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Add. 14,543

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/274
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Add. 14,543, fol. 1a

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1189
Description based on Wright DL (2:420) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: Simeon (of Harrān?). 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. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/4, much effaced.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is cursive, but seems to be of nearly the same date as the rest of the manuscript.

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): Simeon (of Harrān?). A hymn for the Dead by Simeon (of Ḥarrān?) [defective]
 
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.
  • It begins with the words, "God who formed us," but is so much effaced that scarcely a line can be read in full.

Add. 14,543, foll. 1b–147

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1190
Description based on Wright DL (2:419-420) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 146 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Basil of Caesarea. Discourses of Basil of Caesarea. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/4 , consisting of 146 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 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 10 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. 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
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
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 158; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 423
Item 4 (Fol. 36b): Basil of Caesarea. On the Study of the writings of the Greek Philosophers
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܩ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܣ̈ܦܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 243, ad Adolescentes, etc.; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 563
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.
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
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 1; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 163
Item 7 (Fol. 116b): Basil of Caesarea. On Anger and Wrath
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡܬܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 116; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 353
Item 8 (Fol. 127b): Basil of Caesarea. The first homily on Faith
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 182; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 463
Item 9 (Fol. 134a): Basil of Caesarea. The second homily on Faith
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 867; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 1487
Item 10 (Fol. 141a): Basil of Caesarea. Homily on Psalm I [defective]
 
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

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