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Add. 14,588

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/324
Description based on Wright DCCCIII (2:806-807) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 150 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 150 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 41, 101, 119, 120, 131, 136, 138, 143, and 150. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 20 in number, but of these the first is lost, and most of those after ܝܒ are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 119, 120, 130, 137, 140,142, and 144. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 26b): Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ
  Incipit: ܠܘ ܕܩܛܝܪܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ̣. ܕܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܠ̣ܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Serugh. Encomium on the blessed Virgin Mary
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܩ̈ܘܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܝ̇ܠܕܬ̇ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 310, no. 21, serm. i; Abbeloos, de Vita et Scriptis S. Jacobi Sarugensis, p. 202
Item 4 (Fol. 12a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord by S. John
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
  Subscription (Fol. 26): ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܕܢܚ̣ܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܥܠ̣ ܥܡܕܗ ܕܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 28
Item 5 (Fol. 37b): Jacob of Serugh. Encomium on S. John the Baptist [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 35
Item 6 (Fol. 49a): Jacob of Serugh. On S. Simeon the Aged and the Birth of our Lord
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 37
Item 7 (Fol. 59a): Jacob of Serugh. On Lent
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 315, no. 69, serm. i
Item 8 (Fol. 68b): Jacob of Serugh. On Joseph revealing himself to his brethren
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܥܠ̣ ܝܘܣܦ ܟܕ ܐܬܓܠ̣ܝ ܠܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ
  Incipit: ܢܦܩ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܕܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܢܦ̣ܩܘ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܡ̇ܥܒܪ ܠܗܘܢ..
Item 9 (Fol. 80b): Jacob of Serugh. On the Canaanite Woman.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܗ̇ܝ ܟܢܥܢܝܬܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 93
Item 10 (Fol. 90b): Jacob of Serugh. On the words of our Lord, Swear not at all
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܣܟ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 315, no. 74
Item 11 (Fol. 100a): Jacob of Serugh. On the desolation of the city of Amid
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܚܘܪܒܐ ܕܐ̇ܡܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  Incipit: ܛܒ̣̈ܐ ܕܚ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܫܡܘ̈ܥܬܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܬܐ. ܕܠܚܝܗܝ ܠܪܥܝܢܝ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܫ̇ܦܝܗܝ ܒܙܡܝܪ̈ܬܟ.   Subscription (Fol. 108a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܫܒ̣ܝܐ ܕܐܡܕ.
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 334, no. 196, at the end
Item 12 (Fol. 108a): Jacob of Serugh. On all holy Martyrs
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 339, no. 222
Item 13 (Fol. 114a): Jacob of Serugh. On Palm Sunday [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the end.
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 322, no. 135
Item 14 (Fol. 120a): Jacob of Serugh. On Constantine the leprous king [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܓܪܒܝܐ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere.
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 328, no. 189
Item 15 (Fol. 137a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Widow's Son [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ
Notes:
  • Imperfect.
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 320, no. 118
Item 16 (Fol. 141a): Jacob of Serugh. On the female Sinner [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ
Notes:
  • Imperfect both at the beginning and end.
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 324, no. 161
Item 17 (Fol. 143a): Jacob of Serugh. On Joshua [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ
Notes:
  • Imperfect both at the beginning and end.
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 335, no. 211
Item 18 (Fol. 145a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Poor Man [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ
Notes:
  • Imperfect both at the beginning and end.
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 320, no. 116

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