Add. 14,543
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/274
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 147 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Simeon (of Ḥarrān?). A hymn for the Dead by Simeon (of Ḥarrān?); Basil of Caesarea.
Discourses of Basil of Caesarea
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/4 , consisting of 147 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, now signed with letters, are 15 in number. A leaf is wanting after fol. 7; two quires after fol. 87; another quire after fol. 97; and at least one quire at the end of the volume. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
The writing is a neat, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Simeon (of Ḥarrān?). A hymn for the Dead by Simeon (of Ḥarrān?) If the name of Ḥarrān be rightly read, this must be Simeon I. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1503
.
[defective]
Title: ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܚܖܢ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܓܒܠܢ
Title: ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܚܖܢ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܓܒܠܢ
Notes:
- * If the name of Ḥarrān be rightly read, this must be Simeon I. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1503 .
- Added by a later hand, see additions.
- It begins with the words, "God who formed us," but is so much effaced that scarcely a line can be read in full.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Basil of Caesarea. Discourses of Basil of Caesarea [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Basil of Caesarea. On Deuteron. xv. 9 [defective]
Title: [ܡـ]ـܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ [ܕ]ܐܬܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܕܐܙܕܗܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ , ܒܠܒܟ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܠܡܬܒܝܢܘ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ
Title: ܥܠ ܕܐܬܒܩܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ
Title: [ܡـ]ـܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ [ܕ]ܐܬܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܕܐܙܕܗܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ , ܒܠܒܟ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܠܡܬܒܝܢܘ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ
Title: ܥܠ ܕܐܬܒܩܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ
Notes:
- It is imperfect, a leaf being lost after fol.7, which contained from p. 27, A, of the Greek text, to p. 28, B.
- Cf. Opera (Paris, 1839), t. ii. p. 22 ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxxi., col. 197
Item 3 (Fol. 20a): Basil of Caesarea. On Baptism
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 36b): Basil of Caesarea. On the Study of the writings of the Greek Philosophers
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܩ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܣ̈ܦܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܩ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܣ̈ܦܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 50b): Basil of Caesarea. On the Holy Spirit [defective]
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܒܨܪܝܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܗ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܬܚܬܝܢ ܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܫܘܥܒܕܐ. Subscription (Fol. 107a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܒܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܬܠܬܐ.
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܒܨܪܝܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܗ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܬܚܬܝܢ ܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܫܘܥܒܕܐ. Subscription (Fol. 107a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܒܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܬܠܬܐ.
Notes:
- It is imperfect, as two quires are wanting after fol.87, which contained from p. 40, D, to p. 61, E ; and another after fol.97, containing from p. 74, E, to p. 85, B, of the Paris edition .
- Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 1 ; Migne, t. xxxii., col. 67
Item 6 (Fol. 107b): Basil of Caesarea. The first homily on Lent
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 116b): Basil of Caesarea. On Anger and Wrath
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡܬܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡܬܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 127b): Basil of Caesarea. The first homily on Faith
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 134a): Basil of Caesarea. The second homily on Faith
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 141a): Basil of Caesarea. Homily on Psalm I [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܠܐ ܗܠܟ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܠܐ ܗܠܟ
Notes:
- It is imperfect, ending at p. 133, A, of the Paris edition .
- Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 127 ; Migne, t. xxix., col. 209
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a):
The hymn for the Dead by Simeon (of Ḥarrān?) was written by a later hand. The writing
is cursive, but seems to be of nearly the same date as the rest of the manuscript.
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