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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/327
Description based on Wright DCCXL (2:669-673) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: late 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 151 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch; Cyrillona. A metrical discourse on the Lord's Supper; Isaac. A metrical discourse of Isaac on the Nativity of our Lord; Peter of Callinicus, patriarch of Antioch. A metrical discourse of Peter of Callinicus, patriarch of Antioch on the Crucifixion; ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ, Cyrillona. Metrical writings of the above mentioned ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 61 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 151 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and the first torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. A leaf is wanting after fol. 21. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in an elegant Estrangělā, apparently of the end of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation): On fol. 151a, at the foot of the page, there are some ornamental devices.
Decoration (Illustration): On fol. 151b there is an illuminated cross, with nimbus and border, drawn by a person named Alexander, not improbably the same who wrote the manuscript: ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܐܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܨܪܝܬ ܗܕܐ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܟܝܪܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.
Decoration (Rubrication):
Decoration (Ornamentation):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch [defective]
 
Title: ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Isaac of Antioch. On perfection
 
Title: [ܕܥܠ] ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܣ̇ܘܚ ܕܢܨ̇ܠܐ: ܘܡܒ̇ܛܠ ܠܗ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܒ̇ܛܠ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܫܝܘܠ܇ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܥ̣ܡܠܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܗ.  Subscription (Fol. 9a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ̣. ܘܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܬܚܬܪ ܒܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܗ̣. ܘܕܢܙܕܗܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܦܓܪܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ.
Item 3 (Fol. 9b): Isaac of Antioch. Discourse
  Incipit: ܡܩܢܛ ܠܝ ܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܡܪܐ̇. ܕܢܐܬܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܘܢܫܟܚ܇ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ (S. Luke, xviii. 8) ܡ̇ܢ ܒܥܝܐ ܗܕ ܡܥܢܝܬܐ̣. ܕܐܫܐܠܗ̇ ܠܐ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ. ܚܘܫ̈ܒܝ ܨܐܕܝ ܩ̇ܦܣܬ݂. ܕܠܓܘ ܡܢܗ̇ ܠܐ ܢܕܝܩܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 4 (Fol. 12b): Isaac of Antioch. Of repentance
 
Title: ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 232, no. 86, serm. i.
Item 5 (Fol. 17a): Isaac of Antioch. Part c
 
Title: ܬܪܝ̣ܢ ܕܬܝܒܘܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 86, serm. ii.
Item 6 (Fol. 21b): Isaac of Antioch. On S. Matthew, ch. xviii. 3 [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ̇. ܕܐܠܐ ܬܬ݂ܗܦܟܘܢ ܘܬܗܘܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 88, serm. i.
Item 7 (Fol. 25a): Isaac of Antioch. Part f
 
Title: ܕܬܪܝ̣ܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܒܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 88, serm. ii.
Item 8 (Fol. 29a): Isaac of Antioch. Part g
 
Title: ܕܬܠܬܐ̣ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܒܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 88, serm. iii.
Item 9 (Fol. 33b): Isaac of Antioch. On the vigils that were kept at Antioch, and on the words, It is good to praise the Lord
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܢܛܝܘܟܝ̣. ܘܥܠ ܛܒ ܠܡܘܕܝܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 233, no. 91.
Item 10 (Fol. 36b): Isaac of Antioch. On perfection
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 233, no. 92.
Item 11 (Fol. 40a): Isaac of Antioch. Against those who resort to soothsayers
 
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܩܨܘ̈ܡܐ  Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܫ̇ܬܥܐ ܟܐܒܗ܆ ܘܚܫܗ ܠܐܣܝܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܼ. ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܦܬܐ ܒܟܐܒܗ܇ ܕܡܟܝܢܐܝܬ ܢܫ̇ܬܥܝܘܗܝ. ܠܐ ܒܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܠܐ̇ܝܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܕܢܟܝܢܗ̇ ܡܬܦܪܣ. ܫܪܪܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܠܫܢܗ̣. ܘܠܬܨܒܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܡ̇ܩܝܦ.
Item 12 (Fol. 44b): Isaac of Antioch. Second discourse on the same subject
 
Title: ܕܬܪܝ̣ܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܒܐ  Incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܪܒܐ ܠܒܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ: ܐܢ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܗ ܕܡܬܥ̇ܣܩ̣. ܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܗܛ ܠܗ̣. ܕܐܢ ܡܐܬ ܢܙܟܐ ܒܕܝܢ̣ܐ.
Item 13 (Fol. 48a): Isaac of Antioch. On the deliverance of the Capital from the Huns (ܗ̈ܘܢܝܐ)
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܐܣܩܝ ܠܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ̇. ܠܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܨܝܟܝ ܡܢ ܚܪܒܐ. ܬܘܒ ܐܘܕܝ ܠܗ ܠܨܠܝܒܐ̣. ܕܬܘܒ ܢܣܘܓ ܠܟܝ ܬܘܪ̈ܥܬܟܝ.
Item 14 (Fol. 54a): Isaac of Antioch. On the Crucifixion
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܘܬܐ
Note: This discourse consists of three parts.
Item 15 (Fol. 54a): Isaac of Antioch. Part a
  Incipit: ܡܠܠ ܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ̣. ܥܡ ܐܟܘ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ. ܘܓܠ̣ܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ̣. ܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ ܕܒܥܠܝܬܐ.
Note: In heptasyllabic metre.
Item 16 (Fol. 55b): Isaac of Antioch. Part b
  Incipit: ܟܕ ܡܫܘܝܐ ܘܡܬ݂ܩܢܐ̣. ܠܥܠܝܬܐ ܐܫܟܚܗ̇. ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܡܣܟܝܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܒܕܓܘܢ ܡܛܝܒܐ ܗܘܬ
Note: In pentasyllabic metre. On the margin a reader has written the words ܩܠܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ, "another tune"; and another hand has prefixed, in red ink, the words ܕܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ, "(in the metre) of Mār Balaeus."
Item 17 (Fol. 57a): Isaac of Antioch. Part c
  Incipit: ܢܦܩ ܗܘܐ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܥܕܢ ܪܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܝܬܐ̣. ܘܦܫܘ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܟܡܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ.
Note: In dodecasyllabic metre. Another hand has prefixed, in red ink, the words ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ, "(in the metre) of Mār Jacob."
Item 18 (Fol. 59a): Isaac of Antioch. Canticle appended to the above discourse
 
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ  Incipit: ܠܬܪܥܣܪܬܗ ܡܪܢ ܕܒ̣ܪ̣. ܘܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܫ̣ܝܓ ܠܗܘܢ̇ ܐܣܡܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܪܬܐ̣. ܘܩܡ ܗ̣ܘ ܫܡܫ ܐܝܟ ܪܚ̇ܡܐ.
Item 19 (Fol. 62a): Cyrillona. A metrical discourse on the Lord's Supper
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܠܘܟܐ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ ܕܡܪܢ  Incipit: ܟܕ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܚ̇ܕܬܐ̣. ܚ̈ܕܬܬܐ ܢܒ̈ܥܝ ܠܝ ܡܢܗ̇. ܟܕ ܗܓܢܐ ܒܣܒܪܬܐ̣. ܣܒܪܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܦܓܥ̣ܬ ܒܝ. ܟܪܘܙܘܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢ̣ܢ. ܦܓ̣ܥܬ ܒܝ ܘܛܒ ܐܬܗܪܬܢ̇ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܟܢ̈ܘܬܗ̣. ܡ̈ܒܘܥܐ̣ ܗ̣ܘܘ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ.
Notes:
  • This discourse is ascribed to a writer named ܩܘܪܠܘܟܐ or ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ . *
  • *The name seems distinctly written, but it may possibly be a mistake for ܩܘܪܝܠܘܢܐ, a Syriac diminutive from Cyrillus, as ܣܪܓܘܢܐ and ܐܘܣܒܘܢܐ from Sergius and Eusebius. See Dr. Bickell in the Literarischer Handweiser for 1869, no. 78, col. 150.
  • It is composed in several different metres, the parts being distinguished by rubrics or marginal notes, such as: fol. 62b, ܩܠܐ̣ ܐܚܪܢܐ, marg. ܕܚ̇ܐܢ ܠܚ̈ܛܝܐ; fol. 63a, ܬܘܒ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܣܕܪܐ; fol. 64b, marg. ܩܠܐ̣ ܕܡܘ̈ܫܚܬܐ; fol. 66a, marg. ܩܠܐ̣ ܐܚܪܢܐ..
Item 20 (Fol. 67a): Isaac. A metrical discourse of Isaac on the Nativity of our Lord
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ̣. ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ  Incipit: ܒܟܡܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܢ ܐܫܬܥܝܟ݂. ܒܟܡܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܫ̇ܬܥܝܟ. ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐ̇ܫܬܥܝܬ܇ ܡܢ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܬܟ..
Item 21 (Fol. 69b): Peter of Callinicus, patriarch of Antioch. A metrical discourse of Peter of Callinicus, patriarch of Antioch on the Crucifixion
  Incipit: ܝܘܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܡܬܦܬܚܝ̣ܢ. ܝܘܡܢ ܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܡܬܬܚܬܝܢ. ܝܘܡܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܝ̣ܢ. ܝܘܡܢ ܪ̈ܗܛܢ ܣܒܪ̈ܬܐ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 69 and 332.
Item 22 (Fol. 72a): Cyrillona. Metrical writings of the above mentioned ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 72a): Cyrillona. Madrāshē on the locusts, and on (divine) chastisement, and on the invasion of the Huns
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܡܨܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ  Incipit: ܐܩܪܐ ܠܚܒܝ̈ܒܝܟ ܕܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܢܦܝܣܘܢܟ݂ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܣܝܘܢܐ̣ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܢܪܥܘܢܟ. ܐܣܕܘܪ ܐܢܐ ܟܐ̈ܒܝ̣ ܘܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ. ܐܓܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܚܫ̈ܝ̣ ܘܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܫܪܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܩܘܕܡܬ ܓܘ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝܟ: ܐܦܝܣ ܠܪܒܘܬܟ ܕܬܟܠܐ ܠܟܐܢܘܬܟ݂. ܘܬܛܪ ܒܝܡܝܢܟ ܦܐܪ̈ܝ ܠܩܘܪܒܢܟ܀.
Item 24 (Fol. 77b): Cyrillona. Canticle for the above discourse
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
 
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ  Incipit: ܙܝܢ ܚܪܡܐ ܚܪܒܗ ܥܠܝ̣ܢ. ܘܣܝܦܗ ܡܚܘܐ ܕܢܕܚܠܢ. ܘܒܓܘ ܓܘܫ̈ܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܫ̣ܬܪܥܘܼ. ܐܝܟ ܩܪܘܬܐ ܦ̇ܫܪ ܒܗܘܢ܀.
Item 25 (Fol. 79a): Cyrillona. On the grain of wheat
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܛܗܐ  Incipit: ܚܛܬܐ ܢܦܠܐ ܒܚܛܘܛܐ̣. ܪܚܫܐ ܘܢܒܥܐ ܫܠܝܐܝܬ. ܕܠܐ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܘܡܢܐ̣. ܫܬܠܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܠܗ̇ ܥܠ ܥܦܪܐ.
Item 26 (Fol. 83a): Cyrillona. On the Crucifixion
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܡܪܝܡ ܒܪܬ ܓܢܣܢ. ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܚܝ. ܗܠ̣ܟ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܐ݂ܬܒܪܟܬ݂. ܘܐܬܐܣܝܘ ܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܥܣܩ̈ܐ. ܪܕ݂ܐ ܘܗܠ̣ܟ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ̣. ܘܐܚܝ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܓܢܣܢ܀.
Item 27 (Fol. 87b): Cyrillona. On perfection
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܟܐ
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ ܒܛܥܡܐ ܨܬܘܗ̇܇ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ. ܕܗܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܓܘ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ. ܚܘܪܘ ܒܗ̇ ܒܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܥ̣ܘܠܐ̇ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܫܡܝܐ.
Item 28 (Fol. 94a): Isaac. Hymns of Isaac
Item 29 (Fol. 94a): Isaac. Vesper hymns
 
Title: ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 94a): Isaac. Part α
 
Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ  Incipit: ܗܐ ܪܡܫܐ ܡܢܥ ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܢܛܦ̣ܐ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܪܥܝܢܗ. ܫܡܫܐ ܩ̇ܦܣ ܙܠܝܩ̈ܘܗܝ̣. ܢܟ݁ܢܫ ܗܘܢܐ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܘܗܝ.
Item 31 (Fol. 95b): Isaac. Part β
 
Title: ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܪܡܫܐ  Incipit: ܗܐ ܠܠܝܐ ܣܟܪܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܒ̇ܛܠ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ. ܣܚܘܦ ܒܨܠܝܒܐ ܠܣܝܓܗ̣. ܘܪܕܝ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܬܓܘܪܬܟ.
Item 32 (Fol. 96b): Isaac. Part γ
 
Title: ܕܬܠܬ ܕܪܡܫܐ  Incipit: ܐܥ̇ܝܕܬ ܕܐܡܠܠ̣. ܠܟ ܕܝܢ ܡܡܠܠܝ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܗܘ. ܐܘ ܕܐܙܕܡܢ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ̣ ܣܥܘܪ ܠܡܦܝܕܟ ܠܚܠܘܠܗ.
Item 33 (Fol. 98a): Isaac. Nocturnal hymn
 
Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ̣ ܕܠܠܝܐ  Incipit: ܒܦܠܓܗ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܠܡ ܐܬ̇ܐ̣. ܚܬܢܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܬ̣ܐܡܪܬ܇ ܐܠܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܢܬ݂ܩܢ ܠܗ܇ ܠܡܦܕܐ ܕܒܗ ܐܪܥ ܠܗ.
Item 34 (Fol. 99b): Isaac. Hymns to be sung before meals
 
Title: ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܠܚܡ̣ܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 99b): Isaac. Part α
 
Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ̣ ܕܠܚܡ̣ܐ  Incipit: ܠܘ ܒܐ̈ܦܐ ܢܣ̣ܒ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܕܪܚܡܗ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ. ܕܚܘܒܐ ܬܡܢ ܡܩ̇ܢ ܗܘܐ̣. ܚܣܡܐ ܒܪܘܚܩܐ ܩܐܡ ܗܘܐ.
Item 36 (Fol. 101a): Isaac. Part β
 
Title: ܕܬܪܬܝ̣ܢ ܕܠܚܡ̣ܐ  Incipit: ܗܐ ܦܬܘܪܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܪܐ̣. ܘܡܟܘܠܬܐ ܒܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܢܢܐ. ܐܣܛܘܡܟܐ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܟܝܠܐ̣. ܘܡܪܬ ܢܦܫܗ̇ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ.
Item 37 (Fol. 103a): Isaac. Part γ
 
Title: ܕܬ̈ܠܬ݂ ܕܠܚܡ̣ܐ  Incipit: ܚܘܪ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܒܐܒܪܗܡ̣. ܘܠܝܬ ܠܟ ܚܘܪܐ ܐܟܘܬܗ. ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܓܫܪܐ ܫܪܒܗ̣. ܕܡܢ ܦܚܬܐ ܠܪܘܡܐ ܬܫܘܪ.
Item 38 (Fol. 105a): Isaac. Sixteen madrāshē, entitled "new madrāshē, to the tune of ܟܠܬ ܡܠܟܐ (the bride of the King), against those who do not receive the holy Eucharist except at long intervals"
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܟܠܬ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܒܝܢ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ̇. ܐܠܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ. ܕܐܡܝܪܝ̣ܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 105a): Isaac. Part α
  Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܐܟ݂ܪܙܬ̇܇ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ
Item 40 (Fol. 106b): Isaac. Part β
  Incipit: ܐܝܟ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܣ̇ܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܚܟܝܡ̈ܐ̣. ܗܘܝ ܡܣ̇ܬܟܠ ܡܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ̣ ܘܠܗ ܪܚ̣ܡ
Item 41 (Fol. 108b): Isaac. Part γ
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܡܠܘܟܐ ܕܒܝܫ̣ܬܐ ܟܕ ܓܒ̇ܒ ܠܢ ܒܟܠ ܐܣܟܡ̈ܝܢ
Item 42 (Fol. 110a): Isaac. Part δ
  Incipit: ܗܪܘܕܝܐ̣ ܫܐܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܫܐ̣ܠܬ̇ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܗܪܘܕܣ܇ ܕܐܠ̣ܙܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܘܟܠ̣ܐ ܡܢܗ̇
Item 43 (Fol. 111b): Isaac. Part ε
  Incipit: ܬܩܠܢ ܛ̇ܒܐ̣. ܕܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܢܫ̣ܘܐ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܦܓܪܗ
Item 44 (Fol. 113b): Isaac. Part ς
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܬ̣ܩܪܝܘ ܠܚܠܘܠ ܪܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ: ܥܡܝܪܐ ܘܥܘܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܘܝ ܠܗܕ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ ܪܒܐ̣. ܬܘ ܬܘܫܘ ܘܐܟܘܠܘ ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܝ ܬܥܒܕܟܘܢ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 115b): Isaac. Part ζ
  Incipit: ܪܫܘܡ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܫ̣ܬܠܚ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ̣ ܕܢܛܒܘܥ ܚܝܠܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 117b): Isaac. Part η
 
Title: ܫܐܘܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܣܡܟܗ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܛܠܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܗ. ܘܚܕ ܝܘܡ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܐܬ̣ܟܠܝ ܦܩܕܗ̣ ܘܒܥܝܗܝ
Item 47 (Fol. 120a): Isaac. Part θ
  Incipit: ܥܣܪ ܙܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܬܥ̣ܨܒ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܟܪܝܗ̣ ܠܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܗ
Item 48 (Fol. 121b): Isaac. Part ι
  Incipit: ܚܛ̇ܝܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܐܚ̣ܨܦܬ ܘܠܒܝܬ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܦܪܝܫܐ ܥ̣ܠܬ݂. ܐܠܘ ܚ̣ܪܬ ܡܚܝܠܬܐ ܒܚܛ̇ܝܘܬܗ̣̇ ܠܐ ܐܬܚ̣ܣܝܬ
Item 49 (Fol. 123a): Isaac. Part ια
  Incipit: ܟܕ ܒܟܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܘܓܥܝܐ̣. ܣܒ̣ܪܘ ܫ̈ܬܝܐ̣ ܕܡܫܬܐ ܫܬ̣ܝܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 125b): Isaac. Part ιβ
  Incipit: ܐܩܝܡ ܪ̈ܓܠܝ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܫܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ
Item 51 (Fol. 127b): Isaac. Part ιγ
  Incipit: ܣ̇ܓܝ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܫܐܠܬܟ݂ ܛܠܝܐ ܫܒܪܐ. ܕܗܒܐ ܒܥ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ̣. ܡ̇ܢܘ ܚܝܠܗ ܬܐ ܬܲܢܝ̣ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܒܗ ܫܦ̣ܪ ܠܟ
Item 52 (Fol. 129b): Isaac. Part ιδ
  Incipit: ܢܘܢܐ ܕܣ̇ܠܩ ܡܢ ܬܗܘܡ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܡܐܬ݂. ܕܢܦܫܗ̣ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܗܝ
Item 53 (Fol. 131a): Isaac. Part ιε
  Incipit: ܕܠܡܐ ܥܒ̣̈ܕܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܡܚ̇ܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
Item 54 (Fol. 133a): Isaac. Part ις
  Incipit: ܙܥܘܪ ܗܘ ܩܠܦܐ ܕܐܟܬܒܗ ܠܟܠܗ ܚܫܐ ܕܥܘܬܪܐ ܡܩܢܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܡܣܬܝܟ ܒܛܘܡܣܐ ܕܪܒܘ ܐܡ̈ܝܢ ܘܝܐ ܕܡ̇ܠ̣ܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 134a): Isaac. Three madrāshē, entitled "madrāshē on the Coming of our Lord, to the tune of ܟܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܐ (the supernal assembly)."
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܟܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܐ̣. ܕܐܡܝܪܝ̣ܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
Item 56 (Fol. 134a): Isaac. Part α
  Incipit: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܕܒܪܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܘܩ̇ܪܒ ܠܟ݂. ܕܟܢܪ̈ܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܢܙܡܪܘܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܟ. ܘܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ̣ ܐܒܪܟ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܡܫܪܝܬܗ
Item 57 (Fol. 135b): Isaac. Part β
  Incipit: ܬܘ ܢܫ̣ܘܐ ܘܢܣܩ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ̇. ܕܡ̇ܓ̣ܕܠ ܟܠܗ ܒܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܩܝܢܬܐ.
Item 58 (Fol. 137a): Isaac. Part γ
  Incipit: ܒܪ ܡܪܐ ܥܢܐ ܐܫܬ̣ܠܚ ܠܘܬ ܥܢܐ. ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܒܐ ܕܡܝ̇ܘܗܝ̣ ܠܢܘܟܪܝܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 139a): Balaeus. Hymns of Balaeus
 
Title: ܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ
Item 60 (Fol. 139a): Balaeus. Madrāshē, entitled madrāshē of Mār Balaeus the chorepiscopus, on the dedication of the church that was newly built in the city of Kenneshrīn (Kinnesrīn)."
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ ܟܘܪ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ̣. ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܒܢܝܬ ܚܕܬܝܬ ܒܩܢܫܪܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Note: See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 251.
Item 61 (Fol. 143b): Balaeus. Five Madrāshē, entitled , "madrāshē of Mār Balaeus, composed by him on the blessed bishop Acacius, to the tune of ܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܒܓܢܝ̈ܟ (O Lord, to Thee we appeal)."
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܠܝ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ̣. ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܩܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܥܠ ܩܠܐ̣ ܕܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܒܓܢܝ̈ܟ
Note: See Overbeck, p. 259.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 150b): Two notes, the one in black, the other in red ink, foll. 150b and 151a, inform us that this manuscript was written at the expense of the priest Bassus, the son of Mārā, from the village of Kafr-sandal (ܟܦܪܨܢܕܠ), for the great convent of Teleda (ܬܠܥܕܐ), when Eusebius was its abbat. ܥܒ̣ܕ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ. ܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܣ ܒܪܗ ܕܡܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܦܪܨܢܕܠ ܩܪܝܬܐ. ܠܕܝܪܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ ܕܪ̈ܒܢܘܗܝ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܘܠܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ. ܕܒܝܬ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܦ̣ܪܫ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܒܝܬ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܘܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܕܒܫܡܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܘܒܥ̈ܒܕܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܢܦܫܪ ܠܡܪܗ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܟܗܢܘܬܗ ܘܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܐܘܣܒ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܪܫܐ ܕܓ̈ܘܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܙܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܗ ܒܪܝܟܐ. ܕܫܟܝ̈ܒܝܢ ܘܕܚ̈ܝܝܢ. ܢܥܒܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܒܪܝܬܐ. ܘܢܣܓܐ ܫܝܢܗ ܘܢܡܠܟ ܫܠܡܗ ܒܥܕ̈ܬܗ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܬܝܒܝܢ ܥܠ ܣܒܪܗ. ܘܬܬܩܝܡ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܡܣܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܡܒܕ̈ܩܢܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܘܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܫܬܦܥ ܕܡܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܘܪܬܘܕܘܟܣܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܪܬܐ. ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ. ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܣܓܕܬܐ ܢܣܩ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܪܙܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1a stands the following note, referring to no. 6, d (item 38 above). ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕ . . . ܘܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܫ̣ܟܚ ܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ̣. ܢܫܟܚ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒܝܢ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܟܠܝܘܡ̣. ܘܢܩܪܝܘܗܝ ܢܗܝܪܐ(ܝܬ) ܘܢܬܬ̣ܦܝܣ ܠܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܢܫܬܘܬܦ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ̇. ܘܢܫ̣ܟܚ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܘܠܓ. ܐܚܘܢ ܒܚܘܼܒܐ ܨ̇ܠܝ ܥܠܝ ܚܲܛܝܐ.

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