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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/278
Description based on Wright DLVII (2:431-434) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 244 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul, with an appendix of extracts from other patristic authors. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 47 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 ½ in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 244 leaves, a few of which are much stained and defaced, especially foll. 63, 64 and 244. The quires, signed with letters, are 25 in number, but ܝܓ and ܟܗ are imperfect, a single leaf being wanting after foll. 119 and 127, and one or two leaves at the end of the volume. Each page (with the exception of foll. 236 b—244 b) is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 40 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the ixth cent., passing, on fol. 240 a, into a neat, cursive character.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): See additions
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Greek script): See additions
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul, with an appendix of extracts from other patristic authors [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Gregory of Nazianzus. The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul [defective]
  Editor: the abbat Paul   Subscription (Fol. 236a): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݁ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ܇ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܢܙܘ.   Colophon: See additions.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Gregory Nazianzen. An index to the 30 discourses that form this part
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܢܙܘ: ܕܦܫܩܗ̇ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ̣. ܚܣܝܐ ܘܡܝܩܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ̣. ܒܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܬ̈ܠܬܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܡܫ: ܐܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ ܕܕܘܕܩܛܐ. ܡܣܝܟܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܡܐ̈ܡܪܐ̣ ܬܠܬܝܢ.
Item 4 (Fol. 4b): Gregory Nazianzen. In sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem
Item 5 (Fol. 6a): Gregory Nazianzen. Ad eos qui ipsum acciverant, nec occurrerant
Item 6 (Fol. 8a): Gregory Nazianzen. Apologetica
Item 7 (Fol. 33a): Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris in laudem Caesarii fratris
Item 8 (Fol. 43a): Gregory Nazianzen. In patrem tacentem propter plagam grandinis
Item 9 (Fol. 51a): Gregory Nazianzen. In seipsum, ad patrem et Basilium magnum, post reditum e fuga
Item 10 (Fol. 52b): Gregory Nazianzen. Apologeticus ad patrem suum Gregorium, praesente Basilio magno
Item 11 (Fol. 54b): Gregory Nazianzen. Ad Gregorium Nyssenum
Item 12 (Fol. 57a): Gregory Nazianzen. Ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzenae ecclesiae curam commiserat
Item 13 (Fol. 59b): Gregory Nazianzen. Prima de pace oratio
Item 14 (Fol. 68a): Gregory Nazianzen. Tertia de pace oratio
Item 15 (Fol. 73a): Note
Item 16 (Fol. 74a): Gregory Nazianzen. Secunda de pace oratio
Item 17 (Fol. 80b): Gregory Nazianzen. De suis sermonibus et ad Julianum tributorum exaequatorem
Item 18 (Fol. 86b): Gregory Nazianzen. Ad cives Nazianzenos gravi timore perculsos, et praefectum irascentem
Item 19 (Fol. 91a): Gregory Nazianzen. In novam Dominicam
Item 20 (Fol. 95b): Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris in laudem sororis suae Gorgoniae
Item 21 (Fol. 104a): Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris in patrem, praesente Basilio [defective]
Item 22 (Fol. 122b): Gregory Nazianzen. In Theophania, sive Natalitia Salvatoris [defective]
Item 23 (Fol. 129a): Gregory Nazianzen. In sancta Lumina
Item 24 (Fol. 137b): Notes
Item 25 (Fol. 142b): Gregory Nazianzen. In Pentecosten
Item 26 (Fol. 149b): Gregory Nazianzen. Adversus Eunomianos theologica prima
Item 27 (Fol. 154a): Gregory Nazianzen. De Filio theologica tertia
Item 28 (Fol. 164a): Gregory Nazianzen. De Filio theologica quarta
Item 29 (Fol. 173b): Gregory Nazianzen. De Spiritu Sancto theologica quinta
Item 30 (Fol. 186a): Gregory Nazianzen. Adversus Arianos et de seipso
Item 31 (Fol. 193a): Gregory Nazianzen. In Machabaeorum laudem
Item 32 (Fol. 200a): Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem s. sancti martyris Cypriani
Item 33 (Fol. 207b): Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem Heronis philosophi
Item 34 (Fol. 216b): Gregory Nazianzen. In Aegyptiorum adventum
Item 35 (Fol. 221b): Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem magni Athanasii
Item 36 (Fol. 236b): An appendix to the manuscript [defective]
Note: As an appendix there are added the following pieces:
Item 37 (Fol. 236b): Extracts from the writings of Severus, bishop of Nisibis(?),ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐܐܦܝܣܩܘܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 236b): A letter to Sergius, abbat of ܫܓܪ, Singār on the first discourse of Gregory de Filio
 
Title:
ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܓܪ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ
Item 39 (Fol. 239a): On the discourse of Gregory de Spiritu Sancto
Item 40 (Fol. 240a): Gregory Nazianzen. Extracts from the Poems of Gregory Nazianzen [defective]
Note: In the absence of any distinct statement in the manuscript itself, we cannot decide whether these poems are taken from the translation of Senorinus Chididatus of Amid(A.D.665), or that of Theodosius(A.D.804—5), See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i., p. 23, note.
Item 41 (Fol. 240a): Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem Virginitatis
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܫܚܬܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 298, as far as v. 214; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 521
Item 42 (Fol. 242a): Gregory Nazianzen. De Patre
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܘܬܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 206; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 397
Item 43 (Fol. 242a): Gregory Nazianzen. De Filio
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܒܪܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 208; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 401
Item 44 (Fol. 243a): Gregory Nazianzen. Adversus Carnem
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܦܓܪܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 936; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1378
Item 45 (Fol. 243b): Gregory Nazianzen. Luctus
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 942; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1384
Item 46 (Fol. 243b): Gregory Nazianzen. Ad Animam suam
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 976; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1427
Item 47 (Fol. 243b): Gregory Nazianzen. Contra Diabolum in morbum [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܗ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 942, as far as v. 102; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1385

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): A note on fol. 1a informs us that the book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the deacon David during the time that Salībā was abbat: ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܫ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܟܠ ܕܓܢܒܠܗ ܐܘ ܡܙܒܢ ܠܗ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): On the same page there are written, in large Greek characters, the words: ΤΙΜΟΘΕΥΩⲤ ΕΠΗΚΟΠΟⲤ ΤΟ ΑΡΧΗΜΧΑΤ and on fol. 1b: ΤΙΜΟΘΕΥΟⲤ: ΤΟ: ΑΡΧΙΜΧΑΤ: which are intended for Τιμόθεοςἐπίσκοπος τοῦ ܐܪܫܡܫܛ and Τιμόθεοςτοῦ 'Αρσαμόσατα , Arsamosata.
Addition 3 (Fol. 236a): Under the final rubric we read: ܦܚܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܩܠܬ , ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܢܝܗܝ Thomas, from the holy convent of the monks of Kellat, collated this book. Let every one who reads, pray for him: 'May God have mercy on him.' See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii.,p. 231.
Addition 4: The margins of this manuscript are covered with notes, and words written in Greek characters, some of which have been added by later hands (See, for example, foll.12a and b, 14a, 15b, 41a, etc.).Extracts from the writings of Severus of Antioch are given on foll.37a, 71a letter to Caesaria , 73a, 152b ܡܛܠ ܡܘܙܓܐ and 174b letter to Isidorus Comes . This last has the name of the patriarch Athanasius II (ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ) attached to it as the annotator.
Addition 5 (Fol. 2a): On fol. 2a there is the following note, in a more modern hand, regarding the chronological arrangement of the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen: ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ. ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܡ܏ܝܪ ܠܗ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܟܕ ܣܠܩ ܠܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܦ̣ܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ ܘܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܗ . . . ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܒܙܚܢܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ . . ܘܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ̣. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܩ̣ܪܘ ܒܫܘܪܝܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܕܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܥܬ̣ܝܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܣܝ̣ܡܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̣ܝܕܐ ܕܣܐܣܝܡܘܢ. ܗܠܝܢ ܫܬܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܒܬܪ ܕܣܡ̣ܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܒܬܪ ܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܝ̇ܡ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܐܦ̣ܣ ܠܗ ܕܢܐܨܦ ܘܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܢܙܘ: ܘܗ̇ܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܫܝܢܢܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܟܣܝܣܘܛܝܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܪܝܫܢܐ ܕܪܓܝܙ ܗܘܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܓܘܪܓܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ: ܗܠܝܢ ܥܣܪܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܐܡ̣ܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ. ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܗ. ܘܟܢ. ܣܠ̣ܩ ܠܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܢ̈ܘܡܝܢܘ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝ̣ܠܕܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܦܢܛܘܩܘܣܛܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܫ̇ܝܢܢܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܩܒܝܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܦܪܝܢܘܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܦܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܐܬܐܢܐܣܝܘܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܡܡܠܠܐ: ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܟܕ ܐܬ݂ܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܘܪܣܐ. ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܟܣܝܡܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܘܢܛܝܩܛܝܪܝܘܢ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܦ̣ܨܚܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܪܐ̇ܓ ܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ. ܗܠܝܢ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܒܩܘܣ܏ܛܢܛܝ ܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ . . . ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ: ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܠܝܕܘܢܝܘܣ: ܟܕ ܦܢܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܡܢ ܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ̣ ܐܡ̣ܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ . . . ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܖܐܕܘܪܘܢ (sic) ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ: ܦܘܫܟܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܢܕܝܢ ܘܠܗ ܐܡܝܪܝܢ. ܡܣܬܒ̇ܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܕܐܘܕܘܪܘܢ (sic) ܒܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܗ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘ. ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ.

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