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Add. 14,536

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/263
Description based on Wright DCCLXXI (2:742-744) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 47 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Short extracts from the Fathers on various topics; Epiphanius. The Lives of the Prophets, ascribed to Epiphanius; Explanation of the Hebrew words in the Old and New Testaments. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 72 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 47 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, five in number, are signed with letters, from ܚ to ܝܒ . A single leaf is wanting after fol. 30. There are from 24 to 31 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of about the viiith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Short extracts from the Fathers on various topics [defective]
 
Title:
ܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ ܚܫ̈ܚܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܨܐ: ܕܡ̈ܟܢܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 26b): ܫܠܡ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢ̣ܣ ܕܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Selection of titles from the volume
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Concerning the tree in the midst of Paradise
 
Title:
ܦܘܿܫܩܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܨܥܬܗ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 1a): That it was a devil that spoke with the woman, in the shape of a serpent
 
Title:
ܕܕܝܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒ̇ܚܙܬܐ ܕܚܘܝܐ: ܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 1a): Why Satan is called the Slanderer (ὁ διάβολος)
 
Title:
ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܬ݂ܩܪܝ ܣܛܢܐ ܐܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 1a): That darkness preceded light
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܕܝܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܠܢܘܗܪܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 1a): That Jerusalem is the centre of the world
 
Title:
ܕܒܡܨܥܬܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Item 8 (Fol. 1a): The authorities cited
Item 9 (Fol. 1a): Gregory Nazianzen.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 1a): Gregory Nyssen. On the Song of Songs
Item 11 (Fol. 1a): Severus. hom. epithron. xxxi.
Item 12 (Fol. 2a): Cyril.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘܿܠܝܢܘܣ ܚܢܦܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 4a): Cyril.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܙܐ̈ܛܡܐ ܕܕܘ̈ܓܡܛܐ: ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܫܐ̇ܘܠܐ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 4b): Basil. Basil
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡ̇ܦܝܠܟܝܘܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 4b): Chrysostom. Chrysostom
Item 16 (Fol. 5a): Chrysostom. On 2 Corinthians
Item 17 (Fol. 5a): Gregory Nazianzen.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 5a): Gregory Nyssen.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡ̇ܝܘܣ
Item 19 (Fol. 5b): Cyril. On S. Matthew's Gospel
Item 20 (Fol. 5b): Cyril. On S. John's Gospel
Item 21 (Fol. 6a): Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 6a): Gregory Nazianzen.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܣܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
Item 23 (Fol. 6a): Severus. hom. epithron. xxii.
Item 24 (Fol. 7a): Severus.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܬ̣ܐܡܪ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܒܣܪܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܐ̇ܓܢ ܒܢ
Item 25 (Fol. 8a): Athanasius. Athanasius
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 8a): Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 8b): Chrysostom. On S. John's Gospel
Item 28 (Fol. 8b): Clement of Rome. The Recognitiones
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ: ܕܠܘܬ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܘܢ ܚ̇ܪܫܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 9a): Dionysius the Areopagite. Dionysius the Areopagite
Item 30 (Fol. 11b): Dionysius the Areopagite.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܡܦܝܠܝܟܘܣ
Item 31 (Fol. 12b): Cyril.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܙܐ̈ܛܡܐ ܕܕܘ̈ܓܡܛܐ: ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܫܐ̇ܘܠܐ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 12b): Cyril.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ
Item 33 (Fol. 14b): Dionysius of Alexandria.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܢܣܝܘܣ ܘܐܣ̇ܛܦܢܘܣ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܪܫܐ ܩܝܡ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 14b): Gregory Nyssen.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܪܬܝܢܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 14b): Jacob of Batnae.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܢܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 15a): Cyril.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܪܘܣܦܢܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܕܣܝܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 15b): Gregory Nazianzen.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܚ̇ܢܦܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 15b): Severus. hom. epithron. cxiii.
Item 39 (Fol. 16a): Basil. Basil
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡ̇ܦܝܛܝܡܘܣ
Item 40 (Fol. 20b): Cyril.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ
Item 41 (Fol. 21a): Basil. Basil
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡ̇ܦܝܠܟܝܘܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 21b): Severus. hom. epithron. cvii.
Item 43 (Fol. 22a): Basil. Basil
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܢ̇ܙܢܐ ܒܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ: ܘܡܛܠ ܓ̣ܘܚܟܐ: ܘܡܛܠ ܙܘܿܡܪܐ: ܘܡܛܠ ܡ̇ܢܐ ܐܬܒ̣ܪܝܢܢ
Item 44 (Fol. 22a): Gregory Nyssen. On the Beatitudes
Item 45 (Fol. 22a): Gregory Nyssen.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܪܬܝܢܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 22b): Basil. Basil
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ̇ ܢܦ̣ܠܬ̇
Item 47 (Fol. 22b): Gregory Nyssen. On the Beatitudes
Item 48 (Fol. 24a): Chrysostom. Chrysostom
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܫܡܗ ܬܐܕܪܘܣ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ: ܘܢܦ̣ܠ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ
Item 49 (Fol. 25a): Basil. Basil
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܣܘܦܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 25a): Chrysostom. On the Epistle to the Romans
Item 51 (Fol. 25a): Chrysostom. On Ephesians
Item 52 (Fol. 27a): Epiphanius. The Lives of the Prophets, ascribed to Epiphanius [defective]
 
Title:
ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܘܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ: ܘܐ̇ܝܟܢܐ ܡ̣ܝܬܘ.܀. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܐ̇ܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ
  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܦܘܫ̇ܩܐ ܕܢ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܝܕ ܠܐܦܝܦܢܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ
Notes:
  • See Epiphanii Opera, ed. 1622, t. ii., p. 235; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xliii., col. 393.
  • The names occur in the following order: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel (imperf.), Hosea (imperf.), Amos, Joel, Micah, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Nathan, Ahijah, Joam, Azariah, Elijah, Elisha, Zacharias (the father of S. John the Baptist), Job.
Item 53 (Fol. 35b): A short section on the prophets whose prophecies were not written down
Item 54 (Fol. 36a): Severus. An extract from Severus on the deaths of Jeremiah and Daniel
Item 55 (Fol. 36a): Explanation of the Hebrew words in the Old and New Testaments
 
Title:
ܦܘܫ̈ܩܐ ܕܫ̈ܡܗܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܠܨܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
  Incipit: ܥܒܪܝܐ̣. ܪܚܝ̣ܡ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܗܘܼܝܘ ܓܝܪ ܠܫܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ. ܐܘܪܝܬܐ̣. ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ̣. ܐܘ ܣܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ. ܥܕܢ. ܐܪܥܐ ܕܒ̈ܘܣܡܐ. ܓܝܚܘܢ. ܚ̇ܕܝܐ. ܦ̣ܝܫܘܢ. ܫܘܚܠܦ ܦܘ̈ܡܐ. ܕܩܠ̣ܬ. ܐܠܝܨ ܘܚ̇ܪܝܦ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: The compiler has not, however, restricted himself to Hebrew words, but has also explained some from the Syriac and Greek; e.g. ܕܘܦܢܐ (Gen. 1. 26), fol. 40 a; ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ, fol. 45 a; ܐܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܠܒܐ (2 Corinth, ii. 4), fol. 45 b; and the like.
Item 56 (Fol. 36a): Genesis
Item 57 (Fol. 36a): Exodus
Item 58 (Fol. 36a): Samuel
Item 59 (Fol. 36a): Proverbs
Item 60 (Fol. 36a): Job
Item 61 (Fol. 36a): David (The Psalms)
Item 62 (Fol. 36a): Kings
Item 63 (Fol. 36a): Isaiah
Item 64 (Fol. 36a): Jeremiah
Item 65 (Fol. 36a): Daniel
Item 66 (Fol. 36a): Susanna
Item 67 (Fol. 36a): The twelve minor Prophets
Item 68 (Fol. 36a): Chronicles
Item 69 (Fol. 44a): A section on the names of tbe heavenly powers (cherub, seraph, etc.)
 
Title:
ܕܡܢܐ ܡ̈ܘܕܥܝܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ
Item 70 (Fol. 44a): Various proper names
Item 71 (Fol. 45a): The Acts of the Apostles, the Apostle (i.e. the epistles of S. Paul), and the Gospel
Item 72 (Fol. 47a): Chrysostom. An extract from Chrysostom's commentary on the Gospel of S. John
Note: Explanatory of the words ܥܕܬܐ, ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ, ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ, ܐܦܣܩܦܐ, ܟܘܪܐܦܣܩܦܐ, and ܦܪܝܗܕܘܛܐ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 47a): A note of two lines, at the foot of fol. 47 a, has been carefully erased.

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Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14536.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/263.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14536

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