Add. 14,550
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/281
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 108 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Gregory Nyssen. Writings of Gregory Nyssen; Gregory Nazianzen. Writings of Gregory
Nazianzen
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 70, 78—80, and 88. The quires were once 13 in number, but the 10th is lost, and the last two are imperfect, six leaves being wanting after fol. 100, and several at the end of the book. They were originally signed with arithmetical figures (fol. 69 a, %; fol. 99 a, %), but are now numbered with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 36 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
The writing is a fine, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the vith cent.
See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See the decoration note.
Decoration (Illustration):
Some not very skilful artist has drawn a head of a saint on this page, and written
over it the words .ܝܘܩܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ
The word ܢܘܣܝܐ beneath the head does not mean "him of Nyssa," but "trial (of the pen)."
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Gregory Nyssen. Writings of Gregory Nyssen [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Five discourses on the Lord's Prayer
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܣ
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܣ
Item 3 (Fol. 33a): Eight discourses on the Beatitudes (S. Matthew, ch. v. 3-10)
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܐܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ.
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܐܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ.
Item 4 (Fol. 81a): Gregory Nazianzen. Discourse on the life of Gregory Thaumaturgus, ascribed in this manuscript to Gregory
Nazianzen. [defective]
Title: ܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܙܢܙܘ ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ. Excerpt: ܣܝܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢ̣ܐ. ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܙܢܙܘ. ܚܒܪܗ ܕܬܡܝܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܥܠ ܡܟܠܠ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܪܒܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ.. ܫܠܡ ܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ.
Title: ܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܙܢܙܘ ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ. Excerpt: ܣܝܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢ̣ܐ. ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܙܢܙܘ. ܚܒܪܗ ܕܬܡܝܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܥܠ ܡܟܠܠ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܪܒܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ.. ܫܠܡ ܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ.
Note: SeeOpera, t. iii., p. 534
;
Migne, t. xlvi., col. 893
. After fol.88 there is a considerable lacuna, extending from t. iii., p. 547, B
, to p. 562, B.
Item 5 (Fol. 100a): Gregory Nazianzen. Writings of Gregory Nazianzen [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 100a): The first Epistle to Cledonius
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܓܪܓܪܝܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܘܠܝܢܪܣ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܓܪܓܪܝܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܘܠܝܢܪܣ
Item 7 (Fol. 101a): The second epistle to Cledonius
[defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning, commencing with διὰ τὸ μηδὲ κεκινῆσθαι τηνικαῦτα τοῦτο τὸ ζήτημα(
Opera, t. ii., p. 94, A
).
Item 8 (Fol. 103b): Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
[defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 103b): Part 1 of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ. ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ. ܠܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ܆ ܘܩܪܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܢ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܡܟܣܐ: ܕܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ: ܠܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܡ̇ܐܬ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܬ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ. ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ. ܠܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ܆ ܘܩܪܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܢ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܡܟܣܐ: ܕܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ: ܠܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܡ̇ܐܬ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܬ. ܘܫ.
Item 10 (Fol. 105a): Part 2 of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ: ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ̣ ܡܪܝܐ ܗ̣ܘ. ܕܒܪܐ ܡܢܐ. ܟܒܪ ܐܒܐ̣ ܘܡܪܝܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ: ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ̣ ܡܪܝܐ ܗ̣ܘ. ܕܒܪܐ ܡܢܐ. ܟܒܪ ܐܒܐ̣ ܘܡܪܝܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 11 (Fol. 105b): Part 3 of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܐܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܩ̇ܕ ܐܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܥܒ̇ܕ ܒܪܐ̣. ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܐܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܩ̇ܕ ܐܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܥܒ̇ܕ ܒܪܐ̣. ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 12 (Fol. 106a): Part 4 of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ. ܘܫ.
Item 13 (Fol. 106a): Part 5 of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܕܦܢܝܬ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒ̣ܢ ܣܓܝ ܚܕ ܝܢܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܕܦܢܝܬ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒ̣ܢ ܣܓܝ ܚܕ ܝܢܢ. ܘܫ.
Item 14 (Fol. 108b): Part 6 of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥ̈ܒܝܕܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ̣ ܐܘ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ. ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ̣ ܘܐܝܠܝܕܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥ̈ܒܝܕܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ̣ ܐܘ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ. ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ̣ ܘܐܝܠܝܕܐ. ܘܫ.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1a there is a note stating that this volume belonged to the congregation of
Tagrīt (Tekrīt).
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ.
ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܘ[ܡܢ] ܒܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܀
Of another note, which has been in great part carefully erased, only the latter portion
is now legible, containing one of the usual anathemas.Still lower down there is a second anathema, in which occur the words ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ, from this convent, doubtless meaning that of S. Mary Deipara.
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