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Add. 14,571

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/304
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Date: AD 519
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 114 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns; Service-books
Ephraim. Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 114 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 4, 5, 18, 34, 42, 49—51, 58, and 114. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 23 in number, but several of them are now either imperfect or altogether lost. Leaves are missing at the beginning of the volume, as well as after foll. 4, 10, 26, 41 and 50. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 37 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Esṭrangĕla, and dated A.D. 519. See additions.
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): Ephraim. Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim [defective]
  Colophon: See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. On the Nativity [defective]
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
Notes:
  • 16 in number, but imperfect, part of the 1st, 5th, 9th and 16th, and the whole of the 6th, 7th and 8th being lost. The division is throughout very different from that of the Roman edition.
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 80 .
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. First madrāshā [defective]
  Incipit: ܡܬܟܪܟܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܬܫܪܐ
Notes:
Item 4 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Second madrāshā
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܦܘܡܝ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 416, A
Item 5 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Third madrāshā
  Incipit: ܒܝܠܕܗ ܕܒܪܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 418, A
Item 6 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Fourth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 419, C
Item 7 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Fifth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܗ̣ܝ ܬܡܪܚ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 420, F, last line
Item 8 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Tenth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܒ̈ܢܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 424, D
Item 9 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Eleventh madrāshā
  Incipit: ܬܐ ܢܘܚ ܘܫܠܝ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 426, B
Item 10 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Twelfth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܚܒܘ ܥܘܙܝܐ ܘܝܘܬܡ ܘܐܚܙ ܒܩܪ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ
Note: Cf. Immediately following Assemani's 9th.
Item 11 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Thirteenth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܒܟ ܐܫܪܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 428, A
Item 12 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Fourteenth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܛܢ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 429, A
Item 13 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Fifteenth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܛܥܢܢܝ ܥܘܠ̣ܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 430, D
Item 14 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Sixteenth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܡܛܠܬܟ ܛܢܬ ܣܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܥܝܕܗ̇
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 80.
Item 15 (Fol. 11a): Ephraim. On Lent [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Note: 10 in number, but imperfect, the first four and part of the 5th being lost.
Item 16 (Fol. 11a): Ephraim. Sixth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܘܗܘܘ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܒܓܘ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 11a): Ephraim. Seventh madrāshā
  Incipit: ܗܐ ܨܘܡܢ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܢܣܘܚ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ
Item 18 (Fol. 11a): Ephraim. Eighth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܫܓܪܬ ܠܐܬܘܢܐ. ܕܠܩܘܫܬܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܬܛܠܩ ܗܘܬ
Item 19 (Fol. 11a): Ephraim. Ninth madrāshā
  Incipit: .ܗܐ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܣܪܚ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 20 (Fol. 11a): Ephraim. Tenth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܥܕܥ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܚ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 17a): Ephraim. On the Lord's Supper
 
Title: ܕܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ
Note: Two in number.
Item 22 (Fol. 17a): Ephraim. First madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐܬܐ ܡܚܟܡ ܟܘܠ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܥ̈ܛܠܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 17a): Ephraim. Second madrāshā
  Incipit: ܝܕܘܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܒܗ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܫܩܠ ܛܫܝ. .
Item 24 (Fol. 18b): Ephraim. On the Crucifixion [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
Note: 6 in number, the last imperfect.
Item 25 (Fol. 18b): Ephraim. First madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐ̈ܚܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܡܚܝܗܝ ܗܘܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 18b): Ephraim. Second madrāshā
  Incipit: ܒܗܬܘ ܙܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܐܪܟܒܘܗܝ ܩܝܣܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܡܥܛܦ ܪ̈ܙܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 18b): Ephraim. Third madrāshā
  Incipit: ܝܘܡ̈ܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܬܡܢܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܢܢ
Item 28 (Fol. 18b): Ephraim. Fourth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܢܝܣܢ ܡܢ ܦܩܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܢܨܒܬ ܠܗ
Item 29 (Fol. 18b): Ephraim. Fifth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܛܘܒܝܟܝ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܫܘܝܬ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܘܥܬܗ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܥܠܝܟܝ ܢܦܠܬ
Item 30 (Fol. 18b): Ephraim. Sixth madrāshā [defective]
  Incipit: ܛܘܒܝܟ ܐܦ ܠܟ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܛܥܢܬ ܚܝܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܒܬܪ ܡܠܟܢ
Item 31 (Fol. 27a): Ephraim. On Palm Sunday [defective]
Notes:
Item 32 (Fol. 27a): Ephraim. Second madrāshā
  Incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܦܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܡܪܢ
Item 33 (Fol. 27a): Ephraim. Third madrāshā
  Incipit: .ܟܗ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܐ ܦܕܬܐ ܠܒܫܘ ܗܘܘ ܥܡ ܐܦܘܕܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 29a): Ephraim. On the Tables of the Law
Notes:
Item 35 (Fol. 29a): Ephraim. First madrāshā
  Incipit: ܨܒܥܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܬܒܬ
Item 36 (Fol. 29a): Ephraim. Second madrāshā
  Incipit: ܢܨܕ ܒܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܚܝ. ܒܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 31b): Ephraim. On Adam and Eve
Notes:
Item 38 (Fol. 31b): Ephraim. First madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐܕܡ ܐܝܪܒ ܘܐܬܡܟܟ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 318
Item 39 (Fol. 31b): Ephraim. Second madrāshā
  Incipit: ܒܝܫܐ ܗܘ ܡܓܪܐ ܠܢ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 320, D
Item 40 (Fol. 31b): Ephraim. Third madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐ̈ܚܝ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܚܘܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܠܬܫܥܝܬܗ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 321, E
Item 41 (Fol. 31b): Ephraim. Fourth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܒܗܬܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܪܬ ܐܢܫܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 323, A
Item 42 (Fol. 31b): Ephraim. Fifth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐܬܪܟܢܬ ܙܟܝܐ. ܨܝܕ ܚܘܒܬܗ ܕܐܕܡ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 324, B
Item 43 (Fol. 31b): Ephraim. Sixth madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐܕܡ ܚܙ̣ܐ ܠܚܢܘܟ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 325, F
Item 44 (Fol. 39a): Ephraim. On Longsuffering, Freewill, Grace and Justice [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܟܐܢܘܬܐ
Notes:
Item 45 (Fol. 39a): Ephraim. First madrāshā
  Incipit: ܐܝܢܘ ܕܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܗ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 359
Item 46 (Fol. 39a): Ephraim. Second madrāshā
  Incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܪܡܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܝܓܘܢܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 362
Item 47 (Fol. 39a): Ephraim. Third madrāshā [defective]
  Incipit: ܥܪܝܡܐ ܗܝ ܡܪܘܬܐܢܡܢܗ̇ ܕܐܢܫܘܬܢ.
Item 48 (Fol. 42a): Ephraim. Various madrāshē [defective]
Item 49 (Fol. 42a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē [defective]
  Explicit: ܕܫܟܠܠܘ ܓܡܪܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܝܢ
Note: Imperfect, ending with the words.
Item 50 (Fol. 42a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܬܡܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܪܒܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܙܒܕܝ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 615 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 25
Item 51 (Fol. 44a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܐܫܩܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܢ ܡܒܘܥܟ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 608 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 26
Item 52 (Fol. 45a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܒܫܡܟ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ .
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 610 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 27
Item 53 (Fol. 46b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܢܚܙܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܢܩܢܐ ܠܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ .
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 624 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 28
Item 54 (Fol. 48a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܐܝܟܢ ܐܙܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܫܦܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 555 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 29
Item 55 (Fol. 49a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܥܩܪܐ ܗܝ ܡܪܝ ܬܪܥܝܬܝ ܡܢ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܚܕ̈ܬܬܐ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 557 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 30
Item 56 (Fol. 50b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē [defective]
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܛܒܐ ܕܠܟܘܠ ܡܛܐܒ
Notes:
Item 57 (Fol. 51a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē [defective]
  Explicit: ܘܗܐ ܢܓܥܗ ܚܣܡܐ ܘܣܝܦܐ ܕܠܘ̈ܝܐ
Notes:
Item 58 (Fol. 52b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܡܪܢ ܫܥܒܕ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ
Item 59 (Fol. 55a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܡܒܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ̇ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܕܚܙܐ ܓܙܝ̈ܗ̇ ܕܐܣܬܪܩ ܗܘܘ.
Item 60 (Fol. 58a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܡܛܐܘܢܝ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܬܒܪܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܪ ܡܪܝܡ.
Item 61 (Fol. 60b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܬܒܬܗ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 22 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 101, no. 10
Item 62 (Fol. 62a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܠܐ ܣ̇ܦܩ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 24 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 101, no. 11
Item 63 (Fol. 63b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: .ܡܠܚܟ ܕܫܪܪܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 26 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 101, no. 12
Item 64 (Fol. 65a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: .ܙܡܢܬܟ ܡܪܢ ܠܚܠܘܠܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 29 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 102, no. 14
Item 65 (Fol. 65b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܙܡܪ ܒܗ ܒܟܢܪܝ ܟܘܠ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܝܢ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 38 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 102, no. 21
Item 66 (Fol. 66b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܡܠܠ ܟܢܪܐ ܕܫܬܩܐ ܒܥܠ ܕܪܟ ܗܘ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 40 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 103, no. 23
Item 67 (Fol. 67b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܐܝܟܢ ܐܙܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܫܦܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ.
Note: See above.
Item 68 (Fol. 68b): Ephraim. On the Dead
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ   Incipit: ܕܚܕܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܟ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܠܐ ܬܟܪܐ ܠܟ.
Item 69 (Fol. 69b): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܐܦܢܢܝ ܠܝܘܠܦܢܟ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 57 ; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 106, no. 32
Item 70 (Fol. 70b): Ephraim. On the Resurrection
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܐ   Incipit: ܪܘܚܐ ܒܕܘܝܕ ܐܡܪܬ ܗܘܬ ܕܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ.
Item 71 (Fol. 74a): Ephraim. Part of Various madrāshē
  Incipit: ܫܘܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܝܘܣܦ. ܠܢܦܫܗ ܒܓܘ ܫܝܢܐ.
Item 72 (Fol. 77a): Ephraim. On Paradise
 
Title: ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
Note: 15 madrāshē. See Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 84. The first 11 are identical with these in the Opera, t. iii. pp. 562—597 . The 12th begins with the words, ܡܕܡ ܢܒܥ̣ ܗܘܐ ܒܝ. ܘܫܓܫܢܝ ܒܚܘܫܒܗ, p. 562, D , (the previous stanza being joined to the 11th,) and is considerably longer than in Assemani's text . This, together with the 13th, 14th, and 15th, has been edited by Dr. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 339, etc. To them is appended another madrāshā, fol. 104 a, also composed by Ephraim, as appears from the acrostich letters, ܝ (4) ܦ ܪ (2) ܐ (7) ܡ, i. e. ܐܦܪܝܡ. See Overbeck, p. 351 , and Geiger, in the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft, Bd. xxi., p. 469 .
Item 73 (Fol. 105b): Ephraim. On Julian the Apostate
  Subscription (Fol. 114a): ܫܠܡ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܢܦܐ
Note: 4 madrāshē. These have also been edited by Dr. Overbeck, p. 3, etc. The subscription, fol. 114 a, speaks erroneously of five, .ܫܠܡ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܢܦܐ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 114a): The colophon, fol. 114 a, states that this manuscript belonged to one Simeon, a priest, and was written by an Edessene scribe named Julian, in the year 830 of the era of Apamea, which is identical with the Seleucian era (see Bickell, Carm. Nisib., preface, p. 3, note ), A.D. 519. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܡܢ . . . ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܒܬܫܪܝ ܐܚܪܝ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܦܡܝܐ ܘܟܬܝܒ ܠܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܕܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐܝ ܘܟܬܒ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ. ܘܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ. ܘܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܟܠ ܕܫܦܪ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
Addition 2 (Fol. 114a): The ancient note, which followed this colophon, was carefully erased, and over it there was written another, stating that the volume belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, but this in its turn has been almost effaced.
Addition 3 (Fol. 114a): A third note, on the same page, referring to some person or persons from the city of Tagrīt, has shared the same fate.

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