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Add. 14,541

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/268
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Add. 14,541, foll. 1–10

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/269
Description based on Wright DCXXX (2:501-502) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 10 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Caelesti Hierarchia" ofDionysius the Areopagitecommencing in the middle of cap. vii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 9 and 10. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 1 a), and each page is divided into two columns. These leaves are taken from a manuscript of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Caelesti Hierarchia" of Dionysius the Areopagite commencing in the middle of cap. vii.
Note: See Add. 12,152, fol. 23 col. b, line 15

Add. 14,541, foll. 11–18

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1417
Description based on Wright DCXXX (2:501-502) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 8 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Ecclesiastica Hierarchia" ofDionysius the Areopagitecommencing in cap. ii and ending in cap. iii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 12 and 17. The quires are signed with letters, and each page is divided into two columns. These leaves are taken from a manuscript of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Very neatly written

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 11a): Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Ecclesiastica Hierarchia" of Dionysius the Areopagite commencing in cap. ii and ending in cap. iii.
Note: See Add. 12,152, fol. 51 b, col. a, line 22 and Add. 12,152, fol. 59 b, col. b, line 9

Add. 14,541, foll. 19–24

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1418
Description based on Wright DCXXX (2:501-502) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 7 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" ofDionysius the Areopagitecap. iv. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 19, 20, and 23. The quires are signed with letters, and each page is divided into two columns. These leaves are taken from a manuscript of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 19a): Fragments of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" of Dionysius the Areopagite cap. iv.
Note: See Add. 12,152, from fol. 112 b, col. a, line 16, to fol. 121 a, col. b, line 16 .

Add. 14,541, foll. 25–26

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1419
Description based on Wright DCXXX (2:501-502) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 2 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" of Dionysius the Areopigate cap. iv. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, several of which are much stained and torn. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 25 a), and each page is divided into two columns. These leaves are taken from a manuscript of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 25a): Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" of Dionysius the Areopigate cap. iv.
Note: See Add. 12,152, from fol. 118 b, col. a, line 17, to fol. 119 b, col. b, line 1; and from fol. 127 a, col. a, line 18, to fol. 128 b, col. b, line 6 . This is a different commentary from the previous one.

Add. 14,541, foll. 27–28

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1420
Description based on Wright DCXXX (2:501-502) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 2 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" ofDionysius the Areopigatecapp. v., vi., and vii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 27 and 28. The quires are signed with letters, and each page is divided into two columns. These leaves are taken from a manuscript of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 27a): Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" of Dionysius the Areopigate capp. v., vi., and vii. [defective]
Note: See Add. 12,152, from fol. 145 a, col. b, line 14, to fol. 148 b, col. b, line 16 .

Add. 14,541, foll. 29–38

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1421
Description based on Wright DCXXX (2:501-502) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 10 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" ofDionysius the Areopigate, capp. ix.-xiii., and on the treatise "de Mystica Theologia," cap. i. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, several of which are much stained and torn. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 29 a), and each page is divided into two columns. These leaves are taken from a manuscript of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Very neatly written.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 29a): Fragment of a Commentary on the treatise "de Divinis Nominibus" of Dionysius the Areopigate, capp. ix.-xiii., and on the treatise "de Mystica Theologia," cap. i.
Note: See Add. 12,152, from fol. 162 a, col. a, line 18, to fol. 173 col. b, line 10 .

Add. 14,541, foll. 39–49

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/270
Description based on Wright DCXCIX (2:585-586) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Other, 11 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. The writings ofTheodosius, patriarch ofAlexandria; Severus of Antioch. A copy of a note, written bySeverus ofAntioch in a volume belonging to the library of the convent of the Dalmatians (?), atthe EnatonnearAlexandria. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.

Physical Description

Eleven vellum leaves, about 10 5/8 in. by 7 1/8, of which the first two and the last are much stained and torn (Add. 14,541, foll. 39—49). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 37 to 41 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): Written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viiith or ixth cent, See addition 1.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): On the margins of the leaves there are many words written in Greek letters, of which those given above may suffice as specimens.

Contents

This manuscript contains 11 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 39a): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. The writings of Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria [defective]
 
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Notes:
  • Fragments of a manuscript.
  • Cf. Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandr. Jacob., p. 136 ; Le Quien Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 431.
Item 2 (Fol. 39a): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. Portions of a discourse, addressed to the clergy of Constantinople, after he had been summoned thither by Justinian, in the course of which he supports his own opinions by quotations from Athanasius, Basil, Dionysius the Areopagite, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory Nyssen, and Severus
Item 3 (Fol. 46a): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. Address read after the delivery of the above discourse
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣ ܦܪܘܣܦܢܝܣܝܣ ܕܐܬ̣ܩܪܝܬܲ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܬܝ̣ܗܒ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܚ̇ܘܐ ܠܢܝ̣ܫܗ̇܆ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܬܬ݁ܝܬܝܢ ܒܗ̇.   Incipit: ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܣܦܩܐܝܬ ܚܘܝܢܢ ܢܝܫܢ܇ ܡܠܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒ̈ܝܫܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܛܠ ܒ̈ܥܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܠܝܠ ܢܒܥ̈ܝ ܡܛܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝ̣ܬ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ̇. ܘܡܬ݁ܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܛܠܬܢ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܚܕ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ̇. ܒܝܕ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܟ̣ܬܒܢܢ ܗܫܐ ܘܝܗܒ̣ܢܢ̇. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܢܗ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܐ̇ܠܦ ܠܐ̇ܝܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ.
Item 4 (Fol. 47b): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. Five orders or canons
Item 5 (Fol. 47b): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. First canon
Item 6 (Fol. 47b): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. Second canon
Item 7 (Fol. 47b): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. Third canon
Item 8 (Fol. 47b): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. Fourth canon
Item 9 (Fol. 47b): Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria. Fifth canon
Item 10 (Fol. 48a): Formula signed by the priests and deacons in communion with Theodosius
 
Title: ܦܚ̇ܡܐ ܕܐܪܡ̣ܝ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܐܬ̣ܝܗܒ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛ̇ܘܒܬܢܐ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ̣. ܡܢ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܦ ܫܪܪܗ̣ ܒܝܕ ܢܦܫܗ   Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܦܠܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ̣ ܡ̇ܩܒܠ ܐܢܐ ܒ̈ܟܠܙܢܝܢ ܠܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܬ̣ܣܝܡ ܗܫܐ̇. ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛ̇ܘܒܬܢܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ: ܡܛܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܼܝܬ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ̣. ܘܢܩ̇ܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܬܝܬܐ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 11 (Fol. 48b): Severus of Antioch. A copy of a note, written by Severus of Antioch in a volume belonging to the library of the convent of the Dalmatians (?), at the Enaton near Alexandria [defective]
 
Title: ܐܝ̣ܣܘܢ̣ ܕܦܪܓܪܦܝ ܕܟܝܪܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܣܐܘܪܐ: ܕܐܫ̣ܬܟܚܬ݁ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܕܠܡܛܝܐ ܐ ܕܗ̣ܢܛܘܢ ܬܘܪ̈ܨܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܒܗ̣ ܐܦ ܕܟܝܪܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܗܦܘ̈ܣܡܝܘܣܝܣ̇. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܘ̈ܕܥܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ:   Incipit: ܚܪܡܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܓܒ̣ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܕܐ ܗܘܦܬܝܣܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܓܘܿܕܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.   Subscription (Fol. 49a): ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 49): After the doxology, there stands a note, now much mutilated, from which it appears that the name of the scribe was Thomas. ܕܟܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܐ[ܝܬ] ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܒܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܗܘܢ ܢܥܒܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܪܘܚܦܐ ܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ [ܚܛܝܐ] ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 39a): On the margins of the leaves there are many words written in Greek letters ⲐⲀⲞⲆⲞⲤⲒⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲀ ⲠⲢⲞⲤⲪⲞⲚⲤⲒⲤ ⲠⲢⲄⲢⲪⲒ ⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲆⲖⲘⲦⲒⲀ ⲈⲚⲦⲞⲚ ⲞⲈⲪⲞⲤⲘⲒⲞⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲞⲠⲐⲤⲒⲤ

Add. 14,541, foll. 50–51

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/271
Description based on Wright DLXIX (2:450) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 2 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Fragments of the works of Evagrius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.

Physical Description

Two vellum leaves, 10 7/8 in. by 7 1/8 (Add. 14,541, foll. 50, 51). Each page is divided into two columns of 34 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is a good, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 4 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 50a): Evagrius. Fragments of the works of Evagrius [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 50a): Evagrius. On Prayer [defective]
Note: Imperfect. See Add. 14,578 , no. 38, b.
Item 3 (Fol. 50a): Evagrius. To Anatolius [defective]
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܛܘܠ: ܕܒܥ̣ܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܘܕܥ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐ̈ܣܟܡܐ̇. ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Note: Imperfect. See Add. 14,578 , no. 40.
Item 4 (Fol. 51a): Evagrius. A fragment [defective]
Note: Imperfect both at the beginning and end.

Add. 14,541, fol. 52

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/272
Description based on Wright DCCCCXII (3:1040) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: History
This manuscript contains: Eusebius of Caesarea. An extract from Eusebius of Caesarea on the various nations of the earth, and who was the father of each of them. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

A vellum leaf, 10 5/8 in. by 7 1/8. The page is divided into two columns, of from 33 to 35 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is good and regular, of about the ixth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. ): Eusebius of Caesarea. An extract from Eusebius of Caesarea on the various nations of the earth, and who was the father of each of them.
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ̈ܘܢ ܠܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗ̈ܘܢ ܕܝܠܗ̈ܘܢ ܕܠܫ̈ܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܦܪܫܝܢ ܠܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܩܣܪܝܐ   Incipit: ܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܦܬ ܓܡܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܓܘ̈ܛܝܐ ܘܓܪ̈ܡܢܝܐ ܘܣܪ̈ܡܛܝܐ: ܡܓܘܓ ܐܘܠܕ ܩܪ̈ܦܝܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܢܝܩܝܐ. ܡܕܝ ܐܘܠܕ ܡ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܐ. ܝܘܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܐ̈ܠܢܝܐ ܘܐܝܠܘܢ ܘܣ̈ܓܘܛܢܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ..

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