Add. 14,536

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/263
Description based on Wright DCCLXXI (742-744) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 47 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
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

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 Esṭrangělā 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:
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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