 (Fol. 106a): Questions addressed to the followers of Joannes Barbūr and Probus
 
Title:
ܬܒ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܢܫ̣ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܒܪܒܘܪ ܘܦܪܘܒܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 72, seqq.
Item 21 (Fol. 106b): Part a
 
Title:
ܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ ܗܦܟܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 106b): Part b
 
Title:
ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ
Item 23 (Fol. 106b): Anastasius the patriarch. Question addressed by Anastasius the patriarch to the partisans of Probus, and their reply
 
Title:
ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܫܐ̇ܠ ܐܢܣܛܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ̣. ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܥܡ ܦܪܘܒܐ ܒܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ.
Item 24 (Fol. 107a): Tracts written by the monks of Antioch against Probus and his followers [defective]
Item 25 (Fol. 107a): The seventh tract
Item 26 (Fol. 115a): The eighth tract [defective]
Item 27 (Fol. 123b): Arguments of various heretics, with replies [defective]
Item 28 (Fol. 123b): Part a [defective]
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗ̈ܦܟܬܐ̣. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 130b): Part b
 
Title:
ܗܦܟܬܐ̣ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܬܪܝܢ: ܟܝ̈ܢܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ̇. ܘܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܢܘܡܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܕܢܬܝܕܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܘܠܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 30 (Fol. 131b): Part c
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̇. ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ̣. ܟܕ ܛܒ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܪܘܟܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܢܫܘܬܐ.
Item 31 (Fol. 132b): Part d
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܪܘܟܒܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ ܘܕܦܓܪܐ̇. ܘܕܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܩܘܝܡܗܘܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܗܘ̇. ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܬܥܡܕ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ̇. ܐܘ ܓ̇ܕܫ ܠܗ̇ ܒܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܒܠܥܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܟܒܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 133a): Part e
 
Title:
ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 135b): Against the Armenians, Sergius and John his brother
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܥܬܕܝܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܡܢܝܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܘܗܝ
Item 34 (Fol. 136b): Basil, Gregory Nazianzen. Extracts from Basil and from Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title:
ܕܡ̇ܢܘ ܡܢܝܢܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 136b): Basil. Extract from Basil
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܦܝܠܝܟܝܘܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 136b): Gregory Nazianzen. Extract from Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 137a): Short extract [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 38 (Fol. 137a): Explanation of the term "heresy"
 
Title:
ܕܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܗܪܣܝܣ
Item 39 (Fol. 137a): Clemens Stromateus of Alexandria. Extracts from Clemens Stromateus of Alexandria
 
Title:
ܕܩܠܡܝܣ ܣܛܪܘܡܛܘܣ̣. ܫܘܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 137a): Severus. Extracts from Severus
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܪܚܐܝܬ ܡܫܚܝܢ̇. ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܗܦܟܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܘ
Item 41 (Fol. 137a): How to reckon the three days and three nights during which the Messiah was in the grave
Note: Extract from a letter of Severus to Caesaria
Item 42 (Fol. 138a): Against the heathens
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܛܒ ܚܫܚ̇ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܬܪܟܒܘ ܡܢܗ.
Item 43 (Fol. 138a): Chrysostom. Extract from Chrysostom, hom. xii. on the Epistle to the Ephesians
Item 44 (Fol. 138b): Questions against the heathens
 
Title:
ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 139a): Of the Incarnation
 
Title:
ܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܡܬܒܣܪܢܘܬܐ̣. ܘܡܠܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܥܩܒ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܕܐܝܟܢ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܒܣܪܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܒܟܘܠ.
Note: Extract from a letter of Severus to Arabus of Callinicus, ܠܘܬ ܐܪܒ ܩܠܝܢܩܝܐ. Fol. 139 a.
Item 46 (Fol. 140a): Questions against Joannes Barbūr, with an extract from that writer
 
Title:
ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘܼ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܒܘܪ.
Item 47 (Fol. 140a): Objections to the views of Sergius the Armenian, consisting of extracts from the Apology of Julian, patriarch of Antioch
 
Title:
ܗܦܟ̈ܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܪܫܝܥܬܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܐܪܡܢܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 333.
Item 48 (Fol. 141b): Against the Agnoetae
 
Title:
ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܓܢܘܐ̈ܝܛܐ̣. ܘܚܪܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 49 (Fol. 146a): Questions against the Diphysites
 
Title:
ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 147b): Against the heresy of Damian of Alexandria, being extracts from the treatise of Peter of Antioch
 
Title:
ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܘܗܦܟ̈ܬܐ̣ ܘܫܪܟܐ: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܪܫܝܥܬܐ ܕܕܡܝܢܐ̣. ܕܫܩܝܠܝ̣ܢ ܡܢ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܗ̇. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ.
Note: In these extracts there are cited: Basil, foll. 153 b, 160 b; Cyril, foll. 157 a and b, 159 b; Gregory Nyssen, fol. 157 b; and Severus, letter to Constantine of Seleucia in Isauria , fol. 159 b, and treatise against Joannes Grammaticus , fol. 160 b.
Item 51 (Fol. 161a): Gregory Nazianzen. Extracts from Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title:
ܟܪ̈ܣܝܣ ܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 161a): Gregory Nazianzen. Part a
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 161b): Gregory Nazianzen. Part b
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 162a): Gregory Nazianzen. Part c
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܫܝܢܢܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 162b): Gregory Nazianzen. Part d
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܫܝܢܢܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 163a): Gregory Nazianzen. Extracts from the discourse of Gregory Nazianzen on Baptism
 
Title:
ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̣. ܘܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܡ̇ܕ
Item 57 (Fol. 163b): Part 34
 
Title:
ܦܘܫܩܐ̣ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܢܕܘܢ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ
Note: Extract from a letter of Isidore of Pelusium, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܣܝܕܘܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܐܘܪܝܢܐ. Fol. 163 b.
Item 58 (Fol. 163b): Part 35
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܬܩܢܐ̣ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ
Note: Extracts from two letters of Isidore of Pelusium, and from the discourse of Gregory Nazianzen ܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ. Fol. 163 b.
Item 59 (Fol. 164a): Part 36
 
Title:
ܕܠܐ ܢܫܘܛ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ̣ ܘܡܛܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܘܝܐ ܠܩܘܠܣܐ
Note: Extracts from the same writers.
Item 60 (Fol. 164a): Isidore. Part 37
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܪܓܬܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ
Note: Extract from a letter of Isidore to Zenobius, ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝܣܝܕܘܪܐ̣. ܐܓܪܬܐ̣ ܕܠܘܬ ܙܘܢܘܒܝܘܣ. Fol. 164 a.
Item 61 (Fol. 164a): That the adoption of the monastic life absolves from previous sins
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܕܡ ܐܬܚ̈ܛܝ ܡܚܪܪ݂ ܘܫܪܟܐ.
Note: Extract from a letter of Severus to the deacon and monk Philip , in which he cites the life of Antony by Athanasius.
Item 62 (Fol. 164b): Basil. A tract of Basil, containing 48 rules
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܥܠ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ
  Incipit: ܟܕ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒ̈ܟܬܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܢ ܠܢ: ܕܙܕܩ ܠܗܝܢ ܕܢܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ: ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܦܝܛܝܢ ܠܡܫܦܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 63 (Fol. 166a): Basil. The first eleven ἐπιτίμια, or "poenae in monachos delinquentes," of Basil
 
Title:
ܬܚܘ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܟ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ
Note: Opera, t. ii., p. 754.
Item 64 (Fol. 166b): Part 41
 
Title:
ܕܙܘܿܘܓܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܐ̣ ܓܘܪܐ ܗܘ
Note: Extracts from Chrysostom " ad Theodorum lapsum," ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢ̣ܢ. ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܕܢܦ̣ܠ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ. Fol. 166 b.
Item 65 (Fol. 166b): Part 42
 
Title:
ܡܠܬܐ ܟܝܢܝܬܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܟܒܐ̣ ܘܫܪܟܐ
Note: Extracts from Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ, and ܡܢ ܡܐܪܡܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ; and Severus, ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ. Fol. 166 b.
Item 66 (Fol. 167a): Against the followers of Paul of Beth-Ukkāmē [defective]
 
Title:
ܟܘܢܫܐ̣ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܘܠܐ܀ ܫܪܝܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܘܠܐ: ܘܩܛܪܓܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ̣. ܡܢܗ ܘܠܗ ܣܝܡ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܫܘܪܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܪܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܩܘܛܪܓܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ̣. ܡܢ ܟܘܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܕܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ ܣܝܡ̣ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܡܬܚܙܐ. ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܘܩܢܘܢܐ: ܠܘܬ ܟܠ ܫܪܝܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܟܠ ܩܘܛܪܓܐ ܠܚܡܐ̣. ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܣܡܢ̣ܢ. ܡܢ ܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ̣ ܘܝܘܢܝܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܥܘܟܪܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܐܘ ܩܢܘܢܐ̇. ܕܠܚܡܐ ܠܫܪܝܐ ܐܘ ܠܩܘܛܪܓܐ.
Notes:
  • Imperfect, nine leaves being lost.
  • Here are cited—

    Basil: ܡܢ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ (ܒ and ܠܒ). Fol. 167 a.

    The Canons of the Apostles, of the first Council of Antioch, and of Nicaea. Fol. 167 b.

    Severus: letter to John of Bostra, ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܘܨܪܐ , fol. 167 a; to Constantine of Laodicea , fol. 167 b; to Dionysius of Tarsus , ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ, fol. 167 b.

    Theodosius of Alexandria: ܡܢ ܦܪܘܣܦܘܢܣܝܣ. Fol. 167 a.

  • Of one quotation from Severus, fol. 167 a, the heading is no longer legible.
Item 67 (Fol. 168a): A similar tract (or, it may be, part of the same) [defective]
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning.
  • Here are cited:

    Athanasius: on a passage of S. Luke , ܕܐܬ[ܢܣܝܘܣ̣ ܡܢ] ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ . . . ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܠܘ[ܩܐ]. Fol. 168 a.

    Chrysostom: ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܠܐ ܕܟܟܪ̈ܐ. Fol. 168 a.

    Eusebius: the Ecclesiastical History, ܕܐܘܣܝܒܝܘܣ̣ ܡܢ ܐܩܠܝܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܡܢ ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ.. Fol. 170 a.

    Paul of Beth-Ukkāmē: ܕܦܘܠܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐ̈ܘܟܡܐ̣. ܡܢ ܕܝܕܝܣܩܘܠܝܩܘܢ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ܇ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܠܝܬܝ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ and ܡܢ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ. Fol. 169 a.

    Peter of Alexandria: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܠܝܪܘܣ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. Fol. 169 a and b.

    Philoxenus of Mabūg: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܢܗܕܝܩܘܢ ܕܐܦܣܣ, fol. 168 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܢܣܐ ܥܕ̈ܬܢܝܐ. ܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܗ̣. ܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܕܒܡܕܢܚܐ̣ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ, fol. 169 b.

    Severus: hom. epithron. cxl. Fol. 169 a.

    Theodoret: the Ecclesiastical History, ܡܢ ܐܩܠܣܝܣـ[ܛܝܩܐ ܕܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ] ܕܩܘܪܘܣ̣. ܦـ . . . ܕܦܘܢܝܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ.. Fol. 168 a.

    Theodosius of Alexandria: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܘܬ ܦܘܠܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܘܟܡ̈ܐ and ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܩܠܝܪܘܣ܇ ܘܪ̈ܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. Fol. 169 b.

    Defense of the bishops before Justinian : ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܠܠܘ ܐܦܣ̈ܘܦܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܝܘܣܛܝܢܐ̇. ܟܕ ܐܬܩܪܝܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܦܩܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̇. ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܫܟܚ̈ܢ ܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܬܚ̈ܝܕܢ܀ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ̣. ܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܩܘܪܘܣ. ܦܛܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ. ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܓܪܡܢܝܩܝܐ. ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܕܪܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܬܠܐ.. Fol. 168 a.

    ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝ̣ܢ ܠܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܘܐܘܕܥܘ ܒܗ̣. ܕܒܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣ ܠܦܠܘܝܢܘܣ. ܘܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ̣ ܠܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ. ܘܩܒܠܘ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܕܐܦܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ ܢܡܘܣܐܝܬ݂ ܘܠܦܘܬ ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ. Fol. 168 b.

    ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪܘ ܚܣ̈ܝܐ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܬܐܕܘܪܐ̇. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ̇. ܘܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ̇. ܘܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܘܦܛܠܡܝܣ ܘܐܠܝܫܥ ܘܠܘܢܓܝܢܐ. (ܘ)ܦܘܠ[ܐ] ܒܨܝܪܐ̣ ܠܘܬ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ . . . . Fol. 169 b. Compare Add. 14,602, foll. 75, seqq.

Item 68 (Fol. 170a): A section
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܕܠܝܢ ܐܢܫܝܢ ܠܣܝܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܝܐ܇ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܕ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܫܡܗܘ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ܇ ܩܒܠ ܘܫܒܚ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̇. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܬ̇ܪܥܝܢ ܐܡܪܝ̣ܢ. ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܬ̇ܪܥܝ. ܘܕܟܕ ܒܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܡܦܪܫܝܢ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝܢ̈ܐ̣. ܘܕܠܐ ܡܬܥܕܠܐ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܣܟ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܫܬܡܗܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ.
Note:

Here are cited:

Cyril: letter to Acacius , foll. 170 b, 171 a; to Eulogius , foll. 170 b, 171 b; to John of Antioch , fol. 171 a; to Valerian of Iconium , fol. 171 a.

Nestorius: ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܠܘܬ ܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ ܡܢ ܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ. Fol. 171 a.

Severus: against Joannes Grammaticus , foll. 170 a and b, 171 b; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܣܝܢܐ ܘܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܘܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܐ̇. ܘܕܫܪܟܐ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܕܝܪܝ̣ܢ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ, fol. 171 b.

Item 69 (Fol. 172a): Charges made by the followers of Paul of Beth-Ukkāmē, with replies to them [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܕܠܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܘܠܐ ܘܫܪܝܗܘܢ̣ ܘܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ
  Incipit: ܕܟܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇: ܚܕܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܣܝܡܐ: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܗܦܟܐ̣. ܡܢ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܝܠܦܢܢ. ܚܢܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ݂. ܠܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܘܠܐ ܡܬ݂ܥ̈ܬܕܢ̣ ܡܚܝ̈ܠܬܐ̇ ܢܚܘܐ ܝܨܦܝܢ̣ܢ. ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܠܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ ܢܥܬܕ ܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܚܢܢ.
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the end.
  • The authorities cited are:

    The Canons of the Apostles, fol. 174 a and b; of Nicaea, foll. 173 b, 175 a; of Ancyra, fol. 175 a; of Antioch, foll. 173 b, 175 a.

    Chrysostom: on the Epistle to the Ephesians . Fol. 176 b.

    Clement of Rome: epistle to the Corinthians . Fol. 176 b.

    Dionysius of Alexandria: letter to Novatius, ܢܐܘܛܝܣ . Fol. 176 b.

    Longinus (ܠܘܢܓܝܢܐ): ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܨܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. Fol. 174 a.

    Proclus of Constantinople: letter to John of Antioch . Fol. 176 b.

    Severus: letter to Hippocrates (ܐܘܦܘܩܪܛܝܣ) Scholasticus , foll. 172 b, 175 b; to Dionysius of Tarsus , foll. 174 a, 175 a, 176 a; to Theophanes , fol. 175 b; to the chamberlain Amantius, ܐܡܢܛܝܘܣ ܩܒܘܩܠܪܐ , fol. 176 a.

    Theodore of Philae (ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܕܦܝܠܘܢ): ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ. ܕܣܝ̈ܡـ̣ܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ. Fol. 174 a.

Item 70 (Fol. 177a): A single leaf from a tract on the question of the rebaptism of heretics, when they return to the orthodox faith
Note: Here is cited a letter of Cyprian to Quintus, ܩܘܐܝܢܛܘܣ .
Item 71 (Fol. 178a): An extract [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 72 (Fol. 178a): Extracts regarding Dioscorus and Eutyches
Item 73 (Fol. 178a): Part a
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܩܛܪܓܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܣܩܪܘܣ ܥܠ ܕܩܒܠ ܠܐܘܛܝܟܐ̇. ܕܒܗ ܟܕ ܒܗ ܒܩܘܛܪܓܗܘܢ ܢܦܠܘ̇. ܠܐܘܢ ܘܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ
Note: Extracts from the edict of Justinian " adversus tria capitula" (Labbe, Sacrosancta Concilia, t. vi., coll. 393 E and 397 A).
Item 74 (Fol. 178a): Part b
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܩܘܒܠܗ ܕܐܘܛܝܟܐ̣ ܘܫܪܟܐ
Note: Extracts from letters of Severus to the priest and abbat Leo ; to the physician Sergius , ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܕܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܐܣܝܐ ܣܘܦܣܛܐ; to the orthodox brethren in Tyre , ܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܕܒܛܘܪܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܨܘܪ (imperfect).
Item 75 (Fol. 179a): An extract [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 76 (Fol. 179a): Of the reason and the soul
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܘܢܐ ܘܢܦܫܐ
Note: Extracts from Didymus of Alexandria, ܡܢ ܟܬܒܗ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܚܐܫܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܥܡ ܦܓܪܐ̇. ܘܕܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܗܝ̣ ܢܦܫܐ; Epiphanius, the Ancoratus, ܐܢܩܘܪܛܘܣ ; Severus, hom. epithron. xxi.; Titus of Bostra, ܕܛܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܘܨܪ̣. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܢܝ̈ܢܝܐ.
Item 77 (Fol. 179a): Of the Properties of Bodies
 
Title:
ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܘܫܡܐ
Note: Extract from Cyril of Alexandria ܡܢ ܦܪܓܡܛܝܐ ܕܫܪܝ ܒܥܬܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ̣̇. ܕܐܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠ܇ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܐ̈ܕܢܐ̇. ܘܓ̈ܦܐ ܡܫܬܡܗ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ.
Item 78 (Fol. 179a): Against the Tritheists
 
Title:
ܠܘܩܒܠ ܛܪ̈ܝܬܝܛܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ
Note: Extract from Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܥܠ ܟܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ. Fol. 179 a.
Item 79 (Fol. 179b): Gregory Thaumaturgus. Short extracts from Gregory Thaumaturgus [defective]
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܬܩܠܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܫܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ̣. ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 80 (Fol. 179b): Gregory Thaumaturgus. Part a
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܝܕ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܩܒܠ
Item 81 (Fol. 179b): Gregory Thaumaturgus. Part b [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ
Item 82 (Fol. 180a): A dialogue on the points of controversy between the Monophysites and other sects [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 83 (Fol. 183b): On looking to the East during prayer
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܘܪܢ ܕܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܒܥܕܢ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Note: This article consists of extracts from Basil, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡܦܝܠܘܟܝܘܣ̣ ܘܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ; and Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ.
Item 84 (Fol. 184a): Regarding the Council of Chalcedon
 
Title:
ܕܥܬܝܕܐ ܕܬܒܛܠ ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ̣ ܘܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ
Note: It consists of extracts from Philoxenus, ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܝܐ; and Severus, ܡܢ ܗܘܦܡܢܣܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܕ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܣܪܝܐ ܗܘܦܛܝܣܐ.
Item 85 (Fol. 184b): Part 58
 
Title:
ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܐܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ ܘܫܘܘ̈ܕܥ̇ܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܢܒܝܘܬܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܘܛܟܣܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܫܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ.
Note: It consists of extracts from the treatise of Epiphanius " de Mensuris" (ed. 1622, tom. ii., pp. 158—176).
Item 86 (Fol. 186a): Damasus, bishop of Rome. The Synodicon of Damasus, bishop of Rome, against various heresies
 
Title:
ܣܘܢܗܕܝܩܘܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܘܡܣܘܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܦܠܘܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ.
Item 87 (Fol. 186b): Creed of the first council of Antioch
 
Title:
ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܢܗܕܣ ܕܐܬܟ̣ܢܫܬ ܒܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ̇. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܓܠܝܢܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܪ̈ܫܢܗ̣. ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ̣ ܘܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ̇ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܘܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 88 (Fol. 187a): Against the heathens
 
Title:
ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܢ̈ܦܐ
Note: It is an extract from Gregory Nyssen, ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܫܥܐ̣. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ.
Item 89 (Fol. 187a): Against those who hold that the universe was created of its own will or from a pre-existing ὔλη [defective]
 
Title:
ܫܪܝ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܨܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܗ̇. ܐܘ ܡܢ ܗܘܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܡܐ ܗܘܬ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܥܠܡܐ.
Note: Extract from Athanasius, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܘܕܢܚܗ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܦܓܪܐ (Opera, ed. 1698, t. i., pars 1, pp. 48 C —49 E).
Item 90 (Fol. 188a): Against the Julianists [defective]
 
Title:
ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܝܢܣܛܐ
Item 91 (Fol. 189a): Sentences, numbered from ܥܚ to ܨܚ [defective]

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