Add. 14,544
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/275
Date:
5th or 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 113 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Basil of Caesarea.
Questions of the Brethren of Basil
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 ¼ in. by 5 ¾ , consisting of 113 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 5, 7, 9, 20, 21, 27, 51, 63, 85 and 90. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 15 in number; but ܐ is lost, and leaves are also wanting after foll. 4, 23, and 59. The later signatures are frequently incorrect. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 23 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
The writing is a fine, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the vth or vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Basil of Caesarea.
Questions of the Brethren of Basil
Regulae Monasticae
of Basil [defective]
Title: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ Subscription (Fol. 113a): ܫܠܡܘ. ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ. ܕܡܪܝ .. ܒܣܝܠܣ. ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܕܫܐܠܘܗܝ. ܒܕܝܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ̇ .. ܟܕ. ܡܬܟܪܟ. ܘܣܥܪ. ܠܗܘܢ. ܒܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܗܘܢ̇ ܀ ܗܘܐ. ܕܝܢ ܣܟܗܘܢ̇ ܝܬܝܪ .. ܚܣܝܪ. ܬܠܬܡܐܐ. ܘܫܬܝܢ. ܘܬܡܢܝܐ. ܘ ܘ
Title: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ Subscription (Fol. 113a): ܫܠܡܘ. ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ. ܕܡܪܝ .. ܒܣܝܠܣ. ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܕܫܐܠܘܗܝ. ܒܕܝܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ̇ .. ܟܕ. ܡܬܟܪܟ. ܘܣܥܪ. ܠܗܘܢ. ܒܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܗܘܢ̇ ܀ ܗܘܐ. ܕܝܢ ܣܟܗܘܢ̇ ܝܬܝܪ .. ܚܣܝܪ. ܬܠܬܡܐܐ. ܘܫܬܝܢ. ܘܬܡܢܝܐ. ܘ ܘ
Notes:
- The final rubric is succeeded by the usual doxology, after which there is a line of half-effaced arithmetical figures, i.e.ܢܘܢܐ ܚܛ[ܝܐ] , "the sinner Nonnus." The Syriac translation follows a different recension of the text.
- Cf. Opera (Paris, 1830), t. ii. p. 457;; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 889
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 113a):
A later note on the same page tells us that the book once belonged by purchase to
three monks, Marcus, Mārūthā and Athanasius.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܘܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܣ. ܕܩܢܐܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ
ܘܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ .. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܒܙܢܐ ܐܝܢܐ
ܕܗ̣ܘ: ܘܟܐ̇ܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ̣. ܢܕܥ ܕܡܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܢ܀
Addition 2 (Fol. 113b):
A still later note, on fol. 113 b, written by the priest Sergius, states that it was at one time the property of the convent of Theodore, on the hill of
ܣܪܝܢ ܩܨܛܪܐ
, having been purchased by the abbat Leontius.
.ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ: ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܝܕܘܪܐ: ܕܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܪܝܢ ܩܨܛܪܐ: ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܠܗ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܠܘܢܛܐ:
ܠܗ ܘܠܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܡܗ: ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ: ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܐܠ
ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟܐܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܬܚܝܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ.
ܘܐܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܣܪܛܬ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ.
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