Add. 12,158
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/33
Date:
6th century, probably AD 588 / AG 899
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 128 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Severus of Antioch. Against the Additions, or Appendices, of Julian, in 43 chapters; An index of Against the last Apology of Julian; Severus of Antioch. Against the last Apology of Julian. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 12 1/8 in. by 9 3/8, consisting of 128 leaves, some of which are much mutilated, especially foll. 1—3 and 128. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 16 in number, but several leaves of ܐ and ܒ, and the whole of ܓ and ܕ are now lost. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 37 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine, clear Estrangělā of the vith cent., the exact date being, in all probability, A. Gr. 899, A.D. 588.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Severus of Antioch. Against the Additions, or Appendices, of Julian, in 43 chapters [defective]
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘ̈ܣܦܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ Subscription (Fol. 49a): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘܣ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܗܪܛܝܩܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܘܣ܇ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̇. ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܗܡܢܘܬܐ (sic) ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܘܬܪܝܨܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ. ܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘ̈ܣܦܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ Subscription (Fol. 49a): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘܣ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܗܪܛܝܩܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܘܣ܇ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̇. ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܗܡܢܘܬܐ (sic) ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܘܬܪܝܨܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ. ܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ
Notes:
- The translation appears to be that of Paul of Callinicus (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 46).
- Chapp. i., v., xii., and xxiii are imperfect. Chapp., vi. to xi., and xiii. to xxii., are altogether wanting.
- Among the works quoted in this treatise is the commentary of Cyril of Alexandria on the first epistle to the Corinthians, foll. 11 a and 26 b.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Severus. A letter of Severus, addressed to a person who had asked him to divide the treatise into chapters
[defective]
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ] ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. [ܕܠܘܬ] ܐܢܫ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܡܠܐ̇. ܕܐܦܝܣܗ ܕܢܦܠܓ ܒܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ̇. [ܠܦܢܩܝـ]ـܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥܡܝܠܐ ܠܗ̇. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘ̈ܣܦܬܐ [ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ] ܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܝܐ [ܗܪܛܝـ]ܩܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ] ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. [ܕܠܘܬ] ܐܢܫ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܡܠܐ̇. ܕܐܦܝܣܗ ܕܢܦܠܓ ܒܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ̇. [ܠܦܢܩܝـ]ـܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥܡܝܠܐ ܠܗ̇. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘ̈ܣܦܬܐ [ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ] ܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܝܐ [ܗܪܛܝـ]ܩܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 49a): An index of Against the last Apology of Julian
Item 4 (Fol. 54): Severus of Antioch. Against the last Apology of Julian
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܗ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܘܒܝ̣ܫ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ̇. ܕܫܚܠܦ ܒܗ ܠܫܪܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܨܒ̈ܝܢܝܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܘܩܝܐ ܕܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ܇ ܘܕܡܘܬܗ ܘܕܩܝܡܬܗ܇ ܠܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܕܗܓܓܘܬܐ ܡܢܝܢܝܬܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܐܠܗ. ܘܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܚܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܡܣܝ̈ܒܐ Subscription (Fol. 127b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̇. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܛܡܐܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܘܚܫܘܟܝܐ̇. ܕܪܫ̇ܡ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܢ̈ܝܢܝܐ̇. ܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܡ̇ܩܪܒ܇ ܕܡܫܚܠܦ ܠܚ̈ܫܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܠܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܦܢܛܣܝܐ܀ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܬܠܬܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܀ ܀ ܀
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܗ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܘܒܝ̣ܫ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ̇. ܕܫܚܠܦ ܒܗ ܠܫܪܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܨܒ̈ܝܢܝܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܘܩܝܐ ܕܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ܇ ܘܕܡܘܬܗ ܘܕܩܝܡܬܗ܇ ܠܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܕܗܓܓܘܬܐ ܡܢܝܢܝܬܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܐܠܗ. ܘܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܚܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܡܣܝ̈ܒܐ Subscription (Fol. 127b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̇. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܛܡܐܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܘܚܫܘܟܝܐ̇. ܕܪܫ̇ܡ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܢ̈ܝܢܝܐ̇. ܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܡ̇ܩܪܒ܇ ܕܡܫܚܠܦ ܠܚ̈ܫܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܠܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܦܢܛܣܝܐ܀ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܬܠܬܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܀ ܀ ܀
Notes:
- It is translated, it would seem, by Paul of Callinicus and divided into 33 chapters.
- Among the works quoted are Cyril's commentaries on the Gospel of S. Matthew, foll. 76 a, 105 b; on the Gospel of S. Luke, fol. 90 a; and on the second Epistle to the Corinthians, fol. 119 b.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 127b):
At the foot of fol. 127 b, a later hand has written over an
erasure these words: "This book was finished in the convent of . . . . , in the year 899 (A.D. 588),
in the days of the abbat Mār Thomas. May God" etc.
ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܟܝ (or ܕܡܟܖ) ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ
ܡܪܝ ܬܘܡܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܝܨܦ ܘܥܡܠ ܘܢܘܪܬ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܢ
ܘܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
Addition 2:
The greater part of fol. 128 having been cut away, the note which it contained
is lost, with the exception of a few unimportant lines at the top of the second
column.
Addition 3 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is a long note, in a hand of the xth cent., from which we learn that
the volume was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by one John, in his own name and that of a certain Gabriel. This note is in the handwriting of the said John, see the cross line.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡ݊ܪܝ ܣ݊ـ[ܐܘܪܐ] . . . ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ
ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܗܓܓܝܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ . . . ܝܗܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ . . . ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ
ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܐ . . . ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ: ܝܗܒܗ . . . ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ:
ܘܡܛܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ ܕ . . . ܐܝܟ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܐܝـ[ܠ] . . . ܚܢܢܐ
ܘܪܚܡܐ ܘܪܘܚܦܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܘܫ
Addition 4 (Fol. 1a):
The cross line on fol. 1 a reads, "John wrote (this), and gave (this book), and gave (it) of his own free
will. May God grant him forgiveness. Amen."
ܟܬܒ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܘܝܗܒ ܘܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܝܗܒ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ. ܐܡܝܢ
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