Add. 14,580
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/316
Date:
AD 866 / AG 1177
Origin: Edessa
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 149 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Part of a treatise of Evagrius; John the monk. Selections from the works of John the monk; Philoxenus of Mabug. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabug to Patricius, a monk of Edessa; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Isaiah of Scete. An extract from Isaiah of Scete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 in. by 6, consisting of 149 leaves, the first of which is much torn. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters from ܝܘ to ܠ; so that half the volume is missing. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 141. There are from 26 to 32 lines in each page. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 1177, A.D. 866; but fol. 1 is a somewhat later addition.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a regular, current hand.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. ): Evagrius. Part of a treatise of Evagrius
Title: ܥܠ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠ ܦܘܪܫܢ. ܘܫ Subscription (Fol. 6b): ܫܠܡ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠ ܦܘܪܫܢ. ܘܫ Subscription (Fol. 6b): ܫܠܡ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 6b): John the monk. Selections from the works of John the monk
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 6b): John the monk. First letter to Eusebius and Eutropius
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܘܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܕܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܬܘܝܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ: ܥܡ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܘܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܕܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܬܘܝܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ: ܥܡ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 17b): John the monk. Second letter to the same
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ. ܥܠ ܪܐܙܐ ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܕܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ. ܘܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܒܦ̈ܠܐܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ. ܘܟܠ ܐܣܟ̈ܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܚܘܝܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܢܫܘܬܐ: ܥܡ ܢܝܫ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ Incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܒܟܠܙܒ̣ܢ ܕܢܚܘܒ ܝ̇ܕܥ. ܠܡܦܪܥ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܡܬܘܡ. ܘܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܡܨܝܢܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ. ܥܠ ܪܐܙܐ ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܕܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ. ܘܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܒܦ̈ܠܐܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ. ܘܟܠ ܐܣܟ̈ܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܚܘܝܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܢܫܘܬܐ: ܥܡ ܢܝܫ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ Incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܒܟܠܙܒ̣ܢ ܕܢܚܘܒ ܝ̇ܕܥ. ܠܡܦܪܥ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܡܬܘܡ. ܘܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܡܨܝܢܢ. ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 30a): John the monk. First discourse addressed to the same, on the soul and
the distinctions of the passions of men
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܢܦ̈ܫܢܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܢܦ̈ܫܢܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 41a): John the monk. Second discourse
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇
Item 7 (Fol. 51a): John the monk. Third discourse
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 61a): John the monk. Fourth discourse
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 66a): John the monk. Dialogue between teacher and pupil
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Item 10 (Fol. 78a): John the monk. On perfection
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ Incipit: ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܬܡܠܝܐ̣. ܘܫ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ Incipit: ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܬܡܠܝܐ̣. ܘܫ
Item 11 (Fol. 80b): John the monk. On virtuous conduct
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ Incipit: ܦܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ܇ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܚܒܘ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ Incipit: ܦܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ܇ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܚܒܘ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 81b): John the monk. Letter to Hesychius
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܠܗܘܣܝܟܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܐܬܬܠܡܕ.
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܠܗܘܣܝܟܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܐܬܬܠܡܕ.
Item 13 (Fol. 86b): John the monk. Treatise without title
Incipit: ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܡܚܣܢܐ: ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ
ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܕܢܟܒܫܘܢܝܗܝ.
Item 14 (Fol. 89b): Philoxenus of Mabug. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabug to Patricius, a monk of Edessa
Item 15 (Fol. 118a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 118a): Jacob of Batnae. On love of the poor
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 83.
Item 17 (Fol. 122b): Jacob of Batnae. On the receiving of the holy Eucharist
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 326, no. 178, serm. i.
Item 18 (Fol. 122b): Jacob of Batnae. On S. John, ch. i. 1
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܝܫܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܐ Incipit: ܝܠܕܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܝܘܬܐ̣. ܒܟ ܐܣܦܩ ܠܟ ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܠܓܢܝܙܘܬܟ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܝܫܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܐ Incipit: ܝܠܕܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܝܘܬܐ̣. ܒܟ ܐܣܦܩ ܠܟ ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܠܓܢܝܙܘܬܟ
Note: From this discourse only two considerable extracts are given, the one
commencing on fol. 127 a, and the other, entitled ܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ, on fol. 130
a.
Item 19 (Fol. 133a): Jacob of Batnae. On S. Matthew, ch. xvi. 26
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܐܬܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܢܩܢܐ ܘܢܦܫܗ ܢܚܣܪ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܐܬܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܢܩܢܐ ܘܢܦܫܗ ܢܚܣܪ.
Note: See Assemani, p. 315, no. 77.
Item 20 (Fol. 137a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Divine Love
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ
Notes:
- See Assemani, p. 316, no. 84.
- Imperfect at the end.
Item 21 (Fol. 142a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Prodigal Son
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܚ ܢܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܚ ܢܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ
Notes:
- See Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, serm. ii.
- Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 22 (Fol. 149b): Isaiah of Scete. An extract from Isaiah of Scete
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ Incipit: ܬܠܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܪܬܐ ܕܝܨܦܢ ܕܗܘܢܐ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ. ܘܣܢܝܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠܝܗܝ̣ܢ. ܚܐܦܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ Incipit: ܬܠܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܪܬܐ ܕܝܨܦܢ ܕܗܘܢܐ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ. ܘܣܢܝܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠܝܗܝ̣ܢ. ܚܐܦܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ.
Note: This extract is in a more recent hand. See Add. 14,575, fol. 43 b (no. 13).
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 149a):
The colophon, fol. 149 a, states that the volume was written at Edessa, A. Gr. 1177,
A.D. 866. The name of the scribe is not mentioned, whilst that of the
owner has been erased, and the name of Abraham bar John substituted for it.
ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܣܓܝܕܬܐ̣. ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ
ܕܛܝ̣ܒܬ̇ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̣ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ
ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܗܓܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܨܦܘ ܘܩܢܝܗܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ
ܗܢܐ̣. ܘܫ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
ܥܬܝܩܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ
John III. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 348. ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܘܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ
ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ
Constantine II. See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., coll. 1436-7. ܡܝܛܪܦܠܝܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ. ܘܣܒܐ ܟܢܝܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܘܢܐ ܪܝܫ ܛܘܪܐ܀ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܘܡ
ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܒܫܬܐ ܒܢܝܣܢ. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܒܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ــ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܦܘܕܐ
ܐܘ ܒܘܨܪܐ ܫܒܘܩ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܠܦܟ ܡܪܢ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a):
A note on fol. 1 a, now much mutilated, informs us that the manuscript belonged
to the above-mentioned monk Abraham bar John, who presented it to the convent of
S. Mary Deipara.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ [ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ] ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܟܣـ[ـܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ.] ܫܟܢܗ
ܕܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ [ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ] ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ. ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ
ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܘܫ.
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- William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Jaret Rushing, Justin Arnwine, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 14580”
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- Created by Jaret Rushing
- Based on the work of William Wright
- Edited by Justin Arnwine
- Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
- Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
- Project management by William L. Potter
- English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
- Locus information for manuscript items added by Ziyan Zhang
- Form and material support designations edited by Claire Chen
- Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
- Syriaca.org URIs for authors checked by Alexys Ahn Joseph DAlfonso
- Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban
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