Add. 14,584
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/320
Date:
6th or 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 166 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 ¾ in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 166 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 13, 22, 71, 128, 133, 136, 139, 160, 161 and 165. The quires, originally about 20 in number, are now signed with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 62, 101, 121, 129, 159, 160 and 165. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 43 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a small, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
With the exception of foll. 106 and 166, which are of the viiith or ixth cent. See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Colophon:
See below.
Item 2 (Fol. 1): Jacob of Serugh. "On the creation of the world" or "On the six days" [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܐ Subscription (Fol. 39b): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Colophon: See below.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܐ Subscription (Fol. 39b): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Colophon: See below.
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 224
Item 3 (Fol. 1): Jacob of Serugh. Of the first day [defective]
Note: Of the first day only a small portion remains, foll. 1 and 2.
Item 4 (Fol. 3a): Jacob of Serugh. The second day [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 5 (Fol. 3a): Jacob of Serugh. The second day [defective]
Note: Impferfect at the beginning
Item 6 (Fol. 7b): Jacob of Serugh. The third day
Item 7 (Fol. 12b): Jacob of Serugh. The fourth day
Item 8 (Fol. 18a): Jacob of Serugh. The fifth day
Item 9 (Fol. 23a): Jacob of Serugh. The sixth day
Item 10 (Fol. 32b): Jacob of Serugh. The seventh day
Item 11 (Fol. 39b): Jacob of Serugh. On Jonah [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ
Notes:
- Slightly imperfect
- Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 36
Item 12 (Fol. 77b): Jacob of Serugh. On Job the just, in two parts
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 77b): Jacob of Serugh. On Job the just, part 1
Incipit: ܩܪܒܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܙܟܘܬܐ. ܘܕܪܐ ܗܘ ܥܠ̣ܬܗ ܕܟܠܝܠܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܓܘܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܐ ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܠܝܨܐ.
Subscription (Fol. 86a): ܫܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ.
Notes:
- In heptasyllabic metre
- Misled by the metre, a reader has altered the name of Jacob into that of Ephraim, ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ; but another reader has written on the margin ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܬܚܫܚ, "he has used the metre of Mār Ephraim."
Item 14 (Fol. 86a): Jacob of Serugh. On Job the just, part 2
Title: ܫܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܘܠ̣ܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܟ̇ܢܫ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ. ܕܥܡ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܚܣܝܢܐܝܬ..
Title: ܫܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܘܠ̣ܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܟ̇ܢܫ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ. ܕܥܡ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܚܣܝܢܐܝܬ..
Note: In dodecasyllabic metre
Item 15 (Fol. 105b): Jacob of Serugh. On Joseph
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 323, no. 147, serm. ix
Item 16 (Fol. 118b): Jacob of Serugh. On Jephthah [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܬܚ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܬܚ
Notes:
- Imperfect at the end
- Cf. Assemani, p. 321, no. 125
Item 17 (Fol. 122a): Jacob of Serugh. On "Lent [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning
- Cf. Assemani, p. 315, no. 69, serm. i
Item 18 (Fol. 125b): Jacob of Serugh. On the Labourers whom our Lord hired for His Vineyard. [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܓܪ ܡܪܢ ܠܟܪܡܗ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܓܪ ܡܪܢ ܠܟܪܡܗ
Notes:
- Imperfect
- Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 96
Item 19 (Fol. 130a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Lord's Prayer
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 319, no. 103
Item 20 (Fol. 138b): Jacob of Serugh. On Naboth the Jezreelite
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ Incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ̣. ܐܙܝܥ ܡܠܬܝ ܥܠ ܗܓܝܢܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ Incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ̣. ܐܙܝܥ ܡܠܬܝ ܥܠ ܗܓܝܢܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ.
Item 21 (Fol. 154b): Jacob of Serugh. On the Crucifixion [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐ̇ܪܕܐ ܒܝ ܡܪܝ ܢܒܥܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐ̇ܙܡܪ ܠܟ. ܠܘ ܕܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܐܠܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܥܬܪ ܡܢܟ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐ̇ܪܕܐ ܒܝ ܡܪܝ ܢܒܥܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐ̇ܙܡܪ ܠܟ. ܠܘ ܕܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܐܠܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܥܬܪ ܡܢܟ
Note: Imperfect
Item 22 (Fol. 160a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Baptism of our Lord [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̇ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̇ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Notes:
- Imperfect
- Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 28
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 166b):
The colophon, fol. 166 b, belongs to the time when the manuscript was repaired, and foll. 106 and 166 added to it. It states that the book was the property of certain persons, whose names have been erased (that of Hannān of Tagrīt
being substituted), and that it was bound by one Iyār.
ܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ (ܕܚܢܐܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܢܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ) ܘܡܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ (ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ (altered into ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܙܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܘܝܕܘܥܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ (ܠܗ (altered into ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܪ ܕܕܒܩ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 77b):
>Misled by the metre, a reader has altered the name of Jacob into that of Ephraim, ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 77b):
Another reader has written on the margin ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܬܚܫܚ, "he has used the metre of Mār Ephraim."
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