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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/326
Description based on Wright DCCLXXVII (2:752-754) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 131 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim, on the End of the World and the recompense of the righteous and wicked at the day of the resurrection; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Index of the contents of the volume; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 131 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 10—13, 27, 41—47, 56—58, 65—68, 77—79, 98, 100, 106, 109, 110, and 118—131. The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 28 in number; but ܕ ــ ܐ , ܛ, ܝܓ, ܟܒ ܟܕ ــ, and ܟܙ , are lost, and several of the others are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 27, 28, 30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 60, 107, 118, 120, 123, 124, and 125. Each page has from 27 to 36 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the viiith or ixth cent.
Decoration (Ornamentation): There are some attempts at ornamentation in this volume, and green pigment has occasionally been used in writing the headings. See foll. 7 b, 33 a, 18 a, and 115 a.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim, on the End of the World and the recompense of the righteous and wicked at the day of the resurrection [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܡܬܦܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܘܚܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܏ܘܫ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning
  • The rubric comes from an index in the manuscript on fol. 48a
Item 2 (Fol. 7b): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 7b): Jacob of Serugh. On Job the just [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ ܒܐܠܗܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܬܝܪ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ   Incipit: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܫܕܪ ܟܢ̇ܫ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ
Notes:
Item 4 (Fol. 28a): Jacob of Serugh. Against the blasphemer [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ
Notes:
  • Only three leaves remain
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 90
Item 5 (Fol. 31a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Workers in our Lord's Vineyard [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܕܦܠܚ̣ܘ ܒܟܪܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 96
Item 6 (Fol. 33a): Jacob of Serugh. On the city of Antioch [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the end
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 332
Item 7 (Fol. 43a): Jacob of Serugh. On Naboth the Jezreelite [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܢܒܘܬ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere
Item 8 (Fol. 48a): Index of the contents of the volume [defective]
  Excerpt: ܐܝܬ ܒܦܢܩܬܐ (sic) ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ (sic)ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܨܠܘ [ܕܝܢ] ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܪܘܩܝܟܘܢ ܒܣܬܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܫܒܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܘܒܪܬ ܙܘܓܗ ܟܕ ܡܝܬ݂ܘ ܩܕܡ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ: ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܠܥܙܪ: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܡ̇ܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܡܬܦܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܘܚܡܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܝܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܒܟܝܐ ܘܚܘܪܩ ܫ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ: ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ: ܕܥܠ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܕܦܠܚ̣ܘ ܒܟܪܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ: ܕܥܠ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟ: ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܒܘܬ ܐܙܪܥܠܝܐ: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܚܬ̤ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ: ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܘܥܠ . . .
Notes:
  • On fol. 48 a we find an index of the contents of the volume, written in red, showing that it contained several discourses of Ephraim and Jacob, which are now lost.
  • The continuation, on the other side of the leaf, has been completely erased.
Item 9 (Fol. 49a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 10 (Fol. 49a): Jacob of Serugh. On Elias and the prophets of Baal [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 226?
Item 11 (Fol. 55a): Jacob of Serugh. On the End of the World [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡ݊ܪܝ݊ܥܩܘ݊ܒ ܐ݊ܦܝ݊ܣܩ݊ܘ݊ܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ ܕܣܪܘܓ   Incipit: ܝܘܡ ܓܠܝܢܟ ܗܐ ܙܩ̇ܬ ܠܝ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̇ܡܪ. ܦܬ̣ܚ ܠܝ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܡܐܡܪ ܕܝܢܟ.
Note: See Add. 17,155, no. 5, a .
Item 12 (Fol. 61b): Jacob of Serugh. On the sale of Joseph to the merchants, his being taken down to Egypt, and the bringing of his coat to his father
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܟܕ ܙܒܢܘܗܝ ܠܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܘܐܚܬܘܗܝ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܘܬܝܢܗ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ   Incipit: ܡ̣ܢ ܕܫܩ̣ܠܘ ܐ̈ܚܝ ܝܘܣܦ. ܗ̇ܝ ܛܝ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ. ܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܘܫܩ̣ܠܘ ܡ̣ܠܟܐ. ܕܒܣܒܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܛܥܘܢ.
Note: It is written in heptasyllabic metre
Item 13 (Fol. 68a): Jacob of Serugh. On the famine at Samaria in the days of Elisha the prophet
 
Title: ܡܐܡـ[ـܪܐ ܕ]ܥܠ ܟܦܢܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ [ܐܠ]ـܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ   Incipit: ܢܪܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܒܟܢܘ̈ܫܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܢܬܬܥܝܪ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ.
Item 14 (Fol. 74a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Deluge
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܢܐ   Incipit: ܟܐܢܐ ܕܩܦܚ ܒܓܙܪ ܕܝܢܗ ܠܕܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܘܚ. ܦܬ̣ܚ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܠܬܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܪܘܝܚܐ ܕܬܦܩ ܫܪܒܟ
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 231
Item 15 (Fol. 91a): Jacob of Serugh. On the palace that S. Thomas the apostle built in India
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܕܒ̣ܢܐ ܬܐ݊ܘܡ݊ܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܒܗܢܕܘ
Note: Cf. Assemani, pp. 332—3
Item 16 (Fol. 100b): Jacob of Serugh. On Uriah the Hittite and king David [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܘܪܝܐ ܚܬܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ   Incipit: ܡܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܬܘܒ ܫ̇ܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢܟ. ܐܢܬ ܦ̇ܢܐ ܠܝ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܫܐ̈ܠܬܝ ܕܐܬܢܐ ܫܪ̈ܒܝܟ
Notes:
Item 17 (Fol. 108a): Jacob of Serugh. On Nebuchadnezzar's dream [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܠܡܐ ܕܚܙ̣ܐ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 18 (Fol. 115a): Jacob of Serugh. On the ten Virgins [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܢ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the end
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 139
Item 19 (Fol. 119a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Prodigal Son [defective]
Notes:
  • Very imperfect
  • Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, serm. i
Item 20 (Fol. 121a): Jacob of Serugh. On the Chariot seen by the prophet Ezekiel [defective]
Notes:
  • Very imperfect
  • See Assemani, p. 305, no. 1
Item 21 (Fol. 125a): Jacob of Serugh. On Cain and Abel [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܐܝܢ ܘܗܒܝܠ
Notes:
  • Very imperfect
  • See Assemani, p. 323, no. 113, serm. i
Item 22 (Fol. 126a): Jacob of Serugh. On Cain and Abel [defective]
Notes:
  • Imperfect
  • See Assemani, serm. ii

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