London, BL, Add. 14594
source date: ixth cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/330, Add. 14,594, London, BL, Add. 14,594, BL Add MS 14594, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 719, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXIX

[This manuscript contains: Nonnus of Nisibis. The works of Nonnus (ܢܐܢܘܣ, ܢܘܢܘܣ , ܢܘܢܐ), archdeacon of Nisibis. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1-70
author: Nonnus of Nisibis
title: The works of Nonnus (ܢܐܢܘܣ, ܢܘܢܘܣ , ܢܘܢܐ), archdeacon of Nisibis
He [i.e. Nonnus] appears to have flourished towards the middle of the ixth cent. (see no. 2), and held monophysite views regarding the nature of our Lord.
  Fol. 2b-20
  author: Nonnus of Nisibis
  title: A letter to a person unnamed, who asked him bow Christians were to prove to polytheists and infidels that God was One and not many; that this One was Three, and yet One and the Same; and that the Incarnation of God the Word, one of the holy Trinity, took place under a fitting conjunction of circumstances and as became the Deity.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܢ ܣܓܝܕܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܠ̣ܐ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ ܡܪܝ ܢܐܢܘܣ ܐܪܟܝܕܝܩܘܢ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ. ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܠܐ ܐܘܕܥ ܫܡܗ ܕܫܐܠ̣. ܕܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܚܘܝܢ ܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܠܣ̈ܓܝܐܝ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ ܘܕܡ̇ܗܦܟܝܢ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̇. ܕܚܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܘܒ܇ ܕܗܢܐ ܚܕ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܗ̣ܘ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܚܕ܇ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܕ ܬܠܬܐ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܚܕ ܘܠܘ ܚܕ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܘܚܕ. ܘܕܐܢ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܢܚܘܘܿܢ. ܕܢܩܦܐܝܬ ܘܦܐܝܘܬ ܐܠܗܐܝܬ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܡܬܒܣܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ.
  Fol. 20a-62
  author: Nonnus of Nisibis
  title: A controversial theological treatise, consisting of four discourses, composed by him, when in prison, against Thomas the Nestorian, metropolitan of Beth-Garmai.
  Thomas the Nestorian = Thomas, bishop of Marga and metropolitan of Beth-Garmai, flourished under the Nestorian patriarchs Abraham and Theodosius, towards the middle of the ixth cent.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pp. 463 and 617
    Fol. 20a-30
    author: Nonnus of Nisibis
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܒܡܕܡ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܡܬܩܛܠܒ ܗܘܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܘܡܬܥܠܠ܇ ܒܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܬ ܩܠܐ ܘܕܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܡ݅ܢ ܗ݅ܠܝܢ ܦܐܝܬ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܚ̈ܡܢ̇. ܠܘܬ ܫܘܪܪܐ ܟܐܡܬ ܕܦܘܠܓܐ ܘܬܪܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܩܢ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܕܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܠܡ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ. ܘܕܡܛܠ ܫܘܪܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܦܝܣܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܘܠܓܐ ܡܥܠ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܬܪܝܢܘܬܐ: ܐܘ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܢܝܢܐ̣. ܘܠܘ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܦܪܘܣ. ܘܡܚܘܝܢܘܬܐ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ̣. ܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܡ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܐܣܬܥܪ̈ܝ̣. ܠܐ ܠܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܠܚ̈ܡ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܐܢܫܘܬܗ. ܘܐܦܢ ܡܢܗ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܗ ܗ̈ܘܝ. ܐܠܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܢ ܘܝܘܠܦܢܢ ܐܬܦܪܢܣ ܒܗܝܢ. ܘܡܕܒܪܢܐܝܬ ܘܠܦܘܬ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܗܘܝ̣. ܘܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܘܠܐܢܫܘܬܗ.
    Fol. 30a-39
    author: Nonnus of Nisibis
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ. ܕܡܫܪܪ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܟܬܒܢܐ̇. ܕܡܢܗܝܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܠܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܘ ܣܥܪ: ܣܢܐܓܪܘܬܐ ܕܚܠܦܝܢ̣ ܡܡ̇ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܝܢ܆ ܘܡܘܒܠܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܐܐ ܡܣܬ݁ܟܠܝܢ ܠܪܐܙܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܬܒܪܢܫܘܢܬܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ̇. ܟܕ ܛ̇ܥܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢ. ܘܦܝܣܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܓܠܸܐ̇. ܕܠܦܘܬ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ ܐܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܐܢ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ: ܡܡܫܚ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܣܩܡ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܡ̈ܠܦܢܘܬܗ̣. ܘܐܝܟ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܪܚܡܬ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ ܘܠܚܟܡܬܗ̣܇ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ̇. ܐܠܨܐ ܗܘܬ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܐܘ ܢܣܥܘܪ ܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܪܚܡܬ ܐܢܫܘܬܐ.
    Fol. 39a-46
    author: Nonnus of Nisibis
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܣܢܐܓܪܘܬܐ ܕܚܠܦܝܢ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ̇. ܘܕܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܦܪܨܘܦ ܟܠܗ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܐܢܫܘܐ ܐܡܪ ܘܩܒܠ ܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܣܐ̇ܡ̇. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܚܛܝܬܐ.
    Fol. 46b-62
    author: Nonnus of Nisibis
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ. ܕܡܫܪܪ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܦܘܬ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ ܡܕܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܠܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ̣. ܒܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩ̇ܕܡ ܒ̇ܕܩ. ܘܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܣ̣ܩ ܗܘܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܬܗ ܡܠܬܐ̇. ܕܠܟܠ ܗܘܝܐ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܢܩܝܦ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܪܘܣ. ܘܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܣܦܩ̈ܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܒܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݁. ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܦܝܛܘ ܒܗܝܢ ܥܠ ܢܡܘ̈ܣܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܝܐ̇. ܘܥܠ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܐܙܢܝܬܐ ܘܕܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܢܛܝܪ̈ܢ ܘܡܫܘ̈ܙܒܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ̇. ܠܡܒܕܩܘ ܘܠܡܣܗܕ ܥܠ ܡܒܣܪܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܬܘܬ ܦܣܩܐ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
  Fol. 62a-66
  author: Nonnus of Nisibis
  title: A letter to an anonymous correspondent, who propounded to him in a note (ܦܛܩܐ, πιτάκη, πιττάκιον) a question regarding the two natures in Christ
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܢܘܢܘܣ ܐܪܟܝܕܝܩܘܢ ܦܘܢܝ ܦܛܩܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܚܠܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܡܕܡ. ܟܕ ܠܐ ܐܘܕܥ ܡܫܐܠܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܘܡܝ ܒܗ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܪܢ̣. ܕܢܬܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܘܡܛܠ ܕܐܘܡܝ̣ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܗ. ܏ܫܘܐܠܐ ܏ܕܝ̣ܢ ܏ܗܟܢܐ. ܩܘܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܪܢܫܐ̣. ܐܘܒܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܕܡ̣. ܐܘܒܕ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܕܡ̣. ܘܐ̇ܝܟܢܐ ܡܕܝܢ ܠܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ.
  On fol. 63 a the question is repeated thus:
  ܫܘܐܠܐ. ܩܘܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ̣. ܐܘܒܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܕܡ̣. ܐܘܒܕ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܕܡ̣. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܕܝܢ ܠܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ܀
  Fol. 66b-70
  author: Nonnus of Nisibis
  title: A letter in reply to one from a monk named John
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܟܦܐ ܢܘܢܐ ܐܪܟܝܕܝܩܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܨܒ̣ܝܬ ܘܬܒܥ̣ܬ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܟܝܦܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܫܪܪܐ ܘܒܕܓܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ: ܕܬܕܥ ܪܥܝܢܢ ܘܦܣܩܢ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܟܐܡܬ ܡܬܦܫܟܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ: ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܘܡܪܟܒܐ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܠܗ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܫܘ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܕܠܩܘܒܠܐܝܬ ܣܝܡܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ: ܥܠ ܕܣܓܝ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܢ: ܟܕ ܦܩܕ ܐܢܬ ܕܒܟܬܝܒܬܐ ܢܫܠܡܝܘܗܝ ܠܟ ܠܕܝܢ̣ܢ: ܘܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܢܬ ܒܗܕܐ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܥܝܕܐ ܗܘ ܠܝ: ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܒ̈ܥܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܝܠܬܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܐܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ̣ ܚܝܪ̈ܢ: ܏ܘܫ.
  Imperfect at the end

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 70 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but some leaves seem to be wanting at the end. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 38 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular hand, of the ixth or xth cent.

Vellum

70 ff. 10 3/8 × 6 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number

- Some leaves seem to be wanting at the end

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 38 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand, of the ixth or xth cent.

See additions

See decorations

On fol. 1a there is an effigy of Abbā Bīshōi or Pisoes, (sic) ܏ܩܕ ܐܒܐ ܒܫܝ, drawn by a person named Barṣaumā, ܐܢܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܨܪܬ.

- A note on fol. 1 a informs us that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243 (A.D. 932).

9th or 10th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCXIX 2:618-620