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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/314
Description based on Wright DLXVII (2:445-449) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 195 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius. The works of Evagrius (Ponticus). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 54 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 1/2 in. by 6, consisting of 195 leaves, many of which are much stained by water, and some also slightly torn, especially foll. 1—6, 8, and 189—195. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number, but the first is imperfect, a leaf having been lost at the beginning. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Evagrius Ponticus. The works of Evagrius (Ponticus)
  Subscription (Fol. 195b): ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Life of Evagrius
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning
  • Compare Rosweyde, Vitae Patrum, p. 763.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Evagrius. Doctrine of Evagrius, addressed to the Solitaries in the desert
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ܆ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
  Incipit: ܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇܆ ܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܚܝܢܢ. ܕܡܬܩ̇ܝܡ ܡܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ܆ ܘܡܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܝܢܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܙܕܩܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Notes:
  • It is divided into 151 sections (ܩܢܐ).
  • Sections 1—103 correspond to Gallandii Bibl., t. vii., p. 554, § i.—v.; p. 575, de octo vitiosis cogitationibus, § i.—ix.; p. 554, § vi.—p. 557, § xxx.; p. 563, § xliii.—xlix.; p. 557, § xxxi.—xxxiv.; p. 563, § liv.— p. 564, § lxii.; p. 557, § xxxv.—p. 559, § lxii.; p. 565, § xci.—p. 566, § c., as far as the words καὶ τὰ τῶν ᾿αγρίων θηρίων δήγματα θεραπεύοντες. Compare Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xl., coll. 1222 and 1271.
  • The remaining sections, 104—151, do not seem to be extant in Greek.
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): Sect. 8: "on the eight evil thoughts"
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 2b): Sect. 16: "again on the eight evil thoughts"
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܝܢ
Item 6 (Fol. 2b): Sect. 35: "on the passions"
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܫ̈ܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 2b): Sect. 41: "hortatory precepts"
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 2b): Sect. 55: γνωστικός
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܓܢܣܛܝܩܘܣ
Item 9 (Fol. 16b): Evagrius. Discourse addressed to Eulogius
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܠܘܓܝܣ. ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܶܘܰܓܪܝܣ
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܪܥ̇ܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܐܢܢܩܐ ܕܟܪܣܐ ܕܬܣܥܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ̇. ܘܠܗܘܢܗܘܢ ܬܕܘܕ.
Note: See Nili Abbatis Tractatus, ed. Suaresius (Rome, 1673), p. 408; Migne, t. lxxix., col. 1093.
Item 10 (Fol. 34b): Evagrius. On the eight evil thoughts
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܝܢ.
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ̣. ܡܢܗ ܟܬ̇ܫ̣ ܘܡܢܗ ܡ̇ܥܕܪ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܟܬ݁ܫ̣. ܘܡܢܗ ܡܬܟ̇ܬܫ ܥܡ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܟܬ݁ܫ̣. ܘܚܠܝܨܐܝܬ ܡܥ̣ܝܪ݂ ܘܡܩ̣ܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܩܪܒ̇ܐ. ܘܕܟܬ݁ܫܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܘܕܡܥܕܪܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ؛ ܘܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܛ̈ܢܦܐ.  Subscription (Fol. 77a): ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ: ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܝ̣ܢ. ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ. ܕܡܢܣܝܢ ܠܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ܀ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝ̣ܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܢ܀
Note: It comprises an introduction and 8 discourses, each discourse being composed of various passages of Scripture bearing on the evil passion under consideration. The introduction commences thus:
Item 11 (Fol. 77a): Evagrius. On the eight evil passions
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ. ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ̣ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܚܫ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܘܥܠ ܐܣܝܘܬܗܘܢ
  Incipit: ܪܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܪ̈ܐ̣ ܗܒ̈ܒܐ. ܘܪܝܫܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ.
Note: This agrees substantially with the treatise " de octo spiritibus malitiae" in Nili Opera, cd. Suaresius, p. 456; Migne, t. lxxix., col. 1145.
Item 12 (Fol. 82a): Evagrius. On the thoughts that are opposed to a pious life
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܣܩܘܒܠܐ̇. ܠܟܠܗ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܚܫ̈ܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܟܪܣܐ. ܘܕܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ. ܘܕܪܚܡܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ. ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܣܬܝܟ̣ ܟܠܗ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ
Note: This tract consists of 26 chapters, and corresponds to the treatise " de diversis malignis cogitationibus" in Nili Opera, p. 512; Migne, t. lxxix., col. 1200.
Item 13 (Fol. 92a): Evagrius. On the distinctions of the thoughts, in 21 sections
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ
  Incipit: ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܓܕ݁ܫܝܢ ܠܢ. ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 14 (Fol. 93a): Evagrius. A short section
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ
  Incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝ̣ܢ. ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܚܡܫܐ.
Item 15 (Fol. 93a): Evagrius. Hortatory discourse to brethren dwelling together in a convent
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܕܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܥܡ̇ܪܝܢ
  Incipit: ܝܪ̈ܘܬܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܫܡܥܘ ܡ̈ܠܘܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., 578; Migne, t. xl., col. 1277.
Item 16 (Fol. 97a): Evagrius. On the monastic life
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܝܐ
  Incipit: ܐܡܝܪ ܒܐܪܡܝܐ̣ ܢܒܝܐ
Note: See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 566, rerum monachalium rationes, etc.; Migne, t. xl., col. 1252.
Item 17 (Fol. 102a): Evagrius. On the just and perfect
 
Title:
ܖܥܠ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ
  Incipit: ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܓ̇ܝܪܝ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܝܒܝܢ. ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܪܓܝ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܪܝܢ.
Item 18 (Fol. 103a): Evagrius. A tract
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬ݁ܩܝܡ ܫܝܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܕܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܢܥܪܘܩ ܡܢ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ̣. ܢܬܒܝܢ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܢ ܥܕܘܘܢ ܥܠܝܢ̇. ܘܕܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܛܠܩܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 19 (Fol. 104a): Evagrius. On the passions
 
Title:
ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܝܢ ܕܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܢܚܘܢ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܗܠܝܢ ܢܛܪܘܢ. ܫܠܝܐ ܠܒܘܟ ܠܟ. ܘܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܣܢܝܐ̣ ܛܪ ܢܦܫܟ.
Item 20 (Fol. 104b): Evagrius. On humility
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ. ܕܒܗ̇ ܙܕܩ ܠܡܚܡܣܢܘ. ܘܐ̈ܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܠܡܚܒܘ
  Incipit: ܢܗܝܪ ܗܘ ܘܫܒܝܚ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܚܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܬܝܕܝܢ.
Item 21 (Fol. 107a): Evagrius. Tract
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܥܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܐ̈ܟܠܬܐ̣ ܬ݁ܟܣ̣ ܨܘܡܐ. ܨܥܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ̣. ܥ̇ܩܪܐ ܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ̣ ܥܡ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 107b): Evagrius. Another tract with the same title
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܟ ܦܪܚ̇ܬܐ ܕܒ̇ܙܥܐ ܐܐܪ ܘܫܦܝܪ ܦܪܚܗ̣̇. ܗܟܢܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܬܥܠܝܐ ܒܓ̈ܦܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ.
Item 23 (Fol. 109a): Evagrius. Tract without title
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܫ̣ܪܝܬ݂ ܦܓ݁ܕ ܠܫܢܟ. ܐܣܘܪܝܗܝ ܠܦܓܪܟ ܒܩܪܝܢܐ ܒܓܘ ܟܘܪܚܟ. ܒܚܘܫ̈ܒܝ ܕܚ̣ܠܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ. ܗ̣ܘܝܬ ܓ̇ܥܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܟܣܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܫܝܚܐ.
Item 24 (Fol. 110a): Evagrius. A tract
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܬܠܬ ܦܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܬ݁ܥܠܐ ܐܘ ܡܬܬܚܬܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ.
Item 25 (Fol. 110b): Evagrius. A short tract entitled explanation of certain metaphorical expressions in the proverbs of Solomon
 
Title:
ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ
  Incipit: ܡ̈ܥܝܢܝ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܬܐ̣. ܥܠ̣ܬ݁ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ. ܦܓܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܒܟܬ̈ܒܐ̣. ܡܢ̇ܬܐ ܪܓܬܢܝܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̇. ܟܡܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬܐܡܪ.
Item 26 (Fol. 111a): Evagrius. Definitions of the passions of the soul
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܝ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܩܛܪܘܣ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܬܐ݅ܪܬܐ [(marg. ܬܐ݅ܘܪܝܐ ] : ܢܣܝܣܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܒܕܟܪܝ̣ܗܐܝܬ ܚܝܪܐ ܒܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܒܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܒܝܕܐ
Note: See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 572; Nili Opera, p. 543—8; and Migne, t. xl., col. 1264.
Item 27 (Fol. 112a): Evagrius. On Prayer, in 35 sections
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܨܒܐ ܠܪܝܚ ܢܝ̇ܚܐ ܒܣ̣ܡܐ ܠܡܬ݂ܩܢܘ: ܠܩܝܣܐ ܘܠܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܘܠܛܦܪܐ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܣܛܩܛܐ̣. ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܢ̇ܪܟܒ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩ̇ܕ ܢܡܘܣܐ
Note: See Nili Opera, p. 478, cap. i.—xxxii.; Migne, t. lxxix., col. 1167.
Item 28 (Fol. 113b): Evagrius. A tract
 
Title:
ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܥܩܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܫܝܓܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܚܡܝܡܬܐ̇. ܕܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܕ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̇. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬ݁ܝܒܝܢ ܠܕܘܟܝܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܝܗܒܐ.
Item 29 (Fol. 114b): Evagrius. Discourse addressed to teachers and disciples
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
  Incipit: ܩܘܒܪܢܝܛܐ ܕܠܘ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܗܘ̣ ܡ̇ܛܒܥ ܠܗ̇ ܠܐܠܦܗ. ܘܪܝܫܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܟܡܬܐ̣. ܡ̇ܘܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ
Item 30 (Fol. 115b): Evagrius. Dialogue between a teacher and pupil
 
Title:
ܕܪܒܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  Incipit: ܪܒܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ܀ ܠܡܢܐ ܥܣܩܐ ܒ̈ܥܝܢܝܟ ܐܘ ܟܪܝܐ ܠܟ̇. ܕܐܦ ܟܕ ܕܡ̇ܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܫ̣ܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܥ̇ܘܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ.
Item 31 (Fol. 116a): Evagrius. Maxims (γνώμαι)
 
Title:
ܓܢܡܘܣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  Incipit: ܪܝܫ ܦܘܪܩܢܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ̣ ܕܢܒܣܘܪ ܩܢܘܡܗ.
Item 32 (Fol. 117a): Evagrius. By what things the intellect is impressed, and by what not
 
Title:
ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܬ݁ܛܒܥ ܗܘܢܐ̣. ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܛܒܥ
  Incipit: ܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܘܟܠܐ̣. ܕܛ̇ܒܥܝܢ ܒܗܘܢܐ̣ ܐܣ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܕܣ̈ܘܟܠܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܝܬ ܬܘܒ ܕܝܗܒܝܢ ܣ̈ܘܟܠܐ̣. ܟܕ ܠܐ ܛܒܝܥ ܒܗܘܢܐ ܣܘܟܠܗ.
Item 33 (Fol. 117b): Evagrius. On unclean thoughts
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ
  Incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ ܟܕ ܢܓ݁ܪܘܢ ܒ̣ܢ. ܡܚܬܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ̣ܢ ܠܐܒܕܢ ܐ̈ܒܕܢܝܢ.
Item 34 (Fol. 118a): Evagrius. On the Philistine demons
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܫ̈ܐܕܐ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ
  Incipit: ܫܐ̈ܕܐ ܕܩ̇ܝܡܝܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܝ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ̣ ܬܠܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ: ܕܠܗܘܢ ܢ̇ܩܝܦܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ.
Item 35 (Fol. 118a): Evagrius. On the Seraphim
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܣܪ̈ܦܐ
  Incipit: ܣܪ̈ܦܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܓܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ̇. ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ.
Item 36 (Fol. 118b): Evagrius. On the Cherubim
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ
  Incipit: ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝ ܥ̈ܝܢܐ̣. ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܣܓܝܐܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܗܘܢܢܝܬܐ.
Item 37 (Fol. 119a): Evagrius. The Six Centuries
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܕܥܬܐ: ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܕܘܪܫܐ̣ ܘܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ
  Incipit: ܠܛܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣ ܠܝܬ ܣܩܘܒܠܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܒܐܝܬܘܬܗ̇ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܛܒܬܐ. ܠܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 144a): Evagrius. Heads of knowledge, in 51 sections
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܗܘܝܘ ܕܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܝܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܒ̇ܪܘܝܐ ܗܘ̣ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܠܡ̈ܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ̣ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ̣. ܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ̣ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ ܐܢܘܢ.
Item 39 (Fol. 147a): Evagrius. On perfection, in 16 sections, numbered from 52 to 67
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܣܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ̣. ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ.
Item 40 (Fol. 148a): Evagrius. Admonition to those whose walk is with God
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܙܘܗܪܐ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ ܡܬ݁ܕܒܪ
  Incipit: ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܡܬ݁ܕܒܪ݂. ܠܡܙ݂ܕܗܪܘ ܙܕܩ ܠܗ. ܟܕ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܗܘܢܗ. ܒܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܒܠܫܢܗ. ܒܚܙܬܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܕܡܬܪ̈ܓܫܢܝܬܐ̣ ܒܪܓܬܗ.
Item 41 (Fol. 148b): Evagrius. Admonition to the intellect
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ
  Incipit: ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܗܘܢܐ. ܕܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܛܒ̈ܬܐ̣. ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܢܩܒܠ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
Item 42 (Fol. 148b): Evagrius. Fourteen short sentences, without any special title
  Incipit: ܏ܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܬܗ̣̇. ܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܪܡܬܐ ܘܡܬܝܕܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ̇. ܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܕܒܪܓܫܬܐ ܕܡܕܥܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇: ܘܒܛܥ̣ܡܐ ܕܡܪܓܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܐ.
Item 43 (Fol. 149a): Evagrius. On silence
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ
  Incipit: ܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܬܦܪܣ ܠܡܩ̣ܢܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܓܘܚܟܐ̣ ܘܒܗܠܟܬܐ.
Item 44 (Fol. 150a): Evagrius. Three sections on Prayer
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 150a): Evagrius. Part a
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܡܬܩܛܦ ܐܢܬ݂ ܨ̇ܠܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 150a): Evagrius. Part b
  Incipit: ܢܬܚܦܛ ܠܡܩܢܐ ܕܘܒܪܥܐ̇. ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܝܢ
Item 47 (Fol. 150b): Evagrius. Part c
  Incipit: ܟܕ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܐܢܬ ܐܘܓܗܝܢ ܐܘ ܣܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܒܘܪܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ̣. ܨܒܝ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܗܘܢܟ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܬܬܡܢܥ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܟ ܕܫܪܪܐ.
Item 48 (Fol. 150b): Evagrius. Sayings and expositions
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܘܦܘܫ̈ܩܐ
  Incipit: ܪ̈ܝܫ̣ܝܬܐ ܕܐܕܪ̈ܝ ܘܕܡܥܨܪ̈ܬܝ ܡܩ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܐ̣ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ. ܩܪܛܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܓܘܠܐ̣ ܠܦܪܩܠܝܛܐ.
Item 49 (Fol. 152a): Evagrius. Letter to Anatolius, regarding the dress of the Egyptian solitaries
  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܐ ܟܬ݂ܒܬ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܟܕ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܐܣܩܛܝܣ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ: ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 553; Migne, t. xl., col. 1220.
Item 50 (Fol. 153b): Evagrius. Exhortation
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܚ̇ܙܝܬܟ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ: ܘܣܝܡܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܪܫ̣ ܡܪܢ̇. ܕܩܛܝܢܐ ܘܐܠܝܨܐ ܘܫܚܝܩܐ̣. ܨ̇ܒܝܬ ܕܐܡܠܟܟ
Item 51 (Fol. 155b): Evagrius. Exhortation
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ: ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܥ̇ܐ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܢܓܝܪܬܐ̣. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܩ̇ܐ̣. ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܡܬܢܩܦ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܨܝܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܨ̇ܒܐ.
Item 52 (Fol. 158b): Evagrius. Letter to a Virgin
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܚܒܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ̣ ܘܢܚܒܟܝ. ܘܦܠܘܚܝ ܠܗ̣ ܘܢܢܗܪ ܠܒܟܝ.
Note: See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 580; Migne, t. xl., col. 1283.
Item 53 (Fol. 160a): Evagrius. Letters of Evagrius, 61 in number
 
Title:
ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ
Item 54 (Fol. 187a): Evagrius. Letter of Evagrius to Melania
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ: ܕܠܘܬ ܡܠܢܝܐ
  Incipit: ܝܕܥܐ ܗܝ ܒܣܝܡܘܬܟ ܡܪܝ: ܕܐܝܠܢ ܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܬܚܗ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܡܦܪܫܢܐ: ܕܡܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܕܢ ܩܪܝܢ ܡܫܬܟܚ̣ ܏ܘܫ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 195b): The note which followed the doxology has been completely erased, and over the erasure is written another, stating that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐ̈ܣܩܛܝ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ: ܟܠ (sic) ܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܡ̇ܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܠ̣ܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܦܩܗ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܣܟ ܘܟܠ ܕܣ̇ܥܐ ܢܐܬ̈ܝ̇ܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀.

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