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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/265
Description based on Wright DCCCLXIII (2:1003-1008) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 155 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Catenae Patrum and Demonstrations against Heresies
This manuscript contains: A large collection of chapters on the Body and its Members, the Soul, the Resurrection, the Incarnation, the holy Eucharist, Baptism, etc.; Extracts of considerable length from several writers; Demonstrations from the Fathers against the Diphysites, Julianists, Agnoetae, and other heretics; A collection of Hymns; Several sections relating to astronomical and geographical subjects. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 33 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 155 leaves, many of which are much stained, effaced and torn, especially foll. 10, 11, 32 — 34, 52, 53, 56, 63—66, 69, 70, 75—78, 81, 84, 89—91, 104, 108, 119, 120, 142—145, 148, 152, 153, and 155. The quires, signed with letters, seem to be 21 in number, but several of them are very defective, leaves being wanting after foll. 11, 40, 51, 53, 55, 58, 60, 68, 70, 72, 74, 84, 92, 103, 107, 138, 148,151, 152, 153, and 154. The number of lines in each page varies from 36 to 50.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a small, neat hand of about the xth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, ): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): A large collection of chapters on the Body and its Members, the Soul, the Resurrection, the Incarnation, the holy Eucharist, Baptism, etc. [defective]
 
Title: ܒܪܟ ܡܪܝ܀ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ: ܘܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܗ: ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܠܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ̣. ܕܡܟܢܫ ܡܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ܇ ܥܠ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܬܐ܇ ܥܡ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ܇ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܢܦܝ̈ܚܝ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܠܘܩܕܡ̣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܚ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܟܠ ܨ̈ܒܘܢ̣̇ ܥܡ ܦܘܫ̈ܩܝܗܘܢ ܘܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ. ܕܡܟܢܫ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ̣. ܠܐܢܫ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
Note:

The authorities cited are--

Addai, or Thaddaeus: ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ. Fol. 24 a.

Athanasius: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܫܒܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ. Fol. 20 b.

Basil: fol. 25 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡܒܪܘܣܝܣ ܐ܏ܦܝܣ ܕܡܕܘܠܝܢܐ, fol. 20 b; ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܫܬܬ ܝ̈ܘܡܐ, fol. 31 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ, foll. 41 a, 52 a.

Basil of Samosata: ܕܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܫܡܝܫܛ. ܡܢ ܫ̣ܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܠܗ܇ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܩܠܝܪܝܩܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܪܗܝ. Fol. 45 a.

Benjamin of Edessa: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܐ܏ܦܝܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ. ܡܛܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܩܘܪܒܐ ܘܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ. Fol. 38 b.

Chrysostom: on the Gospel of S. Matthew , fol. 59 b; on the Epistle to the Colossians , fol. 43 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ, fol. 43 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܣܛܝ̇ܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܢܫ ܒܪܡ̈ܠܟܐ, fol. 55 a.

Clement of Rome: from the second epistle to the Corinthians. Fol. 20 a.

Cyril of Alexandria: fol. 25 a; on the Gospel of S. Matthew , fol. 54 b, margin; of S. John , foll. 26 b, 27 a; on the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians , fol. 23 a; to the Hebrews , fol. 31 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ [ܐܬܓܪܐ] ܕܠܘܬ ܐܩܩ ܐ܏ܦܝܣ ܕܣܩܘܬܦܠܝܣ. Fol. 26 a.

Cyril of Jerusalem: ܡܢ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܥܣܪܐ. Fol. 31 b.

Didymus of Alexandria. Fol. 24 b.

Dionysius the Areopagite: epistle to Timothy , fol. 19 b; to Titus , fol. 27 b.

Epiphanius: the Ancoratus. Fol. 26 a.

Ephraim: foll. 21 a, 25 a, 30 a, 31 b; ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ, fol. 25 a; ܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ, fol. 30 a.

George, bishop of the Arabs: ܓܘܪܓܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ Fol. 17 a and b.

Gregory Nazianzen: fol. 25 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ, fol. 20 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ, fol. 24 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ, foll. 24 b, 54 b, margin; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ, fol. 25 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ, fol. 31 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ, fol. 49 a.

Gregory Nyssen: on the Song of Songs , fol. 26 b; ܪܝܫܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕ. ܥܠ ܒ̣ܪܝܬܗ ܘܬܘܩܢܗ ܕܦܓܪܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܘܬܐ, "de hominis opificio," cap. xxx., fol. 12 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ, fol. 25 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܬܕܡ̈ܪܬܐ, fol. 24 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܢ̈ܦܐ ܘܝ̈ܘܕܝܐ, fol. 49 a.

Hippolytus: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܡܝܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܬܐ. Fol. 20 a.

Irenaeus: contra Haereses. Foll. 24 b, 31 a.

Isaac of Antioch: fol. 25 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܐ, fol. 21 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܠܩܐ, fol. 27 a.

Isidore of Pelusium: foll. 25 a, 54 a, 56 b; ܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ, fol. 22 b; ܠܘܬ ܣܐܘܪܝܢܐ, fol. 25 b.

Jacob of Batnae: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܟܒܗ ܕܐܕܡ, fol. 22 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܨܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ, fol. 25 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ, fol. 30 a.

John of Jerusalem: ܡܢ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܘܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ܘ ܙܒܢܐ. Fol. 21 a.

John the monk: fol. 27 b; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ, fol. 39 b; ܡܛܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ, fol. 50 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܠܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ, fol. 43 b; ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܬܐܘܕܘܠܘܣ ܕܡܘܕܥ܆ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝ̣ܗ̣ܒܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܡܕܝܢܢ ܠܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ, fol. 51 a.

Julius of Rome. Fol. 32 b.

Marcianus: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ. ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. Fol. 27 b.

Methodius: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܬܕܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܠܘܩܝܐ. ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܩ̣ܪܐ̣ ܐܓܠܘܐܦܢܛܘܣ. Fol. 30 a.

Palladius of Helenopolis :ܕܦܠܕ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܗܠܦܘܠܝܣ. ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܟܬܒ ܥܠ ܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ. Fol. 22 b, margin.

Peter of Alexandria: ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܠ̣ܫ ܐܣܬܐ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܩܕܝܡܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܠܦܓܪܐ: ܘܐܦܠܐ ܩ̇ܕܡܬ ܚ̣ܛܬ. Fol. 20 a.

Philoxenus of Mabug: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕ܏ܒ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ Fol. 23 b.

Romanus: ܕܪܘܡܢܐ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܪܘܣܝܣ. Fol. 24 b.

Severus: foll. 16 a, 26 a; homm. epithron., foll. 25 a, 20 b, homm. epithron. xxv., fol. 52 a, homm. epithron. xxxi., fol. 34 a, homm. epithron. xxxii., fol. 41 b, homm. epithron. xiii., fol. 56 a, homm. epithron. xliii., foll. 33 a, 42 b, homm. epithron. xliv., fol. 52 b, homm. epithron. liii., foll. 33 a, 40 b, 56 a, homm. epithron. liv., fol. 40 a, homm. epithron. lxx., fol. 42 a, homm. epithron. lxxi., fol. 16 b, homm. epithron. xc., fol. 36 a, homm. epithron. cxxv., fol. 35 b, homm. epithron. cxxxvii., fol. 33 a; against Julian of Halicarnassus , fol. 25 b; ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܐܣܪܝܐ ܗܘܦܛܝܣܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܦܛܪܝܩܝܐ, foll. 22 b, 39 b, 54 b; ܡܢ ܗܘܦܡܢܝܣܛܩܘܢ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ, fol. 24 b; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ, fol. 24 b; ܠܘܬ ܣܘܠܘܢ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܐܝܣܘܪܝܐ, fol. 28 b; ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܬܐܕܝܪܐ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ, fol. 31 b; ܠܘܬ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܩܘܪܘܣ, fol. 32 b; ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܪܘܡܝܐ, foll. 42 a, 59 a.

Theophilus of Alexandria: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܐ̇ܝܬ ܒܐܦܝܠܛܘܣ. Fol. 21 a.

Thomas of Germanicia: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ. Fol. 24 b.

The Testament of our Lord: ܡܢ ܕܝܐܬܝܩܝ ܕܡܪܢ. Fol. 40 b.

Letter from a monk to a brother: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܐܠܗ. Fol. 18 b.

Item 2 (Fol. 1b): A section containing definitions of various scientific terms (such as ܣܥܘܪܘܐ, ܬܐܘܪܝܐ, ܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ, ܕܝܠܝܘܬܐ, ܐܕܫܐ, ܓܢܣܐ, ܓܕܫܐ, ܟܝܢܐ, ܙܢܐ, ܟܡܝܘܬܐ, ܦܘܪܫܢܐ, etc.).
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The introductory section [defective]
  Incipit: ܡܦܣܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ̣. ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܝܢܐܝܬ ܪܝܚܐ ܗܢܝܐܐ ܩ̈ܢܝܢ܇ ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܡܘܫܟ ܐܘ ܩܦܘܪ ܐܘ ܢܪܕܝܢ܆ ܐܦܢ ܢܚܦܐ ܐܢܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܒܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ: ܘܢܟܣܐ ܐܢܝܢ ܒܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ: ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܝܢ܆ ܪܝܚܗܝܢ ܦܐ̇ܚ ܠܟܠ ܓܒ̈ܝܢ. ܘܡܬܪܓܫ ܠܟܠ ܕܩܪܝܒܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ. ܒܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܒܕܡ̣ܘܬܐ ܡܣܬܒܪܐ ܠܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ܇ ܕܩܒܝ̣ܥܐ ܒܗܝܢ ܪܚܡܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Imperfect (for nine leaves are missing after fol. 11).
Item 4 (Fol. 61a): Extracts of considerable length from several writers [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 61a): Gregory Nazianzen. On Baptism
 
Title: ܕ܏܏ܩܕ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܙܝܢܙܘ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 64b): Gregory Nyssen. On Baptism
 
Title: ܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܡܢܘ ܪܐܙܐ ܕܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܥܡ̇ܕܝܢܢ. ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕ܏ܠܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 65a): Severus . On the Universality of the Judgment
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܢܫܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܐܕܡ ܡܬܬܝܬܝܐ ܠܕܝܢܐ. ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܣܟܘܠܣܛܝܩܐ ܒܘܨܪܝܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 65b): Severus. On the Eternity of Punishment
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܕܝ̣ܢܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܠܫܘܢܩܐ. ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܩܐܣܪܝܐ ܗܘܦܛܝܣܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 66a): Epiphanius. Extract from a discourse of Epiphanius on the Coming of our Lord into the World
 
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 10 (Fol. 67a): Exposition of the holy Mysteries of the Church, principally compiled from the works of Dionysius the Areopagite [defective]
 
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ̣. ܕܡ̇ܟܢܫ ܠܐܢܫ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܠܝ̣ܠܐ̣. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ̣. ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕ ܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܣܘܟܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܠܡܠܦܢܐ ܒܡܡܠܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ ܥܒ̣ܝܕ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ̣ ܘܡܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
Note: On fol. 67 b there is an extract from Gregory Nyssen, and on fol. 68 b one from Severus, ܡܛܠ ܐܢܦܘܪܐ. ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܩܐܣܪܝܐ ܗܘܦܛܝܣܐ.
Item 11 (Fol. 69a): Gregory Nyssen. Copious extracts from the "Oratio Catechetica Magna" of Gregory Nyssen [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܘܝܘ̈ܕܝܐ.
Note: Opera, ed. 1638, t. iii., p. 45.
Item 12 (Fol. 73a): Justin Martyr. The “Expositio Rectae Confessionis" [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܣܛܝܢܐ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ.
Note: Opera, ed. 1742, p. 420.
Item 13 (Fol. 76a): Athanasius. Extract from the epistle to Epictetus
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܦܝܩܛܛܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܪܢܬܘܣ
Item 14 (Fol. 77b): Severianus of Gabala.
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܓܒܠܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܟܝܢܐ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܘܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 78b): Severus. On a passage of Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܣܪܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܠܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܡܫܝܢܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 16 (Fol. 79a): Extract from a letter of Severus to John of Bostra
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܘܨܪܝܐ. ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܕ ܐܘܢ̈ܓܠܝܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ: ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܚ̣ ܠܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ܇ ܚ̇ܙܝܢܢ ܕܟܪ̈ܘܟܝܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܥܒ̣ܪܘ ܡܢ ܗܝܕܝܢ
Item 17 (Fol. 79b): Extract from Severus regarding the Mother of God
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ.
Item 18 (Fol. 80): Demonstrations from the Fathers against the Diphysites, Julianists, Agnoetae, and other heretics
 
Title: ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝܢܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ.
Note: The contents of this portion of the volume are nearly identical with those of Add. 14,532 .
Item 19 (Fol. 80a): The first group
Note:

This group, foll. 80 a—101 a, corresponding to Add. 14,532, no. 1 , has an additional chapter at the beginning, entitled ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܥܕܪ ܠܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܝܐ ܘܐܒܗ̈ܝܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܢ; and another at the end, entitled ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܘ ܡܕܡ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܗܪ̈ܛܝܩܘ ܕܩܕܡܝܗ̇ ܥܒ̣ܕܬ݀ ܣܘܢܕܣ ܕܟܠܩܕܘܢܐ̇. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܘܕܝ̣ܬ݀ ܚܕ ܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܘܬܪܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ. ܘܕܠܩܢ̈ܘܡܐ ܦܪ̈ܨܘܦܐ ܐܣܬܟܠ̣ܬ݂݀. ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ܆ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܣܗܕ ܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ. These two chapters contain extracts from--

Gregory Nazianzen: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ. Fol. 80 a.

John Aegeates: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܓܐܘܣ ܡܢ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ ܟܕ ܪܫܐ ܠܗ܆ ܕܠܡܢܐ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܐܡ̣ܪܘ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܟܠܩܕܘܢܐ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ. Fol. 100 b.

Nestorius: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ̣ ܐܬܕܡܝ̣ܬ݀ ܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܠܒܪܗ. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ܏ܘ ܪܝܫܗ; ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܘܚܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܝܟ ܠܗܘܢ; and ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ̣ ܟܕ ܐܬܩܪܝ̣ܬ݀ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܡܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܢ ܡ̇ܣܟܠ ܒܝ ܐܚܝ ܐ̇ܫܒܘܩ ܠܗ. Fol. 100 b.

Paul of Samosata: ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܠܟܝܘܢ ܐܪܬܕܟܣܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܕܣܘܢܕܘܣ ܏ܩܕ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܚܪܡܬܗ ܡܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗ . Fol. 100 b.

Philoxenus of Mabug. Fol. 80 a.

Severus: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘ̈ܣܦܬܗ̣ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܩܪܢܣܘܣ. Fol. 80 a.

Theodore of Mopsuestia: ܕܬܐܕܘܪܣ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܘܠܝܢܪܝܣ. Fol. 100 b.

Theodoret: ܡܢ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ (ܕܐܓܐܘܣ). Fol. 101 a.

Item 20 (Fol. 101b): The second group
Note: This group, foll. 101 b—119 b is identical with Add. 14,532, no. 2 ; except that, at the end of chap. ܩܥܛ, fol. 111 b, there is added a long passage from Samuel of Rās-'ain, ܡܢ ܩܦܠܐܐ ܏ܝܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ. ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕ܏ܘ. ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܓܪܐ ܘܕܡܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ .
Item 21 (Fol. 119b): The third group
Note: The third group, foll. 119 b—138 b, is identical with Add. 14,532, no. 3 .
Item 22 (Fol. 139a): The fourth group
Note:

The fourth group, foll. 139 a—148 b, is identical with Add. 14,532, no. 4 . The additional quotations, foll. 148 a and b, are--

Cyril of Alexandria: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܩ̣ܪܝܬܐ ܦܘܐܐ܇ ܕܟܘܪܐ ܕܡܠܛܝܢܐ, and on the Gospel of S. John . Fol. 148 a.

Gregory Nazianzen: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܠܝܕܘܢܝܘܣ. Fol. 148 a.

Ignatius: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܛܪܣܘܣ. Fol. 148 a.

Joannes Grammaticus: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ, fol. 148 a and b, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ, fol. 148 a; ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܟܬܒܢ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܕܘܣܬܝܘܣ, fol. 148 a.

Julius of Rome: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܪܘܣܕܩܝܣ. Fol. 148 a.

Severus: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ. ܥܠ ܩܘܕܩܝܠܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܩܪܢܣܘܣ. Fol. 148 a.

Item 23 (Fol. 149a): A collection of Hymns [defective]
Notes:
  • Very imperfect.
  • Those that remain are numbered from ܝܒ to ܡܗ, and from ܢܙ to ܢܚ.
Item 24 (Fol. 149a): The eighteenth hymn
  Incipit: ܐܬܬܪܝܡ ܠܒܝ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܪܝܡܐ̣. ܘܐܬܝܬܪ. ܕܐܫܒܚܝܘܗܝ ܒܝܕ ܫܡܝ. ܐܬܥ̇ܫܢܘ ܗ̈ܕܡܝ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܗ. ܟܘܪ̈ܗܢܐ ܐܬܪܚܩܘ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܝܼ ܘܩܡܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ
Item 25 (Fol. 149a): The nineteenth hymn
  Incipit: ܟܣܐ ܕܚܠܒܐ ܐܬܩܪܒ ܠܝ ܘܐܫܬܝܬܗ ܒܚܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܣܝܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܒܪܐ̣ ܟܣܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܚܠܒ̣ ܐܒܐ. ܘܕܚܠܒܬܗ̣ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ.
Item 26 (Fol. 153a): Several sections relating to astronomical and geographical subjects [defective]
Item 27 (Fol. 153a): On the length of the day and night in different parts of the earth [defective]
Item 28 (Fol. 153b): Severus Sabocht, bishop of Kinnesrīn. Whether the heaven surrounds the earth in the form of a wheel or sphere [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܢܗܘ ܕܥ̇ܒܪ ܫܡܝܐ ܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܓܘܫܡܗ ܕܡܘܙܠܬܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 154a): Severus Sabocht. Extract regarding the habitable and uninhabitable portions of the earth, etc.
 
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܬܥܡܪܢܝܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܥܡܪܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܗ̇. ܕܠܥܠ ܟܝܬ ܐܦ ܕܠܬܚܬ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܐܒܘܟܬ. ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܩܢܫܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܡ̣̈ܘܬܐ ܕܒܡܘܙܠܬܐ
Note: See Sachau, Inedita Syriaca, p. ܩܟܙ.
Item 30 (Fol. 154b): Severus Sabocht. On the measurement of the heaven and the earth, and the space between them [defective]
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܐܒܘܟܬ ܡܛܠ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܕܐܪܥܐ̣. ܘܕܛ̇ܘܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܨܥܬܗܝܢ
Note: See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܩܠܒ.
Item 31 (Fol. 155a): The conclusion of an extract on the motions of the sun and moon
Note: See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܩܠܓ.
Item 32 (Fol. 155a): Basil. On the motion of the sun between the tropics
 
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ. ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܛܠ ܡܣܩܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܠܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܡܚܬܬܗ ܕܠܬܝܡܢܐ܀ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܏ܕܓ
Item 33 (Fol. 155a): Jacob of Edessa. How the heathen came to think that the sun, moon, and stars, were living and rational beings, endowed with free-will
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ̣ ܕܡܢ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܐܬ݀ܘ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܛܥ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܣ̣ܒܪܘܢ̇. ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܝ ܒܝ̇ܬܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ܇ ܫܡܫܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܘܣܗܪܐ ܘܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 118b): At the foot of fol. 118 b there is a word written in Armenian capitals.

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