Add. 14,583
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/319
Date:
11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Mixed Material Codex, 179 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: Palladius. The Lives of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius; Basil. An epistle of Basil to those who are entering on the monastic life; Xystus, bishop of Rome. Works of Xystus, bishop of Rome; Philoxenus of Mabūg. A prayer of Philoxenus of Mabūg. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 29 items.
Physical Description
A volume about 7 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 179 leaves. Of these foll. 1—24 and 104—179 are vellum, but the rest are a coarse, brownish paper. Many of the latter are much stained and torn, especially foll. 29, 30, 34—37, 59, 60, 64, and 68—103. The quires, signed with letters, are 16 in number, mostly of 12 leaves. One leaf is missing after fol. 24, and another after fol. 179. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 28.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a clear, regular hand of about the xith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Palladius. The Lives of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius
[defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ: ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܘܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܟ̣ܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܪܝܣ: ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟ̣ܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ: ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܥ̇ܡ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ̣ ܘܦ̇ܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܢ̈ܟܦܐ: ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 151b): ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܡ̇ܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ: ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ: ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܘܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܟ̣ܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܪܝܣ: ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟ̣ܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ: ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܥ̇ܡ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ̣ ܘܦ̇ܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܢ̈ܟܦܐ: ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ Subscription (Fol. 151b): ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܡ̇ܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ: ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
Note: In the same redaction as Add. 17,174, from which manuscript this seems to have been copied.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Palladius. Part I., in eleven chapters [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): A short introduction, showing how the
reader should make use of the book
Incipit: ܣܟܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܪܝܢܐ̣. ܘܕܝܟܢܐ (sic) ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܩܪܘܝܐ ܕܢܩ̣ܪܐ
ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ: ܘܕܡ̈ܗܕܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡ̇ܘܒܠܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܕܝܣܐ ܐܫܬܡܗ
ܟܬܒܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̣. ܠܐ ܢܐܡ̣ܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܣ̣ܒܥ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܢܥ̣ܘܠ
ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ: ܘܢܐ̣ܟܘܠ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܢ̣ܘܗܝ ܛܥܡ̈ܬܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ: ܘܕܠܢܦܫܐ ܡܒ̈ܣܡܢ. ܢܥܘܠ ܕܝܢ
ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ̣. ܘܫ
Item 4 (Fol. 1b): Palladius. Chap. 1
Title: ܩܦܐܘܢ (sic) ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ̣ ܕܡܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܐܘܢ (sic) ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ̣ ܕܡܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܫ
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): Palladius. Chap. 2
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ. ܘܫ
Item 6 (Fol. 16b): Palladius. Chap. 3
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ܇ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ: ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ܇ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ: ܘܫ
Item 7 (Fol. 19b): Palladius. Chap. 4
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܐܥܐ: (sic) ܥܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝ̇ܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܐܥܐ: (sic) ܥܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝ̇ܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܘܫ
Item 8 (Fol. 22a): Palladius. Chap. 5
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܡܫܐ܇ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܡܫܐ܇ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 24b): Palladius. Chap. 6 [defective]
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܣ̇ܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܣ̇ܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 31a): Palladius. Chap. 7
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܒܥܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܫ̇ܬܡܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܒܥܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܫ̇ܬܡܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܫ
Item 11 (Fol. 33b): Palladius. Chap. 8
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ: ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ: ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܫ
Item 12 (Fol. 53a): Palladius. Chap. 9
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܫܥܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܘܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܫܥܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܘܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܫ
Item 13 (Fol. 61b): Palladius. Chap. 10
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܥܣܪܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ: ܘܫ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܥܣܪܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ: ܘܫ
Item 14 (Fol. 73b): Palladius. Chap. 11
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܪܥܣܪ (sic) ܕܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܪܥܣܪ (sic) ܕܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 78b): Palladius. Part II, in nine chapters
Note: The fifth chapter of Add. 17,174 is omitted.
Item 16 (Fol. 78b): Palladius. Chap. 1
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ: ܘܫ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ: ܘܫ
Item 17 (Fol. 81a): Palladius. Chap. 2
Title: ܥܠ ܣ̇ܥܪ̈ܝ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܣ̇ܥܪ̈ܝ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 83b): Palladius. Chap. 3
Title: ܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 88b): Palladius. Chap. 4
Title: ܫܘ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܦܢܝ (sic) ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܫ
Title: ܫܘ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܦܢܝ (sic) ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܫ
Item 20 (Fol. 138a): Palladius. Chap. 5
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 142a): Palladius. Chap. 6
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ (sic) ܕܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ (sic) ܕܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 143b): Palladius. Chap. 7
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ.
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ.
Item 23 (Fol. 148a): Palladius. Chap. 8
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܿܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܚ̣ܙܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܿܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܚ̣ܙܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 150b): Palladius. Chap. 9
Title: ܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 151b): Basil. An epistle of Basil to those who are entering on the monastic life
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܛ̇ܒ̈ܐ Incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܣܪ̈ܩܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܛ̇ܒ̈ܐ Incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܣܪ̈ܩܐ. ܘܫ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 295, πῶς δεῖ κοσμεῖσθαι τὸν μονακόν, κ.τ.λ.
Item 26 (Fol. 153a): Xystus, bishop of Rome. Works of Xystus, bishop of Rome
Item 27 (Fol. 153a): Xystus, bishop of Rome. The Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 177b): Xystus, bishop of Rome. Extracts from another discourse of Xystus
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܓܢܘܡܘܣ (γνῶμαι) ܕܝܠܗ Incipit: ܠܟܪܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ̣ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܩܪܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܡ ܢܦܫܗ. ܘܙܟܠܝܘܡ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܐܬܟ݁ܬܫ ܕܝܢ ܥܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܙܟ݂ܗ̇܆ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ܀ ܘܫ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܓܢܘܡܘܣ (γνῶμαι) ܕܝܠܗ Incipit: ܠܟܪܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ̣ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܩܪܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܡ ܢܦܫܗ. ܘܙܟܠܝܘܡ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܐܬܟ݁ܬܫ ܕܝܢ ܥܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܙܟ݂ܗ̇܆ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ܀ ܘܫ
Item 29 (Fol. 178a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. A prayer of Philoxenus of Mabūg
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ Incipit: ܠܟ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܠܟ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܛ̇ܒܐ. ܫܦܝܐ ܘܝܗܘܒܐ. ܚܝܘܣܬܢܐ ܘܫܒܘܩܐ. ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܘܡ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܚܘܒܐ. ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܡܥܬܪܢܐ. ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܡ̇ܛܒܢܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ Incipit: ܠܟ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܠܟ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܛ̇ܒܐ. ܫܦܝܐ ܘܝܗܘܒܐ. ܚܝܘܣܬܢܐ ܘܫܒܘܩܐ. ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܘܡ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܚܘܒܐ. ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܡܥܬܪܢܐ. ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܡ̇ܛܒܢܐ. ܘܫ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 179b):
The colophon, but imperfect:
ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ: ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܠܐ̣ܝ ܘܝܨ̇ܦ
ܘܟ̇ܢ̣ܫ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܣܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ: ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܒܪܚ̣ܡܬ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܕܐܠܗܐ . . .
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