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Add. 14,576

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/312
Description based on Wright DLXXVII (2:462-464) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 84 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Isaiah of Scetis. The works of Isaiah, abbat ofScete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 1/8 in. by 7 ¼ , consisting of 84 leaves, some of which around much stained and torn, especially foll. 3, 4, 59 and 84. The quires, signed with letters, were ori¬ginally 21 in number, but the first 12 are lost, and of the 13th only two leaves remain. The later signatures are incorrect. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 44 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of about the viiith cent. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 6 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Isaiah of Scetis. The works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 84a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܡܠܠܐ̣ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܘܕܥ ܫܡܗ. ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣ ܘܟܘ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܓܒ̣ܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐ̇ܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ.   Colophon: See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Isaiah of Scetis. A fragment of a tract
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̣ܥ ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܨܝܕ ܣܒ̈ܐ
Note: Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 6
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of a tract
 
Title: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
Note: Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 7
Item 4 (Fol. 8a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܐ̈ܚܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܥܡܗ
Item 5 (Fol. 9a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 9b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܛܘ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 12a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܬ݁ܒܝܢ ܒܩܠܝܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 19a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ̇. ܘܒܢܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܒܫܝܢܐ ܢܥܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 22b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ̇. ܘܢܚܘܪܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘ̇ܢ̇ ܠܡܦ̣ܪܫ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܓܒ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘ̇ܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 10 (Fol. 25b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܘܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ̣. ܕܫܐܠܗ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܛܪܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 31b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܘܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܥ̇ܐ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 37a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܩ̣ܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܥܢܘ̈ܝܐ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 13 (Fol. 45a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܪܕܬܐ ܕܚܪܕܠܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 45a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܚܡܪܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 46a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܟܬܫܘ ܘܫ̇ܡܠܝܘ
Item 16 (Fol. 48a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 51b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܠܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 52b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܣܘ̈ܟܐ ܕܒܝܫ̣ܘܬܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 65a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܘܠ ܡܫܡܠܝܘܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 68a): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 71b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܚܘܦܛܐ ܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ
Note: Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 25
Item 22 (Fol. 78b): Isaiah of Scetis. Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 83a): Evagrius of Pontus. Extract from Evagrius
 
Title: ܡܢ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Note: Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 27
Item 24 (Fol. 83b): Isaiah of Scetis. A letter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ
Note: Cf. Add. 12,170, fol. 133a

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 84a): After the usual doxology, the scribe Agathon has recorded his name in these words, written in cursive characters: ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܚܢܘܗܝ ܠܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܐ ܢܕܢܚܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܐܓܬܘܢ ܕܟܬܒ ــܲـ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬܒ ــܲـ ܀ ــܲـ ܀. A note on the same page informs us that the manuscript was written for the convent of the Watch-tower, near Rās'ain, at the expense of the abbat Cyrus and his brother Gabriel, a priest and periodeutes. ܐܬܚܲܦܛܘ ܘܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܐܣܦܩܠܣ̣. ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝ̣. ܘܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ. ܡܛܠ ܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܘܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ̣ ܘܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚܛܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 84b): Of the notes on fol. 84b, the most ancient appears to be the following: ܬܐܘܕܘܛܘܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ܆ ܢܩ̇ܙܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܣܛܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܨܚܚܐ. ܐܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܝܐܐ̣. ܢ̇ܡܠܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܣܝܪܐ ܠܬܘܪܨܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ܀ I, the humble Theodotus, have pointed this book, without an exemplar (to guide me). But let him who can obtain a suitable exemplar make what corrections are needed, for the love (of God).
Addition 3 (Fol. 84b): At the foot of the page is a deed of gift, by which one Abī or Ubai (), the son of Salībā, of Tagrīt, gave this book, together with a copy of the Acts and the Pauline Epistles, to his daughter Sārā, A. H. 273, A.D. 886-7. It is very carelessly written, and some words around no longer legible. ܐܢܐ ܐܒܝ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ (ܠܣܐ)ܪܐ ܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܘܠܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܦܪܟـ(ܣܝܣ) ܘܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܣܐܪܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܢܫ (؟) ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܗ ܒܗ̈ܘܢ ܡܕܡ . . . ܕܣܐܪܐ [ܐ]ܢܘܢ ܘܟܬܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܝ . . . ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐܚܪܝ ܕܫܢܬ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܥܝܐ (؟) ܕܢܦܫܝ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 84b): A little higher up, there is a note, evidently written by John, a son of the said Abī, laying claim to the ownership of the book: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕ[ܝܘܚܢܢ]ـܢ ܒܪ ܐܒܝ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ [ܨܠܝܒܐ] . . . ܕܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ But this has been altered, in conformity with the above deed of gift, into: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܣܐܪܐ ܒܪܬ ܐܒܝ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 84b): Another note, written by one John, testifies that, the volume subsequently belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܝܕܝܥ̣ܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ: ܘܡܫܬܡܗܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܲܘܬܦ ܒܗ . . ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܚ̇ܣ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ.
Addition 6 (Fol. 55b): A reader whoso name seems to have been Jonah, has written on fol. 55b the words: ܐܠܗܐ ܚܣܐ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܝܒܢܢ (ܝܘܢܢ؟) ܥ̣ܒܕܟ. ܘܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܘܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܦ ܗܘ̣ ܢܬܚܣܐ . . . ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܝ̣ܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ.

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